82nd Plains Conference
Iowa City, Iowa
October 29th to November 1st, 2025

A joint meeting with the Midwest Archaeological Conference!

To simplify things, we are hosting all of the meeting information, links, and registration forms on the MAC website. You will be asked to identify which organization you belong to (or are representing), but all prices will be the same for everyone attending, regardless of the organizational affiliation. 

We encourage you to think outside the box and plan a session that would be of interest to both regions. Think about thematic sessions that cross the regional boundaries, or topics that can be tackled from multiple areas. We are hoping this will be a truly joint and inclusive meeting and are open to various ideas outside of the typical conference format. Contact information for the organizers can be found below and on the MAC Conference Website.  

 

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CONFERENCE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION 

 

Here is a general schedule:

  • Wednesday (October 29) – Heritage Bus Tour (day trip) and Early Bird Party (evening)
  • Thursday (October 30) – presentations AM/PM; Happy Hour Poster Session; evening receptions
  • Friday (October 31) – presentations AM/PM; evening Banquet & Speaker
  • Saturday (November 1) – presentations AM; all day tour to Effigy Mounds National Monument

Special note to students and their mentors: start planning now to participate in the student paper and poster competitions! Plains and MAC will each offer their own competitions and prizes (details to follow when the meeting registration page opens this summer), but all student posters will be scheduled as part of the Thursday Happy Hour session. Student papers will be scheduled as part of general sessions or symposia based on topic areas.

More information will be coming soon. Please contact Matthew E. Hill, Jr. (matthew-e-hill@uiowa.edu) or John Doershuk (john-doershuk@uiowa.edu) with immediate questions.