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October 6, 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
First FMHI Distinguished Lecture of Insight, Innovation and Impact

COPH Auditorium 1023A, University of South Florida, Tampa.
"Mental Health Exceptionalism: Root Causes and Implications," presented by Thomas G. McGuire, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard Medical School. For more information, please contact sdwinell@fmhi.usf.edu.

October 17, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
USF Anthropology Graduate Research Colloquium

TECO Room, College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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February 6-8, 2009, Tulane University, New Orleans
The Sixth Annual Tulane Maya Symposium & Workshop: Maya Calendars and Creation

Renowned scholars and specialists in Maya studies discuss current understandings of the intricacies of Maya calendars and the relevance of the completion in December of 2012 of the final b'ak'tun of the current era of the Long Count calendar within the worldview of the ancient and contemporary Maya. Topics to be considered include divinatory almanacs and references to Maya creation mythology in the texts and iconography of pre-Columbian codices and in the Colonial period Yucatecan Books of Chilam Balam, foundation rituals recorded in Classic period narratives, and divination ceremonies and rituals practiced by the present-day Ch'orti' Maya and the Maya of highland Guatemala.

Featuring guest speakers from the fields of archaeology, art history, epigraphy, ethnohistory, linguistics, and archaeoastronomy, the 2009 symposium promises to be an unforgettable weekend spent exploring and discussing Maya creation mythology, divination and prophecy, and calendar systems. We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans for this memorable event!

For more information, please visit our website at http://stonecenter.tulane.edu/MayaSymposium/.

Nation

November 19-23, 2008, San Francisco, California
2008 Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association

http://aaanet.org/meetings

March 17-21, 2009, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2009 Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology

http://www.sfaa.net/sfaa2009.html

March 31-April 4, 2009, Chicago, Illinois
2009 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists

http://physanth.org/annmeet

April 22-26, 2009, Atlanta, Georgia
2009 Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeologys

http://www.saa.org/meetings/index.html

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