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47th Annual CCPA Meeting 
March 13 -16, 2025  |  Grand Junction Convention Center

The Grand Junction Convention Center is on historic Main Street in downtown Grand Junction, Colorado. Both Main Street and  nearby Colorado Avenue offer a wide variety of restaurants, breweries, pubs, gift and boutique shopping, bookstores, museums, art galleries, music venues, and entertainment.  All is within easy walking distance from the hotel with both streets displaying Art on the Corner, a dynamic outdoor sculpture exhibition. Grand Junction is bicycle friendly with designated bicycle lanes throughout the City. The 7th Street Historic District shows off lovely 1800s/early 1900s homes with a variety of architectural styles of the period. First class dining and entertainment is available throughout the City. The Grand Junction Riverfront Trail is only a 2 minute drive from downtown. It’s 28-mile paved bike/walking, skating, wildlife watching path that follows the Colorado River and offers beautiful riverside, open park, and valley views. The Trail connects to Las Colonias Park a 130 acre area that includes paddle board ponds, river access, dog parks, disk golf, an amphitheater, and the Botanical and Butterfly Gardens. The Museum of the West, also in walking distance, holds prehistoric artifacts, rock art, and ceramics. They are known for their extensive collection of 19th century firearms and displays related to the history of western Colorado.The nearby town of Fruita offers breweries, pubs, shopping, and access to miles and miles of mountain biking trails. With a comfortable balance of urban and rural, this town provides a pleasant break from the action of the City. Palisade is the hub of the western Colorado fruit and wine industry. Winery and meadery tours are available year-round and downtown provides shopping and specialty dining with a hometown atmosphere. Except for the “Official Town Grouch”, Palisade has some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet.The Colorado National Monument is 10 minutes from downtown Grand Junction. The spectacular landscape of red sandstone canyons, buttes, and towers are not to be missed. Glade Park can also be accessed from the Park.Only 30 minutes away from Grand Junction is the Grand Mesa. This, the largest flattop mesa in the world, begins in the high desert and covers seven biomes as it ascends to elevations above 10,000 feet. With over 500 high country lakes and beautiful alpine forests, it offers hiking, skiing, and sightseeing with views that stretch to Utah and the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado.

Click through the tabs below to see the schedule of events and general conference information, register for the meeting, submit and abstract, and make hotel reservations!

Paper presentation schedule is posted!

See linked schedule in Schedule tab below or access directly here.

Thursday, March 13​​

 

​3:30-4:45 pm: Museum of the West tour

  • 462 Ute Ave, Grand Junction

  • A tour of the remarkable collections and artifacts of the Museum of the West will be given by Vida Jabar, the museum’s curator. The museum is within easy walking distance of the event center and is located right next door to Ramblebine Brewing Co.

  • Meet in the Lobby of the Museum by 3:25 pm.

​5-9 pm: Early Bird at Ramblebine Brewing Co.

  • 457 Colorado Ave, Grand Junction

  • No host happy hour with food truck.

  • Conference registration available at the Early Bird.

Friday, March 14

 

8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Registration and Merchandise Sales (Foyer)

8:00 am - 11:30 am: Business Meeting (Main Conference Room)​

9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Poster Session (Foyer)

11:30 am - 1:30 pm: CCPA Executive Committee Meeting (Creek Room)

  • Invitation only

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Afternoon Paper Session (Main Conference Room)

6:15 pm - 7:15 pm: Banquet (Main Conference Room)

  • Tickets required -- very limited tickets available for purchase at the conference!

  • Cash bar begins at 6 pm.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Name the Function at the Junction (Main Conference Room)

  • Open to all

Saturday, March 15

 

8:00 am - 5:00 pm: On-Site Registration, Merch Sales, and Silent Auction (Foyer)

8:00 am - 12:00 pm: Morning Paper Session (Main Conference Room)​

  • Includes Continental Breakfast

  • Program (pages 20-21)

9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Poster Session (Foyer)

9:00 am - 10:30 am: Student Poster Competition

  • Participant must be present for judging

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch (on your own)

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Afternoon Paper Session (Main Conference Room)

Sunday, March 16

 

8:00 am: Monument Canyon Petroglyph Site Field Trip​

9:30 am - 11:00 am: Mammoth Hunt Atlatl Toss & Tour

 

Our Sponsors

Thanks to our sponsors for this year's conference!

ERO Resources

SWCA Environmental Consultants

AK Pioneer Consulting

Paleoscapes Archaeobotanical Services Team, LLC

Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc.

Dominguez Archaeological Research Group

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Centennial Archaeology, LLC

Kevin Black

HDR, Inc.

Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc.

Paleocultural Research Group

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Grand Junction Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society

Logan Simpson

Woods Canyon Archaeological Consultants, Inc.

State Historical Fund

History Colorado

Colorado State Unviersity

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Indiana Drones

Mike Metcalf

Interpret Site

Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists

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