Call for Papers

The 2026 Annual Meeting will be held in San Francisco, CA from January 7-10. We will again offer the option of presenting in-person or remotely. We will also host a number of hybrid sessions for virtual attendees. Updated information will be posted as it becomes available.

The deadlines for submissions will follow the same pattern as previous years with deadlines in late March for all colloquia, any joint AIA/SCS sessions, and any open-session submissions needing an early decision to acquire a visa or obtain funding. We will accept workshops, open session paper and posters submissions, and any provisionally accepted colloquia and workshops that are resubmitting for the second deadline in August.  Lightning Session and Roundtable submissions will be accepted through Saturday, November 1.

Please review the Call for Papers and submission forms prior to submitting.  

  • First DEADLINE (March 24/April 7 with $25 fee)
    • Any paper, field report, poster or undergraduate submissions needing an early decision to acquire a visa or obtain funding.
    • Colloquium session submissions
    • Workshop session submissions
    • Joint AIA-SCS Colloquium and Workshop sessions
  • Second DEADLINE (August 4/August 18 with $25 fee)
    • Paper, field report, poster or undergraduate submissions
    • Workshop session submissions
  • Wednesday, November 1, 2025
    • Lightning session submissions
    • Roundtable submissions.

Online Submission Forms

General Info

  • Deadlines for Submission
  • Meeting Theme
  • Evaluation and Notification

Session Formats and Procedures

  • Organized Sessions
    • Colloquium
    • Joint AIA/SCS Colloquium
    • Workshops
  • Open Sessions
    • Paper Session
    • Field Reports Sessions
    • Poster Sessions
    • Lightning Session
  • Roundtable Session

Abstract Editing and Publication

Audiovisual Equipment

Funding

  • Graduate Student Travel Funds
  • Nonresident Presenter Travel Funds

Prizes

  • Graduate Student Paper Award
  • Poster Awards

Submission/Presentation Policies

  • Enforcement of Submission Deadline
  • Permissions Requirements
  • Membership Requirement
  • Waiver of Membership Requirement
  • Registration Requirement
  • Presenter Attendance Requirement
  • Ethical Standards Requirement
  • Permission to Present Materials
  • Use of Images of Human Remain
  • Language of Submissions/Presentations
  • Number of Submissions/Presentations
  • Number of Roles

Contact Information

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