Annual Meeting

The 2025 Annual Meeting of the MAS will be March 14-16 at the lovely Oasis Hotel & Convention Center in Springfield. The meeting is open to members and nonmembers alike. To register, Click here for a fill-then-print registration form, or register online here.

Please join us for this memorable event marking our 90^th Anniversary.

The meeting will kick off Friday evening in our Hospitality Room with an informal evening reception hosted by the Ozarks and Pomme de Terre chapters with beverages, hors d’oeuvres, and plenty of socializing.

We have a great lineup of speaking and poster presentations on Saturday (see registration form for a list of speakers).

Attendees and chapters are encouraged to bring artifact displays and exhibits. Exhibit topics might include artifacts, research presentations, posters, etc. Table space is also available at no charge for those who might have books, reproductions, or other items to display or sell.

MAS publications and apparel will be available. Other booksellers will also be present.
Books, collectibles, and other items will be available at the silent auction. Please contact the MAS office if you would like to donate items for the auction. Donations are tax deductible. Silent Auction proceeds support Missouri Archaeology Month activities such as the poster and Fall Symposium.

We are pleased to offer an Artifact Identification Workshop on Saturday afternoon.

The Saturday banquet dinner will be a choice of Chicken Marsala or Bistro Beef Medallions (beef with mushroom and bacon ragout). Each entree will be served with a salad, starch, and vegetable as well as dessert, tea, and coffee. The price for chicken is $32/plate and $43 for beef (this price includes a mandatory gratuity of 24% that is added by the venue). A vegetarian option will also be available ($32).

The 2025 Koch Lecturer is Dr. David Benn who will present Geoglyph Cosmograms in Native American Mythology of the Northern Plains. You do not have to purchase a banquet ticket in order to attend this presentation. We will also have door prizes to give away at the banquet.

On Sunday, we will take a field trip to The History Museum on the Square.

The 2025 keynote speaker will be Dr. David Benn who will present Geoglyph Cosmograms in Native American Mythology of the Northern Plains.

Rooms at the conference hotel will be $114/night and include a hot breakfast. To make your room reservations at this special rate in the MAS block, please call the front desk at 417-866-5253 and ask for the MO Archaeological Society room block. Make sure you speak with the front desk staff and not the reservation call center because they do not have access to group rates. To book online, use this link. If you encounter any problems booking the room, please us me know and we will assist.