Posted On: 05/02/2016

Dear SHA Members and Friends,

The online abstract submission period for the Society for Historical Archaeology’s 2017 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology is now open and runs through Thursday, June 30, 2016.

The SHA 2017 Conference will be held January 4-7, 2017 at the Omni Forth Worth Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. The Conference theme, “Advancing Frontiers: Where the Next 50 Years of the SHA Begin,” will celebrate the SHA's 50th Anniversary.

To submit an abstract for the 2017 Conference, please go to www.contfool.com/sha2017. You will be asked to create a profile and then proceed to abstract submission. There is a $25 per abstract submission fee for the 2017 Conference.

The Call for Papers can be found at: https://sha.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/SHA-2017-Conference-Call-for-Papers.pdf. Please take a few minutes to read through the Call for Papers before submitting your abstract.

If you have any questions on the SHA 2017 Conference or difficulties with the online abstract submission system, please contact Todd Ahlman, the 2017 Conference Program Chair, at ft.worthSHA2017@gmail.com or the SHA Business Office at hq@sha.org.

Also, we hope you will consider contributing to the SHA's 50 for 50 Campaign in support of the SHA's student endowments and Diversity Initiatives.  You can donate online at: www.sha.org/donate/.

We look forward to seeing you in Fort Worth in January!

The SHA 2017 Conference Committee