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Ellis McDowell-Loudan, Sociology/Anthropology Department, hosted the planning board meeting of the International Iroquois Research Conference on Saturday, April 23, in the archaeology lab in Moffett Center, Room 2124. McDowell-Loudan is part of the group involved in the planning and implementation of the conferences’ transfer from the Rensselaerville Conference Center in New York, to the NAV Canada Training and Conference Center in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. The annual meeting will be held near Akwesasne, Ontario, Canada. Also in April, McDowell-Loudan attended the Annual Joint New York Archaeological Council/New York State Archaeological Association Meetings held April 15-18 in Gloversville, N.Y. She presented a paper, “New Perspectives on Wyns Farm Site: Contributions of Gordon DeAngelo,” as part of the Gordon DeAngelo Memorial Symposium titled “The Interface Between Avocational and Professional Archaeologists.”