Registration and Information

Welcome! The AAA is pleased to invite you to register for the 2024 AAA Annual Meeting at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. We are offering both in-person and virtual registration rates for AAA members and non-members. The member rate is based on your AAA membership status. Please login to your AAA account to check your membership status.

What is included?

The In-Person Annual Meeting registration offers attendees in Tampa access to:

  • 600+ scholarly sessions
  • 2 plenaries
  • 2 Poster sessions – Happy Hour and Coffee Hour
  • Virtual sessions
  • Exhibit Hall
  • Workshops
  • Careers Expo
  • SVA Film Festival
  • Sessions in the On Demand library

The Virtual Annual Meeting registration offers attendees access to:

  • Virtual-live sessions
  • Virtual-only workshops
  • 2 livestreamed plenaries
  • Sessions in the On Demand library

In-person and virtual registration rates do not include AAA membership dues, food, hotel or travel costs associated with attending the Annual Meeting.

Registration Rates

In-Person Rates

  Advance Rate Regular Rate
Member – Professional $266 $322
Member – Student $114 $123
Member – Unemployed or underemployed / retired $222 $264
Non-Member $466 $563

Virtual Only Rates

  Advance Rate Regular Rate
Member – Professional $132 $162
Member – Student $58 $62
Member – Unemployed or underemployed / retired $111 $132
Non-Member $233 $281

Anthropologist Support Program

We understand that many members face different and emergent financial circumstances and are grateful for our community’s willingness to support one another during challenging times. As an add-on option to your registration, you have the option to contribute to the Anthropologist Support Program in the increments of $10. All donated funds will be used to pay registration rates for AAA members who apply for financial assistance to attend the meeting. You can also make a stand-alone donation to the fund and under “Designate your gift” select Annual Meeting Financial Assistance.

For more information about applying for the Anthropologist Support Program or other financial assistance programs at the Annual Meeting please visit our Financial Assistance page.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Meeting Attendees (non-session participants)

  • Refund requests or cancellations must be made through the Refund Request Form by Friday, October 4, 11:59pm ET.
  • Refund requests are subject to a $25 cancellation fee.
  • No refunds will be issued for no-shows.
  • Badge sharing and splitting are prohibited.

In-Person and Virtual Session participants (organizers, chairs, presenters, and discussants)

  • Registration for the Annual Meeting is your commitment to participating in the 2024 AAA Annual Meeting.
  • If your proposal is accepted onto the program, your registration fee is non-refundable.
  • If your proposal is not accepted, your registration fee is refundable if you submit the Refund Request Form prior to the October 4 deadline.

No refunds will be granted for any request received after Friday, October 4, 2024.