The 2025 Annual Meeting is just weeks away! We will be held in Philadelphia, PA from January 2–5 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. The Annual Meeting kicks off on Thursday, January 2 with the AIA Public Lecture by Richard M. Leventhal: “The Ancient World Today: Heritage and Museums Frame the Past within the Present” from 6:00-7:00 pm. This is followed by the Opening Night Reception from 8:00-9:30 pm. The Reception is open to all registered attendees at no additional cost. The academic program kicks off on the morning of Friday, January 3 and runs through midday on Sunday, January 5.
Meeting Theme: For the 2025 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, the Program for the Annual Meeting Committee especially encourages the submission of organized sessions, papers, or posters that explore the traces of human responses to and resilience in the face of past climate shifts and ecological disasters, and that investigate environmental threats to the archaeological record in the present in light of anthropogenic climate change. These sessions will be highlighted in the program with the header, “Archaeology and the Environment.” We also welcome sessions that focus on a specific region or time-period and hope that these will continue to be prominently represented in the meeting program.
Pre-registration for the meeting is still open. Registration grants you access to all sessions and the exhibit area, as well as access to discounted hotel rates. Be sure to register ahead of time to speed through badge pickup on-site.
There are a limited number of rooms still available a the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. The discounted group rate is $169 per night (plus applicable taxes). Make your reservation online at https://book.passkey.com/go/AIASCSAnnualMtg. You can also call 800-320-5744 or call the hotel directly at 215-625-2900 and dial ‘1’ for reservations to make a reservation over the phone. Please reference the group (AIA & SCS 2025 Annual Meeting) when making a phone reservation.
