ESRAC 2007 - Morrilton, ArkansasESRAC runs from Thursday, March 22, 2007 through Sunday, March 25, 2007.
Check our schedule of events which will be updated regularly on our Main Page.
The 2007 biennial meeting of ESRARA will be held at the University of Arkansas Winfield Rockefeller Center, Morrilton, Arkansas, March 22-25. The Winthrop Rockefeller Center is located on Petit Jean Mountain, 65 miles northeast of Little Rock. The The meeting will consist of tours to local rock art sites, formal paper and poster presentations, and a banquet and awards ceremony. More detailed information regarding the meeting can be found on the main and calendar pages of this web site. On this page you can sign up and pay for various events associated with the meeting. These include:
Paper/Poster Presentation Submissions and Abstracts - Select these if you wish to present a 20 minute (maximum) talk or poster presentation on a rock-art related subject during the Saturday meeting. You must be registered for the meeting (see below) in order to give a talk or poster presentation.
Meeting Registration ($25.00) - This conference registration provides access to the all-day Saturday paper and poster presentations and the meeting book room. The registration fee is used to provide refreshments during the day as well as help ESRARA cover some of the costs of the meeting.
Friday Field Trip Tour (no charge) - Petit Jean State Park is located only 3 miles from the conference center and is filled with rock art. This year, rather than a bus tour, the field trip tour will entail a walking tour of the abundant rock art sites within the park, including a visit to Rock House Cave, a large shelter containing over 100 pictographs. Participants will meet at the park in the morning to begin the tour. A schedule will be provided at registration.
Friday Tour Lunch ($8.50) - This fee provides for lunch at Mather Lodge in Petit Jean State Park, for people taking the Friday Field Trip tour.
Friday Evening Reception and Rock Art Exhibit (no charge): This event will be held at the Arkansas Technical University Museum in Russellville, 30 miles from the conference center. The exhibit will highlight Arkansas Rock Art and is part of Arkansas' Archeology Month events. The Reception for the exhibit is being held for ESRARA members and is sponsored by the Arkansas Archeological Survey.
Saturday Lunch Buffet ($15.00) - Lunch on Saturday will be provided by the U of A Winthrop Rockefeller Center. At this time, the menu is unknown, the food at the Center is supposed to be excellent!
Saturday Night Banquet ($35) - This fee provides access to the ESRARA dinner banquet, keynote address, and benefit auction (all at the U of A Winthrop Rockefeller Center). Dr. George Sabo will give the keynote address, highlighting the recent research on Arkansas Rock art. An auction of member-donated rock art-related and other items designed to raise money for ESRARA publications will close the event. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING ITEMS TO DONATE TO THE AUCTION.
Sunday Tour (Free) - This will be a self-guided or car caravan tour to rock art, archaeological and museum sites in Arkansas. Maps will be provided to people who wish to visit sites on public land on their own, privately owned sites must be visited as part of the group.
T-shirts (price to be announced) - Arkansas Rock Art T-shirts are being designed by the ATU Museum in conjunction with their exhibit and with ESRAC. These shirts will be available at the conference and can be paid for during registration - however, please indicate if you are interested in purchasing a t-shirt and what size you need (this will help with ordering.
To Register, fill in and submit the form below. You will make your payment to ESRARA via a secure PayPal Payment page which will follow. If more than one person will attend together, submit a separate form and payment for each.