Joint Meeting of the Archaeoinformatics.org STEERING COMMITTEE, DISCIPLINARY ADVISORY BOARD AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD
February 15-18, 2008
Hotel Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Tentative Agenda – February 13, 2008
Thursday, February 14
Check In, Hotel Santa Fe - 1501 Paseo de Peralta Santa Fe, NM 87501 800-825-9876
Dinner on your own
Informal Reception (details to be announced)
Friday, February 15
Breakfast On your own (Coffee and light refreshments in Kiva A from 7:30)
8:30-9:45 Introduction to Archaeoinformatics.org & Participants (Kiva A)
Welcome & Participant Introductions
Summary of Archaeoinformatics.org Scope, Vision & Accomplishments
Fred Limp – University of Arkansas
Dean Snow – Pennsylvania State University
Tim Kohler - Washington State University
Keith Kintigh – Arizona State University
Jeff Altschul – Statistical Research, Inc.
9:45-10:00 Break
10:00-10:45 Demonstration of tDAR: the Digital Archaeological Record
10:45-11:30 When Our Data Sources Disappear & Our Responsibilities and Options
Implications of in-field recording and repatriation (Phil Walker)
Beyond Databases, Text, and Images (Fred Limp and Jeff Altschul
11:30-1:00 Lunch on your own (see Restaurant Suggestions)
1:00-2:45 Advisory Board Member Presentations & Discussion (15-20 min each)
Lessons from the Archaeology Data Service (Julian Richards)
Problems of Adoption and Advantages of Due Credit (Eric Kansa)
Community Buy-in and the Experience of the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (Fraser Neiman)
Situating an Informatics Vision in Computer Science Reality (Worthy Martin)
Infrastructure Interoperability (Herbert Van de Sompel, tentative)
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-5:00 Advisory Board Member Presentations & Discussion (15-20 min each)
Cyberinfrastructure & the National Archaeological Program (Frank McManamon)
Values and Rewards for the Academic Community (Vin Steponaitis)
Values for Federal Agencies and their Contractors (Brian Crane)
Values and Impediments for CRM Acceptance (Tom Whitley)
Challenges of Long-Term, Multi-Investigator Research (Willeke Wendrich)
Values for Natural History Museums (Kitty Emery)
6:00 Dinner Together -meet in Lobby at 6:00, or 6:15 at the Restaurant
Café San Estevan 428 Agua Fria St
9:00PM Steering Committee Only - Form Small Groups and Assign Questions
Saturday, February 16
Breakfast On your own (Coffee and light refreshments in Kiva B from 7:30)
8:30-9:00 Combined Session (Kiva B) – Small Group Assignments
9:00-11:30 Breakout Session (Kiva B, Library, and Canyon rooms)
Four groups: the Technical Advisory Board and the Disciplinary Advisory Board divided in thirds, each with representatives of the steering committee, will consider a set of questions, develop discussion points, and formulate recommendations.
11:30-1:00 Lunch on your own
1:00-3:00 Combined Session – Small Group Reports & Discussion
This discussion will lead to specific charges to the Boards.
3:00- Explore Santa Fe & Dinner on your own
Sunday, February 17
Breakfast On your own (Coffee and light refreshments in Kiva B from 7:30)
8:30-9:45 Small Groups Reconvene (same rooms)
9:45-10:00 Break
10:00-11:30 Separate Advisory Board and Steering Committee Meetings
Disciplinary Advisory Board (Kiva B)
Technical Advisory Board (Canyon)
Steering Committee (Library)
11:30-1:00 Lunch on Your Own
1:00-2:15 Combined Session (Kiva B)
Brief Board Reports; Discussion toward Recommendations
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-4:00 Formulation of Final Recommendations
Monday, February 18 (Steering Committee only)
8:30-4:30 Assess recommendations
Mellon Foundation presentation (March 6)
Outline proposal/report & make assignments
Refine plan for SAA Forum
What's New
Mellon All-Projects Meeting: Archaeology, New York, March 2008
View the Archaeoinformatics Presentation
Joint Disciplinary and Technical Advisory Board Meeting, Santa Fe, February 2008
Joint Disciplinary and Technical Advisory Board Final Report
Technical Board Recommendations
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Archaeoinformatics.org
Formation of the Board of Directors
Evaluation of Existing Initiatives
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Joint Disciplinary and Technical Advisory Board Report
Take our Survey- 'Current Conditions and Needs in the Field'
New and Archived Articles and Abstracts
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