The 62nd Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference will focus on the broad theme of community impact anthropology. From corporations to hospitals, watershed councils, tribes, development agencies or federal, state and, local governments, people in institutions increasingly realize that to serve their various constituencies effectively, they must have a deep understanding of the perspectives, values and experiences of the communities with whom they interact. In order to advocate with institutions, communities must also understand their conditions in relation to institutions and global forces. The 2009 Northwest Anthropological Conference will offer an excellent opportunity for anthropologists and archaeologists to showcase their work broadly aimed at identifying and analyzing problems from multiple perspectives, communicating, and negotiating within and across communities, especially advocating for and with communities, brokering between communities and organizations, and aiding institutions, companies, agencies and governments in developing and implementing actions that are sensitive to the human and natural environment and attuned to current cultural changes.

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