The 7th Annual Meeting of the Native American & Indigenous Studies Association
June 4 - 6, 2015
Hosted by College of William and Mary and National Congress of American Indians and National Museum of the American Indian
For full information on the local venue go to NAISA Washington D.C. Meeting 2015
DEADLINE to apply for membership in order to participate in the program is April 3, 2015 at midnight (PT)
EARLY REGISTRATION for the 7th Annual Meeting of NAISA closes April 18, 2015 at midnight (PT)
DEADLINE to book at group rates at The Hyatt Regency Washington: May 11, 2015
- Early Member Registration: $90 Student/Community member/Retired and $185 Regular
- Early Non-Member Registration:$115 Student/Community member/Retired and $235 Regular
- Late and Onsite Member Registration:$115 Student/Community member/Retired and $235 Regular
- Late and Onsite Non-Member Registration:$140 Student/ Community member/Retired and $285 Regular
ON THIS SITE
- PRELIMINARY PROGRAM [click on title to the left to download the Program; Haga clic en el título hacia la izquierda para descargar la Program]
TO FIND PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION OPTIONS: SCROLL TO BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
- REGISTER to attend the meeting
- Apply for EXHIBITOR BOOTH SPACE
- Pay for an ADVERTISEMENT in the Program
- Arrange to HOST Reception
- DONATE to support graduate student travel
- DONATE to support travel for colleagues from Abya Yala
PAYMENTS
On the payment page enter your credit card number without any spaces between numbers; the system will recognize your card type (e.g. AMEX, VISA, Master Card, Discover).
REGISTRATION
If you have been accepted to the Program in a panel, roundtable, film screening, or session, you must Register AND be a member of NAISA. The deadline for membership in order to participate in the program is April 3. To sign up for or renew click here: membership. 2015 membership includes a subscription to the journal Native American & Indigenous Studies. The deadline for registration for participation on the program is April 18.
To REGISTER more than one person choose the number of registrations you will need under each category (for example: 1 under Regular Member and 2 under Student non-member). The system will prompt you to enter each registrant's name and contact information. On the checkout page you can pay for all registrations, and you will receive ONE receipt. PLEASE NOTE: only the person who creates an account on this Registration site will be able to log in to access or edit registration information. The multiple individuals you register will not be able to log in.
MEMBERSHIP
All those listed in the 2015 Program MUST be members of NAISA. Membership includes subscription to the Native American & Indigenous Studies Journal. Regular Membership is $50; Student/Community member/Retired dues are $25. Membership is handled by the journal publisher University of Minnesota Press. Click HERE to sign up for or renew membership.
TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION
NAISA members whose abstract proposals have been accepted for the 2015 conference may apply to the NAISA Council for small grants to help offset some of the travel costs associated with attending the annual meeting. Applications are due on or before March 6, 2015 midnight (PT). Recipients will be notified by March 20, 2015. For further information including the application form, please click Travel Grant Application.
Haga clic aquí para descargar Viaje de solicitud de subvención en español.
EXHIBITOR BOOTH SPACE
Scholarly presses, academic programs, and non-profit organizations may apply for 1 or 2 booth spaces (8'x8' each) on a first-come, first-served basis until spaces are filled. Register and pay for a booth on this site. Each booth includes two complimentary registrations, two 6 foot tables, table linen, and two chairs. After payment, you will receive a code at the email address that you used to register that can be used for two complimentary exhibitor registrations..
Exhibitors may set up at 6:45pm on Wednesday, June 3, or 6:00am on Thursday, June 4. The exhibit hall will be open until noon on Saturday, June 6, and exhibitions must be dismantled by 3:00pm.
Exhibitor rate: $450 per booth
$100 for space on table exhibit (no sales; space is limited; table will be supervised by local host volunteers)
Hyatt Regency Washington Vendor forms for electrical and/or internet connection, UPS shipping, AV equipment needs, and credit card payment application for those services ONLY will be provided upon completing your registration.
PROGRAM ADS
Ad rate for program and registration packet:
$150 full page in the program
$95 half page in in the program
$400 plus 1,000 copies for insert in registration packet
For more information about booth space and ads, please email
HYATT REGENCY WASHINGTON ON CAPITOL HILL, 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
Click HERE to book your reservation; or call and refer to the fact that it's for the NAISA conference.
