CAS Annual Conference and Membership Meeting
CAS Annual Conference and Membership Meeting is scheduled each year in the fall (typically in October) and hosted by one of the CAS Chapters. They are loaded with presentations, workshops and tours of local archaeological sites.
The Conference schedule typically start on Friday with workshops, tours and a reception. Saturday is filled with interesting presentations, a silent auction, raffle, networking opportunities, lunch, happy hour, dinner and a banquet speaker. Sunday is dedicated to tours of local sites arranged by the host Chapter.
The 2025 Annual Conference and Member Meeting
will be held in Denver on October 3 - 5, 2025
The conference will be held in the Baerresen Ballroom in the historical Tivoli Center on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver (Auraria Campus Map). Tivoli Center is located right off I-25 via Auraria Parkway. There is on-site parking and it is accessible by light rail and the RTD bus service (Auraria Parking and Public Transit Map).
Friday, October 3rd, 7 PM: the Annual State Board Meeting will be held. Members may attend virtually.
Saturday, October 4th, 8 AM to 9 PM: Throughout the day, we will have a series of speakers and poster presentations, a silent auction, and other activities in the Baerresen Ballroom on campus (breakfast and lunch included with full registration).
Following a short break, our evening program will include the Keynote speaker, Denver-based archaeologist Mark Mitchell, as well as dinner and bar service. Dr. Mitchell is the director of the Paleocultural Research Group and has excavated sites across the Great Plains and Southern Rocky Mountains for 30+ years. He has presented his work to CAS on numerous occasions and is an engaging public speaker. Check out his work HERE as part of the team conducting excavations at Magic Mountain in Golden. Dr. Mitchell's Keynote lecture will look at the Mandan and other Native American tribes at the time when they encountered the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Sunday, October 5th: We will have field trips and tours at archaeological sites around the metro area. Times and options to be announced.
Downloadable Conference Agenda (tentative)
Online Registration: use this link to register online.
Mail-in Registration: download this form, complete it and mail to the address shown on the form.
Questions? Send your question to dcasmemberengagement@gmail.com and we'll reply promptly.