2015 Annual Meeting Activities

Wednesday, November 18

8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Session #2-0010. NAPA WORKSHOP: GETTING ANTHROPOLOGICAL WRITING PUBLISHED. Mitch Allen
Session #2-0020. NAPA WORKSHOP: MIXED METHOD EVALUATIONS, QUALITATIVE, QUANTITATIVE OR WHAT? Fatimah Williams Castro and Mary Odell Butler

1:00 PM-5:00 PM Session #2-0195. NAPA WORKSHOP: APPLIED CAREERS FOR ANTHROPOLOGISTS: JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES AND TIPS. Fatimah Williams Castro

2:00 PM-3:45 PM Session #2-0350. CURRENT ISSUES FOR MID-CAREER PRACTITIONERS. Ellen Puccia, Terry M Redding and Laurie Krieger. Location: Agate Room, Hyatt Regency

4:00 PM-5:45 PM Session #2-0530. EVALUATION ANTHROPOLOGY: MEDIATING THE STRANGE AND THE FAMILIAR IN THEORY AND PRACTICE. Monica Hunter, Lenora Bohren, Mary Odell Butler and Eve C Pinsker

Thursday, November 19

12:15 PM-1:30 PM Session #3-0660. EVALUATION ANTHROPOLOGY INTEREST GROUP BUSINESS MEETING. Eve C Pinsker

12:15 PM-4:15 PM Session #3-0740. NAPA GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING. John P. N. Massad. Location: This will be held offsite.

1:45 PM-3:30 PM Session #3-1035. AAA Installation. PRACTITIONER BEGINNINGS: HOW I GOT MY JOB OUTSIDE THE ACADEMY. Terry Redding. Location: Mineral Hall C, Hyatt Regency

1:45 PM-3:30 PM Session #3-0775. CULTURAL CHANGE: DISRUPTION, INNOVATION AND AGENCY IN SOCIAL LIFE. Patricia Ensworth and Maryann McCabe

Friday, November 20

8:00 AM-9:45 AM 
Session #4-0020. USING ANTHROPOLOGY AT WORK: ORGANIZATION, DESIGN, AND TECHNOLOGY. Jo Aiken, Emilie H Hitch and Laurie Krieger
Session #4-0175. MAGICAL CAPITALISM: MAKING FAMILIAR ECONOMIES STRANGE (PART 1). Brian D. Moeran, Timothy de Waal Malefyt and Karen Z Ho

10:15 AM-12:00 PM Session #4-0505. MAGICAL CAPITALISM: MAKING FAMILIAR CULTURAL PRODUCTION STRANGE (PART 2). Timothy de Waal Malefyt and Brian D. Moeran

10:30 AM-3:30 PM Session #4-0640. 10th ANNUAL AAA/NAPA CAREERS EXPO: EXPOLORING PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. Cathleen Crain. See the Flyer

3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Session #4-1175. Invited NAPA Session: IMPLEMENTATION PRACTICE:  WHAT DO WE DO WITH WHAT WE FOUND OUT? Kevin Preister and Elizabeth K. Briody
Session #4-1310. WHAT IS HERITAGE? BRIDGING THE STRANGE AND FAMILIAR IN INCLUSIVE SUSTAINABLE HERITAGE POLICY. Michael A. Di Giovine, Teresita Majewski, NajwaAdra, Antoinette T Jackson, Flordeliz T. Bugarin and Mary Strong

7:45 PM-9:00 PM
Session #4-1530. NAPA BUSINESS MEETING AND PRESENTATION OF THE WAPA PRAXIS AWARD. John P. N. Massad, Terry M Redding and Ellen Puccia

Saturday, November 21

8:00 AM-9:45 AM. Session #5-0010. Invited NAPA Session: DO NO HARM AND BEYOND: CONSIDERATIONS FOR ETHICAL PRACTICE ACROSS THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL ENDEAVOR. Chad T Morris, Steven P Black, Mary K Anglin, Kehli Henry, John P. N. Massad, Ellen Puccia and Nathaniel Tashima

10:15 AM-12:00 PM. Session #5-0600. FACING THE FAMILIAR STRANGE: VETERANS’ LIFE AFTER THE MILITARY. Margeaux A Chavez and Karen Besterman-Dahan

7:45 PM-10:00 PM. Session #5-1335. NAPA NETWORKING SOCIAL AND NAPA MENTORING 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. Ellen Puccia, John P. N. Massad and Nathaniel Tashima

Sunday, November 22

8:00 AM-9:45 AM. Session #6-0055. THE REFUGEE EXPERIENCE: ADAPTING TO LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES. Andrew S Nelson

10:15 AM-12:00 PM. Session #6-0260. MIGRATION AND CHANGE. Andrew R McWilliam and Leela K Tanikella