Conference rates:
$229 for single or double occupancy
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
For information on transportation to and from the airport and to the conference hotel go to http://2015.naisaconference.org/locale/transportation/
DONATE TO NAISA to support Travel Grant Fund
Please consider donating to the Travel Fund, which supports students, community members, and colleagues needing financial assistance to attend the annual meeting. On page 2 of this site you can answer a question to indicate whether you wish to donate to the General Travel Fund, to the fund set up to assist colleagues from Abya Yala (Latin America), or split your donation 50/50 between the two funds. As you proceed through check out there will be a place to indicate the amount of your donation.
RECEIPTS
The EventInterface system sends email receipts when you register; check your spam filter if you do not see a receipt within a few minutes. If you cannot find your receipt, you can generate a new receipt. Go to EventInterface.com, log in with the user name and password you set up when you registered, and you will go to a page showing your Registration information. In the top right-hand corner is a dark blue box labeled “My Order” – under My Order click on the little button titled “Reprint” and the system will email you another receipt.
HOST RECEPTION
The Welcome Reception will be hosted by the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please contact at the National Musuem of the American Indian.
For those interested in hosting a reception at the Hyatt (for example, for a book signing, to launch a journal, celebrate an award, gather alumni from an academic program, or other event) please contact the host committee at .
CHILDCARE
The Local Host committee is investigating the possibility of contracting to offer child care. When you register, you can indicate if you would be interested in on-site child care.
SPECIAL EVENTS
See the Registration Options below (scroll down to the bottom of the page) to sign up for these Special events: NOTE some are free but require reservations; some are fee-based and require you to purchase tickets. Click on the INFO button next to each Registration Option to see more information.
- Graduate Student Lunch (Thursday, June 4, 2015, 12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. at NMAI, Room 4018/4019)
- Collections Tours. Take a behind-the-scenes visit to the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian, or the National Museum of Natural History. Round-trip shuttle transportation to NMAI’s Cultural Resources Center and to NMNH’s Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland will be provided. Shuttles for all tours will leave from NMAI on the mall. No charge. Each tour will last approximately three hours, including travel time. Wednesday, June 3. NMAI Collections tours: 10 am to 1 pm, and 1 pm to 4 pm. NMNH Collections tours: 10 am to 1 pm, and 1 pm to 4 pm.
- Meeting for Directors of NAIS Programs and Departments (Thursday, June 4, 2015, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Room Columbia C, Hyatt Regency)
The 7th Annual Meeting of the Native American & Indigenous Studies Association
June 4 - 6, 2015
Hosted by College of William and Mary and National Congress of American Indians and National Museum of the American Indian
For full information on the local venue go to NAISA Washington D.C. Meeting 2015
DEADLINE to apply for membership in order to participate in the program is April 3, 2015 at midnight (PT)
EARLY REGISTRATION for the 7th Annual Meeting of NAISA closes April 18, 2015 at midnight (PT)
DEADLINE to book at group rates at The Hyatt Regency Washington: May 11, 2015
- Early Member Registration: $90 Student/Community member/Retired and $185 Regular
- Early Non-Member Registration:$115 Student/Community member/Retired and $235 Regular
- Late and Onsite Member Registration:$115 Student/Community member/Retired and $235 Regular
- Late and Onsite Non-Member Registration:$140 Student/ Community member/Retired and $285 Regular
ON THIS SITE
- PRELIMINARY PROGRAM [click on title to the left to download the Program; Haga clic en el título hacia la izquierda para descargar la Program]
TO FIND PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION OPTIONS: SCROLL TO BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
- REGISTER to attend the meeting
- Apply for EXHIBITOR BOOTH SPACE
- Pay for an ADVERTISEMENT in the Program
- Arrange to HOST Reception
- DONATE to support graduate student travel
- DONATE to support travel for colleagues from Abya Yala
PAYMENTS
On the payment page enter your credit card number without any spaces between numbers; the system will recognize your card type (e.g. AMEX, VISA, Master Card, Discover).
REGISTRATION
If you have been accepted to the Program in a panel, roundtable, film screening, or session, you must Register AND be a member of NAISA. The deadline for membership in order to participate in the program is April 3. To sign up for or renew click here: membership. 2015 membership includes a subscription to the journal Native American & Indigenous Studies. The deadline for registration for participation on the program is April 18.
To REGISTER more than one person choose the number of registrations you will need under each category (for example: 1 under Regular Member and 2 under Student non-member). The system will prompt you to enter each registrant's name and contact information. On the checkout page you can pay for all registrations, and you will receive ONE receipt. PLEASE NOTE: only the person who creates an account on this Registration site will be able to log in to access or edit registration information. The multiple individuals you register will not be able to log in.
