In this forum, users can post questions, advice, and insights into issues relating to presenting talks at conferences. This could range from advice about pragmatic issues such as talking style(s), compiling slides and organizing sessions to presentation topics and guidance on putting together a talk. If users would like specific feedback on drafts of their talks or slides, please do not post them. Instead, request moderator to identity individuals who would be appropriate and willing to review and provide comments.
Moderator email: shollimon@santarosa.edu (Sandra Hollimon)

WCA core committee is comprised of includes women from different venues – academic institutions, CRM firms, federal and state agencies, and museums. As such, we can provide guidance to archaeologists are starting their careers and need direction, to those who are established and looking to change direction.

WCA is very keen on providing support through discussion and active support on issues related to how we can improve and “de-gender” archaeology in the field. Discussion topics can range from pragmatic posts from new archaeologists starting out on what to take to the field, to posts from seasoned archaeologists faced with dilemmas that don’t have a black and white resolution.

This is a forum that WCA hopes will generate a lot of energy because this is something that is relevant to all of us regardless of where we are in our professional lives and paths. Regardless of whether we are in a “publish or perish” situation or not, we will all benefit with discussions and encouragement on the publication process. Posts can range widely here from discussions on how to start working on a publication, identification of a venue for publication, to peer review, strengthening arguments and data presentations. If users would like specific feedback on drafts of their draft submissions, please do not post them. Instead, request moderator to identity individuals who would be appropriate and willing to review and provide comments.
Moderator email: kgill@umail.ucsb.edu (Kristina Gill)

Many of the WCA Core members are successfully managing being active members in their profession while being involved in a family. There is no recipe to maintaining a balance, and each of us has done it differently. As such, as a group we can provide each other with a wide range of insights on what has worked, not worked, and still waiting to see if it has worked.