[Aztlan] 2009 Maya Meetings

[Sandy Mielke]

We are working to get registration set up for the 2009 Maya Meetings. 
Hopefully soon, participants will be able to register online or download 
paper forms to send in.

I have been getting requests from people who want to know the topics and 
speakers for the Symposium, Keynote Address, and the Workshops.

The following are tentative, but probable:

Symposium topics are Calakmul and La Corona (Serpent Emblem Glyph polities).


Probable Symposium speakers are Simon Martin, University of Pennsylvania 
Museum; Tomás Barrientos Quezada, Universidad del Valle Guatemala; Antonio 
Benavides Castillo, Centro INAH Campeche; Stanley Guenter, Southern 
Methodist University; Ivan Sprajc, Institute of Anthropological and Spatial 
Studies Scientific Research Centre / Solvenian Academy of Sciences & Arts; 
Nikolai Grube, Institut für Altamerikanistik und Ethnologie / Universität, 
Bonn, Germany; and Erik Velásquez García, Instituto de Estéticas, UNAM.

The Keynote Address speaker is Gary Urton. The topic is Quipus.

Workshops for 2009 are

1)    Marc Zender and Danny Law, Beginning English Maya Glyphs

2)    Stanley Guenter and Barbara MacLeod, Intermediate Maya Glyphs (Topic 
still undecided)

3)    John Justeson and Terry Kaufman, Special Problems in Advanced 
Linguistics: The Zapotec

4)    Erik Velásquez García, Beginning (4.1) and Intermediate (4.2) Spanish 
Maya Glyphs

5)    Justin Kerr, Iconography of Maya Painted Vases

6)    Bruce Love, Northern Yucatan Inscriptions, Maya Codices, and Books of 
Chilam Balam

8)    Allen Christenson: Special Topic: Popul Vuh


The meetings will be held at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference 
Center, 1900 University Avenue, Austin, Texas, near the UT campus. Contact 
them at (877) 744-8822 to reserve your room. Be sure to let them know that 
you are with the Maya Meetings. Make note of your confirmation number 
because you will need it to get a Maya Meeting registration discount through 
TXShop at http://www.utmaya.org/ OR, if using a paper form to register, 
write the confirmation number in the box at the bottom of the Registration 
Payment Form.

Participants staying at the AT&T Hotel must stay a minimum of 3 nights for a 
discount on Conference fees. Please be aware that there are a limited number 
of rooms available at the conference room rate of $125 per night plus 15% 
hotel tax. The regular AT&T hotel room rate is $250 per night plus 15% hotel 
tax.

Note that the registration fees are now tiered.

General Public Registration

Early Registration discount is available through Tuesday, January 20, 2009.

Early Registration with AT&T registration discount:

4 ½ day specialized Workshop (Monday, Feb 23, through noon, Friday, Feb 27, 
2009): $150

Weekend events, Keynote Address, Reception, and Symposium (Friday evening, 
Feb 27, through Sunday, March 1, 2009): $175

All Events: $300

Early Registration without AT&T registration discount:

4 ½ day specialized Workshop (Monday, Feb 23, through noon, Friday, Feb 27, 
2009): $185

Weekend events, Keynote Address, Reception, and Symposium (Friday evening, 
Feb 27, through Sunday, March 1, 2009): $200

All Events: $380

After Tuesday, January 20, 2009, there is no AT&T discount and the 
registration rates go up.

Students currently enrolled and Volunteers get special discounts.

Please contact me off-list for more information.


Lynda Manning-Schwartz