Annual Wyoming Archaeological Society/Wyoming Association of Professional Archaeologists Spring Meeting
Overview
The Casper Chapter is pleased to host the 2026 Spring Meeting of the Wyoming Archaeological Society (WAS) and the Wyoming Association of Professional Archaeologists (WAPA).
Meeting Location:
All meetings (WAPA on Friday afternoon, April 24; WAS on Saturday, April 25) and the auction will be held at the host hotel, the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center, just off I-25 at 800 N Poplar Street. A block of rooms has been reserved. Individuals need to make their own room reservations.
Conference Schedule:
FRIDAY: April 24
Workshop (free). 10 am-11 am. National Register of Historic Places Criteria Workshop presented by Brian Beadles, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer.
-WAPA Business Meeting 3 pm – 5 pm Welcome Social
5 pm – 9 pm. The welcome social will be held in the Ramkota; signs will point the way. There will be a no host cash bar, and complimentary snacks will be provided.
SATURDAY: April 25
WAS Business Meeting 8 am – 10 am
Paper Presentations and Posters 10:20 am – 5 pm
Silent Auction 10:20 am - 5 pm
Evening Social 5 pm – 6 pm. The pre-banquet social includes a no host cash bar.
Annual Banquet and Awards 6 pm – 9 pm.
The banquet will feature a 3-entree buffet with beef, chicken, and vegetarian lasagna.
Banquet Speaker. Dr. Todd Surovell, Professor of Anthropology, University of Wyoming.
SUNDAY: April 26
Field Trip: 8 am – Noon. Jason Vlcan, Visitor Information Specialist at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, will lead the field trip. We will visit the historic trail areas southwest of Casper. Jason is very knowledgeable about the travelers along the trails in this area, and his trips include excerpts from the diaries of people who wrote about the area being visited. In addition to seeing trail remains and names and dates of travelers, there is also a Native petroglyph in this area we will see. The trip will end at a lunch location (participants will be responsible for bringing their own).