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“Celebrating 35 Years of ARARA from Farmington to Farmington”
Join Us In New Mexico for ARARA 2008 May 23 – 26, Farmington, New Mexico
For the 2008 Conference Program, click here.
For a Map to the Salmon Ruins receiption, click here.
For a Map from the Best Western to the Farmington Public Library for Thursday night lecture, click here.
For a complete conference packet as a .pdf file, click here. All of the following items for 2008 are included in it. If you cannot view .pdf files, you can reach each individual document with your browser using the next five links below.
For the pre-registration form, please click here.
For the Call for Papers please click here.
For a form to use in email to offer a paper for the conference please click here.
For Field Trip Instructions for 2008 please click here. For field trip selection procedures & FAQ please click here.
For Vendor Information for 2008 please click here.
Field trip procedures 2007 (general procedures -- these may approximately remain valid for 2008)
ARARA’s 35th annual conference will meet on Memorial Day weekend, May 23–26, 2008. The complete registration packet will be sent under separate cover, but this preliminary view of events will help those who need to plan in advance. Farmington may be reached by air by Great Lakes Airline (to/from Denver), Mesa Airlines (to/from Albuquerque), and U. S. Air Express (to/from Phoenix). Commercial flights into Durango are made by Delta, United, and U. S. Airways. Durango is about a one-hour drive from Farmington. Southwest flies into Albuquerque, which is 185 miles from Farmington, but the drive provides an opportunity to visit several sites en route. Other driving distances to Farmington are 377 miles from Denver, Colorado; 361 miles from Flagstaff, Arizona; and 199 miles from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Farmington Best Western Motel is the conference location. It is a full-service motel with 192 sleeping rooms, complimentary hot breakfast, meeting rooms, free high-speed internet, restaurant, lounge, and fitness center. It is on the east side of Farmington and has plenty of parking. The oral presentations, posters, auction, vendor room, and banquet will all be held at the Best Western. For campers, there are several RV parks in the area. Here are a few to get you started: Dad’s RV Park, (505) 564-2222; Down’s RV Park, (505) 325-7094; Lee Acres RV Park, (505) 326-5207; and Mom & Pops RV Park (800) 748-2807.
We will again have a Thursday evening get together for early arrivals, and it is here that field trip information will be handed out for the Friday trips (see Field Trip article in the issue of La Pintura which arrived last December). The traditional Friday night reception will be held at Salmon Ruins, the location of the original ARARA conference. Our Field Trip Committee has been working with local people to arrange tours to a variety of rock art sites to accommodate all participants and physical abilities.
The conference logo on the home page was designed by Carolynne Merrell and Chris Gralapp. They worked with a petroglyph found near Chaco that is composite of elements typically found in the area. The combination of human, animal, and concentric circle is an eye-catching glyph that will honor the early people of the region.
In addition to the traditional conference T-shirt, ARARA again plans to sell a polo shirt introduced at the Billings conference in 2007 with our organization’s logo over the pocket. Plan to buy your ARARA shirt in either light blue or tan.
The 2008 conference will look back on ARARA’s history and ahead toward new directions. An Anniversary Committee has been planning events. The historical research sub-committee is looking for contributions. Carolynne Merrill is designing a conference poster based on previous logo designs. The Conservation Committee is planning a workshop, and the Education Committee is working with local people to promote education.
Details on the above events and more will be mailed during February and posted on the ARARA web site as they become available. We look forward to seeing all of you in Farmington.
Room reservations at the Best Western can be made by calling (505) 327-5221. Be sure to ask for the ARARA rate.
ARARA, the oldest rock art association in existence, is a diverse community of members dedicated to the preservation, research and communication of the significance of rock art, which is a non-renewable resource of enduring cultural value, and an important expression of shared human cultural heritage.
* E-MAIL FRIENDLY APPLICATION to Present a Paper for submission via e-mail.
“Celebrating 35 Years of ARARA from Farmington to Farmington”
Now is the time to mark on your calendars May 23 – 26, 2008 for the celebration of ARARA’s 35th annual conference in Farmington, New Mexico, where it all began when a group of people with a passion for rock art, met at Salomon Ruins Museum and Research Center. The hat was passed and $35 was collected to begin building the ARARA organization. At the time the venue was known as the San Juan County Archeological Research Center and Library. Volume 1 of the American Indian Rock Art was published by the San Juan Museum Association and was comprised of papers presented at that ‘symposium’. In 2008, ARARA is returning to its roots with an exciting conference that will not only look back on the history of ARARA but also focus on the direction we are heading. An Anniversary committee has already met and begun planning the events. Activates may include a recording workshop prior to the conference. The historical research sub-committee is looking for any contributions you may have (contact Dianne Hamann and George and Ann Stoll at annestoll [@] verizon.net), and the photo archive sub-committee (add Evelyn Billo to the previous names), is looking for any photos from previous conferences – especially early years. If you would be interested in serving on the Anniversary Committee, or have suggestions, please contact Donna Gillette and Mavis Greer. Be sure and watch the next La Pintura and the ARARA Web Page for further information.