| WAPA Calendar Fall 2026 |
All events are virtual unless otherwise indicated. Dates/times subject to change.
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Day |
Time |
Activity |
Description |
| August |
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| 30 |
Sunday |
2-5 p.m. |
Picnic or social event |
The annual welcome back potluck. Details TBA. (In person) |
| September |
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| 15 |
Tuesday |
7-9 p.m. |
Regular Meeting |
"AI and Anthropology." Discussion with Matt Artz and others. |
| 22 |
Tuesday |
7-9 p.m. |
Virtual Happy Hour |
Grab a beverage and chat with colleagues on any and all topics. Organized by Program Chair Todd Pierce. |
| 23 |
Weds |
7-8 p.m. |
Ask a Practitioner |
"Making a Living as a Consultant." Q&A with Shirley Buzzard and Susan Mazur Stommen. |
| October |
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| 7 |
Weds |
7-9 p.m. |
Regular Meeting |
"Mutuality: Developing and Implementing A Wheelchair/Inclusive Tai Chi Chuan Program Through Participatory Action Research." With 2025 Praxis Award winner Zibin Guo. |
| 20 |
Tuesday |
7-9 p.m. |
Workshop |
"The Anthropology of Resume Writing (Preparing Resumes for the Real World)." Workshop led by Matt Stoffer. |
| 27 |
Tuesday |
7-8 p.m. |
Salon |
"Learning with the Global Community of Applied Anthropologists." The Routledge Handbook of Applied Anthropology profiles several national traditions for applied work. Handbook co-editors Christina Wasson, Ed Liebow, Karine Narahara, Hsain Ilahiane, and Alaka Wali will lead a discussion. |
| November |
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| 15 |
Sunday |
3-7 p.m. |
50th Anniversary |
WAPA celebrates 50 years as a community of practitioner anthropologists. (In person) |
| 24 |
Tuesday |
7-9 p.m. |
Virtual Happy Hour |
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| December |
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| 1 |
Tuesday |
7-8 p.m. |
Ask a Practitioner |
"From Exemption to Redaction to Revelation-FOIA in Anthropological Practice." Q&A with Tim McKeown, retired federal anthropologist. |
| 8 |
Tuesday |
7-9 p.m. |
Regular Meeting |
"ICE, Their 287(g) Partnership Program, and What Anthropologists Are Doing." This session will review the experiences of anthropologists on the front lines in communities that are dealing with ICE actions and detentions. With FICS founder Alayne Unterberger. |
| 15 |
Tuesday |
7-9 p.m. |
Virtual Happy Hour |
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