Wyoming Archaeological Society

Spring Meeting

Registration Form
Information

Welcome to Casper! The 2026 Spring Meeting will be held in Casper, Wyoming from Friday April 24 through Sunday April 26th

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). To register for the meeting, please download the PDF from the “Registration Form” button above and mail the completed form to the address below with a check payable to the Wyoming Archaeological Society:

Carolyn Buff

1617 Westridge Terrace

Casper, WY 82604

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.

Room Reservations: The hotel highly recommends calling for reservations: 307-266-6000. Mention you are with the Wyoming Archaeological Society to get the special rate of: $96.00 + tax. The room block is being held until March 18, 2026. A complimentary breakfast is included with the room rate. There is also an on site restaurant and bar. Reservations can be made online, but the hotel indicates there are often issues with this method. However, if you wish to try, visit their web site at: https://www.ramkotacasper.com Enter Group Code 10N4V0 for the Wyoming Archaeological Society special rate.

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

    • You can bid on a variety of items at the annual fund-raising auction. If you have items you would like to donate to the auction, please bring them with you to the meeting and leave them at the registration table.

  • 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-entry 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).