MEMBERSHIP
All those listed in the 2015 Program MUST be members of NAISA. Membership includes subscription to the Native American & Indigenous Studies Journal. Regular Membership is $50; Student/Community member/Retired dues are $25. Membership is handled by the journal publisher University of Minnesota Press. Click HERE to sign up for or renew membership.
TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION
NAISA members whose abstract proposals have been accepted for the 2015 conference may apply to the NAISA Council for small grants to help offset some of the travel costs associated with attending the annual meeting. Applications are due on or before March 6, 2015 midnight (PT). Recipients will be notified by March 20, 2015. For further information including the application form, please click Travel Grant Application.
Haga clic aquí para descargar Viaje de solicitud de subvención en español.
EXHIBITOR BOOTH SPACE
Scholarly presses, academic programs, and non-profit organizations may apply for 1 or 2 booth spaces (8'x8' each) on a first-come, first-served basis until spaces are filled. Register and pay for a booth on this site. Each booth includes two complimentary registrations, two 6 foot tables, table linen, and two chairs. After payment, you will receive a code at the email address that you used to register that can be used for two complimentary exhibitor registrations..
Exhibitors may set up at 6:45pm on Wednesday, June 3, or 6:00am on Thursday, June 4. The exhibit hall will be open until noon on Saturday, June 6, and exhibitions must be dismantled by 3:00pm.
Exhibitor rate: $450 per booth
$100 for space on table exhibit (no sales; space is limited; table will be supervised by local host volunteers)
Hyatt Regency Washington Vendor forms for electrical and/or internet connection, UPS shipping, AV equipment needs, and credit card payment application for those services ONLY will be provided upon completing your registration.
PROGRAM ADS
Ad rate for program and registration packet:
$150 full page in the program
$95 half page in in the program
$400 plus 1,000 copies for insert in registration packet
For more information about booth space and ads, please email
HYATT REGENCY WASHINGTON ON CAPITOL HILL, 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
Click HERE to book your reservation; or call and refer to the fact that it's for the NAISA conference.
Conference rates:
$229 for single or double occupancy
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
For information on transportation to and from the airport and to the conference hotel go to http://2015.naisaconference.org/locale/transportation/
DONATE TO NAISA to support Travel Grant Fund
Please consider donating to the Travel Fund, which supports students, community members, and colleagues needing financial assistance to attend the annual meeting. On page 2 of this site you can answer a question to indicate whether you wish to donate to the General Travel Fund, to the fund set up to assist colleagues from Abya Yala (Latin America), or split your donation 50/50 between the two funds. As you proceed through check out there will be a place to indicate the amount of your donation.
RECEIPTS
The EventInterface system sends email receipts when you register; check your spam filter if you do not see a receipt within a few minutes. If you cannot find your receipt, you can generate a new receipt. Go to EventInterface.com, log in with the user name and password you set up when you registered, and you will go to a page showing your Registration information. In the top right-hand corner is a dark blue box labeled “My Order” – under My Order click on the little button titled “Reprint” and the system will email you another receipt.
HOST RECEPTION
The Welcome Reception will be hosted by the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please contact at the National Musuem of the American Indian.
For those interested in hosting a reception at the Hyatt (for example, for a book signing, to launch a journal, celebrate an award, gather alumni from an academic program, or other event) please contact the host committee at .
CHILDCARE
The Local Host committee is investigating the possibility of contracting to offer child care. When you register, you can indicate if you would be interested in on-site child care.
SPECIAL EVENTS
See the Registration Options below (scroll down to the bottom of the page) to sign up for these Special events: NOTE some are free but require reservations; some are fee-based and require you to purchase tickets. Click on the INFO button next to each Registration Option to see more information.
- Graduate Student Lunch (Thursday, June 4, 2015, 12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. at NMAI, Room 4018/4019)
- Collections Tours. Take a behind-the-scenes visit to the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian, or the National Museum of Natural History. Round-trip shuttle transportation to NMAI’s Cultural Resources Center and to NMNH’s Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland will be provided. Shuttles for all tours will leave from NMAI on the mall. No charge. Each tour will last approximately three hours, including travel time. Wednesday, June 3. NMAI Collections tours: 10 am to 1 pm, and 1 pm to 4 pm. NMNH Collections tours: 10 am to 1 pm, and 1 pm to 4 pm.
- Meeting for Directors of NAIS Programs and Departments (Thursday, June 4, 2015, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Room Columbia C, Hyatt Regency)
