Meetings

2009 Meeting Wrap-Up

"The End/s of Anthropology," AAA's 108th Annual Meeting, was held in Philadelphia, PA, December 2-6, 2009. Attendees participated in over 560 scholarly sessions and special events, including business meetings and receptions. A special emphasis of the meeting was to recognize excellence, and award winner information can be found on our website as well as in the February issue of Anthropology News. Annual meeting photos are now available in color on the AAA Flickr page. We hope that you also enjoyed the lively Twitter conversation during the annual meeting, and our blog coverage of meeting events (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

By the Numbers

  • Total Attendance: 5,340
  • Professional Attendees: 3,336
  • Student Attendees: 2,004
  • Total Abstracts Received: 3,596
  • Total Exhibit Booths: 81
  • Exhibiting Companies: 65
  • Workshops: 39
Thanks to everyone who attended and who contributed their time to organizing events during the meeting. Thanks also to our 2009 sponsor, Wiley-Blackwell, for supporting this event by providing attendees with valuable eco-friendly tote bags!

We hope to see everyone in New Orleans, November 17-21, for "Circulation," AAA's 109th Annual Meeting. The abstract submission site will be open in mid-February.
AM Business Meeting
Philadelphia City Hall 
Reading Terminal Market