WAPA's 2026 Fall Schedule

[Terry Redding]

Dear WAPA Members and Friends,

WAPA is pleased to announce the preliminary schedule for the fall of 2026. We think you’ll find that WAPA has planned quite a robust agenda and we look forward to your participation.

August

Sunday, August 30: Fall Picnic. Details TBA

September

Tuesday, September 15, 7—9 p.m.: Regular Meeting. Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Anthropology

Tuesday, September 22, 7—9 p.m.: Virtual Happy Hour

Wednesday September 23, 7—8 p.m.: Ask a Practitioner. “Making a Living as a Consultant.”  (This is a new WAPA activity, to be held a few times during the calendar year. The format will be an informal discussion on a specific need or aspect of practice.)

October

Wednesday, October 7, 7—9 p.m.: Regular Meeting. “Mutuality: Developing and Implementing a Wheelchair/Inclusive Tai Chi Chuan Program Through Participatory Action Research.”  This meeting will feature the work of the 2025 Praxis Award winner.

Tuesday, October 20, 7—9 p.m.: Workshop. “The Anthropology of Resume Writing (Preparing Resumes for the Real World).”

Tuesday, October 27, 7—8 p.m.: Salon.  “Learning with the Global Community of Applied Anthropologists.” This salon will feature the editors of the forthcoming Routledge “Handbook of Applied Anthropology.” 

November

Sunday, November 15: WAPA’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. Details TBA but mark your calendars for this in-person event!

Tuesday, November 24, 7—9 p.m.: Virtual Happy Hour

December

Tuesday, December 1, 7—8 p.m. Ask a Practitioner. “From Exemption to Redaction to Revelation-FOIA in Anthropological Practice.”

Tuesday, December 8, 7—9 p.m.: Regular Meeting. “ICE, Their 287(g) Partnership Program, and What Anthropologists Are Doing.”

Tuesday, December 15, 7—9 p.m.: Virtual Happy Hour 

Activities are also being developed for spring 2027, including our April student-led activities. Details and speakers for all these activities will be posted soon to the WAPA website, www.wapadc.org. 

To do all of this, we need your support, so consider joining WAPA (or renewing your membership). Members receive reminders and messages about WAPA events, and have access to meeting recordings and services such as the mentoring program. Your membership also helps WAPA remain viable in an uncertain future. Today is a good day to support your WAPA community. For details, visit https://wapadc.org/Join. 

Finally, due to spamming and other considerations, WAPA will move away from this listserv in the near future. Once a new system is in place, we will advise.

Enjoy your summer,

Terry Redding

WAPA Membership Chair

Anthropologists, see our casebook, Profiles of Anthropological Praxis: https://wapadc.org/Praxis-Book-2022.