We are excited to announce the winning entry in our conference logo contest! It was submitted by Tekla Cunningham, a fourth year undergraduate student majoring in Biological Anthropology at the University of Winnipeg. The three figures in primary colours represent the different perspectives and diverse backgrounds of archaeologists in Canada, as well as the diversity of and within the communities we study in the past. The double triangle represents the "tent" that is Canadian archaeology, which aspires to be a community where all are welcome and have a place.

We are extending the deadline for paper and poster submissions for the 53rd Annual Canadian Archaeological Association Meetings! You now have until midnight on Monday March 8, 2021 to submit your abstracts.

It's not too late to submit a session for the upcoming Virtual Conference, May 5-9. We are extending the session deadline to February 21, 2021 at midnight. Our conference theme is Many Voices, Multiple Pasts: Identity and Diversity in Canadian Archaeology. We also welcome session submissions outside this theme. Don't delay - submit your session soon!

CAA seeks a current archaeology graduate student or recent archaeology MA or PhD graduate to support the work of the 2021 Virtual Conference Organizing Committee.

Have something interesting to share with our community? The CAA Board of Directors invites members to submit short research notes to Katherine Cook (katherine.cook@umontreal.ca).

We invite nominations for the 2021 CAA awards. All submissions from 2020 will be automatically entered into the 2021 competition. You can find award criteria and instructions on how to submit a nomination here: https://canadianarchaeology.com/caa/about/awards. We will announce the award winners at the 2021 virtual conference and celebrate the awards in Edmonton in 2022. Submission deadlines are as follows:

Print vs. electronic: 70% of respondents already receive the journal electronically or would prefer to switch to electronic than pay extra for the print version. The remaining 30% would be willing to pay an additional fee for the print version, though many of them commented that they understand that the print version may be unsustainable.

The CAA Board of Directors is excited to announce a new partnership between the Canadian Archaeological Association and the American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA). Find out more about ACRA here.  This partnership allows CAA members to take advantage of ACRA training and professional development opportunities (annual conference, workshops and webinars) at the same rates as ACRA members. These new benefits will be especially valuable to CAA members in the cultural resource management sector.

In 2021 the CAA would like to host a virtual conference, throughout the month of May. This could include remote versions of paper and poster sessions, and interactive webinars, as well as the annual Board of Directors meeting and AGM.

We are looking for a volunteer to serve as conference chair on behalf of the CAA, and other volunteers to serve on the organizing committee.

If you would like to help take our conference virtual, please contact Lisa Hodgetts at president@canadianarchaeology.com.

CAA looks forward to partnering with the Indigenous Heritage Circle to advance the cultural heritage priorities of Métis, Inuit, and First Nations Peoples in Canada. Learn more about IHC here: https://indigenousheritage.ca/