SIA 2022 Conference - The Future of IA

SIA 2022 Conference – The Future of IA

A special plenary session on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the SIA Industrial archeology is the  systematic study of material evidence associated with…

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SIA 2022 Conference - Paper Session

SIA 2022 Conference – Paper Session

Conference Home • SIA Covid Statement •  Tours & Events PAPER SESSIONS • Registration Information  •  Hotel & Travel On Saturday, June 11 we have a…

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Map of the Portland tour sites for SIA 2022

Tour Sites for Portland Conference

Below is the planning Google Map for the Portland Conference. Please note that many of these sites are still subject to confirmation due to access…

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CFP - Atomic IA

CFP – Atomic IA

IA will publish a special theme issue in 2022 on “Atomic IA”. Article drafts are due June 1, 2022, but please be in touch at…

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Vance Packard (1942-2020)

Vance Packard (1942-2020)

It is with profound sadness that I pass along the news that two-time SIA President Vance Packard passed away on Oct. 27. Vance was an…

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SIA YouTube channel is now live

SIA YouTube channel is now live

SIA is pleased to announce its YouTube channel, featuring talks and videos about industrial archeology. Visit us at the SocIndstArch channel on YouTube If you…

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SIA Poster Session Guidelines

SIA Poster Session Guidelines

At each annual meeting and some fall tours and chapter events, SIA welcomes poster displays for research which is either just beginning or is not…

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SIA Membership Survey Prize Draw Winners

SIA Membership Survey Prize Draw Winners

Thank you to all the members and non-members who responded to the SIA Membership survey run by the Michigan Tech School of Business last fall….

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Solvay Coke Plant in MKE

Coking site in MKE to be redeveloped (with commuter rail station)

The old 46-acre Solvay Coke plant site in Milwaukee (#SIA2005 annual conf. tour stop) is to be redeveloped by Komatsu as what is being touted…

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