National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
NAPA events for Friday at AAA
NAPA Highlights for Dec. 5:
Workshops:
9 am: What’s your elevator pitch?
11:15 am: Conflict resolution
1:30 pm: Skills in international health
3:45 pm: The business of business anthropology
Careers Expo
11 am – 4 pm: Meet with some of the 50 practitioner anthropologists from many sectors who will be on hand to discuss their careers, organizations, and workaday world.
Sessions
2:30 pm: Panel sessions on health policy (#4-0845) with John Trainor and Jason Miller, and evaluation (4-0870) with Eve Pinsker and Leni Bohren.
NAPA Invited Session
6:30 pm: As NAPA turns 30, what does the future hold for practitioner anthropology? Come and join the discussion with a panel of veteran practitioners, and share your insights.
Business Meeting
8:30 pm: NAPA annual business meeting (at the Omni Hotel), which will lead into…
Anniverary Social
9:30 pm (more or less): NAPA 30th anniversary birthday cake social. We will start with a brief tribute to Barbara Pillsbury and move into a social hour; come by for dessert!
NAPA/WAPA Booth
All day: register to win a limited edition NAPA T shirt, bring a photo from your fieldwork to post, guess who is in photos already posted, or pick up a flyer. Or buy one of the Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists’ (WAPA’s) colorful new T shirts directly.