SACC sponsors annual conferences that feature academic presentations and noted guest speakers and also provide opportunities for relaxed camaraderie and stimulating collegial discussions. Conferences also include fieldtrips to local archaeological sites, ethnographically interesting communities, and noted museums with expert guides and interpreters. The annual conference is held each spring in various locales.
Previous Meetings
| 2022 – Palm Springs, CA, US | 2021 – Virtual | 2020 – Regional |
| 2019 – Denver, CO, US | 2018 – Regional | 2017 – Boise, ID, US |
| 2016 – Regional | 2015 – Kailua-Kona, HI, US | 2014 – Burlington, VT, US |
| 2013 – Austin, TX, US | 2012 – San Diego, CA, US | 2011 – Omaha, NE, US |
| 2010 – San Francisco, CA, US | 2009 – Tucson, AZ, US | 2008 – Washington, DC, US |
| 2007 – Monterey, CA, US | 2006 – Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico | 2005 – Savannah, GA, US |
| 2004 – Montréal, Québec, Canada | 2003 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 2002 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL, US |
| 2001 – Oaxaca, Mexico | 2000 – Seattle, WA, US | 1999 – Boston, MA, US |
| 1998 – Santa Fe, NM, US | 1997 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1996 – Santa Monica, CA, US |
| 1995 – San Antonio, TX, US | 1994 – No Meeting | 1993 – Washington, DC, US |
| 1992 – No Meeting | 1991 – Akron, OH, US | 1990 – Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico |
| 1989 – El Paso, TX, US | 1988 – San Diego, CA, US | 1987 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL, US |