Annual conference hosted by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit and the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland.

Theme is "Colder and drier for longer? Implications of the "new" Late Glacial Maximum (30-20,000 BP) for humans in Australia and the region". Held on December 4-7 in Snowy Mountains, NSW.

Combined conference of AIMA (Australasian Institute for maritime archaeology), ASHA (Australasian Society for Historic Archaeology) and AAA (Australian Archaeological Association) is to be held in Townsville from 17 November to 22 November 2002.