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Meeting Plans for 2020

Instead of the 2020 Annual Meeting, which we have canceled due to the pandemic, we are considering a number of possibilities for AAA-sponsored events and activities for the fall, and would like a better sense of our members’ plans and preferences. Your responses to the following questions will help us decide on how to proceed.

There are several ways we might produce a program of virtual events for this fall.

  • Live broadcast: the closest we can get to taking our traditional in-person meeting online
  • Pared-down program: similar in spirit to our in-person meeting, but with less content, to keep it manageable
  • Focused event series: presentations give anthropological responses to the pandemic and the U.S. election
  • Hybrid option: similar to a focused event series, but with more space for broad research topics

How do these program models compare to one another?

Model Live broadcast Pared-down program Focused event series Hybrid option
Amount of content 600 panels—similar to our in-person meetings Limited—around 300 panels Limited—around 100 panels Limited—around 100 panels
Can presenters pre-record talks? No Yes No Yes
How long? Five days Pre-recorded sessions can be uploaded well in advance Three to four weeks Three to four weeks
Focus Broad Broad Emphasizes the pandemic and the U.S. election Broad, but with a topical emphasis
Pricing 50% of in-person registration fee 50% of in-person registration fee 25% of in-person registration fee 25% of in-person registration fee
Accessibility Captioning and ASL interpretation
Asynchronous viewing Recordings available to registered participants through December 2020
Special events Includes section business meetings, recognition of award recipients, and professional development workshops
Informal discussion Virtual socializing spaces are included in the online platform
Open access Authors are encouraged to upload papers to the Open Anthropology Research Repository
1. Please indicate how likely you would be to attend each event.
Space Cell Definitely attendProbably attendMaybe attendProbably not attendDefinitely not attend
Live broadcast
Pared-down program
Focused event series
Hybrid option
2. Did you submit a proposal for a presentation in response to the 2020 Call for Papers?
3. How interested would you be in submitting a proposal now, knowing that no travel would be required?
Definitely interestedProbably interestedMaybe interestedProbably not interestedDefinitely not interested
3. How interested would you be in having your presentation included as part of a virtual event?
Definitely interestedProbably interestedMaybe interestedProbably not interestedDefinitely not interested
3. How interested would you be in having your presentation preserved for online viewing through the end of December 2020?
Definitely interestedProbably interestedMaybe interestedProbably not interestedDefinitely not interested
3. Are you eligible for funding from an employer or institution to help pay for registration fees?
4. What is your AAA member status? *This question is required.
5. What is your current institutional affiliation? *This question is required.
6. What is your current place of residence? *This question is required.