{"id":141,"date":"2026-05-23T17:17:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/rmbaa\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2026-05-23T17:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:27:03","slug":"2026-meeting-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/rmbaa\/meeting-info\/2026-meeting-information\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Meeting Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Date &amp; Location<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">The 5th Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Biological Anthropology Association (RMBAA) will take place\u00a0in<strong> Dwire Hall<\/strong>\u00a0at the <strong>University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>on<strong> Saturday, September 26, 2026!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">The\u00a0<strong>full schedule<\/strong> for the RMBAA 2026 Annual Meeting is forthcoming. The day is set to consist of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Contributed Poster Presentations<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Keynote Talks<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Student Professional Development Workshop<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Conference Registration<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">All RMBAA members who are up-to-date on their membership dues for the 2026 calendar year are eligible to attend the Annual Meeting. Our membership dues also cover conference registration, so please <strong>visit our<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/rmbaa\/about\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">membership page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to pay your annual dues in order to attend the annual meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Student Awards!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">To further the RMBAA mission of supporting student research, we will be awarding a student prize! We will award one each to the\u00a0<strong>top graduate<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>top undergraduate student\u00a0<\/strong>abstracts at this year\u2019s meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong>\u00a0To be eligible, the student must be currently enrolled, must be the first author on the abstract, and must present the research in person at the conference. If you meet these criteria, please indicate your interest in being considered for the award on the abstract submission form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Criteria:<\/strong>\u00a0Abstracts will be judged based on the scientific value and quality of the submitted work. In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements, a competitive abstract should:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u2013 Clearly describe the concept or problem being tested<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u2013 Demonstrate new findings or interpretations that improve our understanding<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u2013 Propose new directions based on the research findings<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Directions &amp; Parking<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/map.uccs.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Dwire Hall<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is located at 9 Mountain Lion Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80918.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Parking options are available nearby. Additional information is forthcoming.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Food<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Diverse dining options are located at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvcshopping.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University Village<\/a><\/strong>, a 5-10 minute drive northwest of the conference venue. Additional details regarding dining options are forthcoming.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Lodging Info<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Please follow the instructions at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cu.edu\/psc\/travel\/preferred-hotel-program-local\/preferred-hotel-program-local-uccs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>this link<\/strong><\/a> to secure special room rates ranging from $111-$199\/night at nearby hotels in Colorado Springs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>RMBAA Code of Conduct<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">The Rocky Mountain Biological Anthropology Association requires that all participants at their annual meeting adhere to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bioanth.org\/about\/aaba-code-of-conduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Association of Biological Anthropologists Code of Conduct<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0as outlined on the AABA website.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date &amp; Location The 5th Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Biological Anthropology Association (RMBAA) will take place\u00a0in Dwire Hall\u00a0at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS)\u00a0on Saturday, September 26, 2026! Schedule The\u00a0full schedule for the RMBAA 2026 Annual Meeting is forthcoming. The day is set to consist of: Contributed Poster Presentations Keynote Talks Student&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":887,"featured_media":0,"parent":47,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-141","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/rmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/rmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/rmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/rmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/887"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/rmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/rmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/rmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/rmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}