This list is meant only to show some typical meetings we've presented at the Institute, and is not meant to be all-inclusive.

• 1998
  • Jan 14 - Evelyn Nielsen on the ancient sites of Oaxaca
  • Jan 21 - Antonio Benavides, INAH archaeologist at Edzna presents the latest findings and excavations there.
  • Jan 28 - Dr. Anne Stewart on Acanceh, Then & Now
  • Feb 11 - Laws and Customs of the Tarahumara of Copper Canyon by Mercedes Styne
  • Feb 18 - Ellen Jacobs of FIU on The Painting of Maya Vases
  • Feb 25 - Ray Stewart on the Department of Energy's Argonne Laboratory in Chicago and the dating of ceramics.
  • Mar 11 - Joaquin Rodriguez with a study on Machu Pichu and Cuzco.
  • Mar 18 - Precolumbian Art from a museum standpoint, a presentation by Brian Dursum, Executive Director of the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami
  • Mar 25 - Michael West on the northern Yucatecan lowland site of Dzibilchaltun, Yesterday and Today
  • Apr 8 - Site Museums of the Yucatan presented by Scott Allen
  • Apr 15 - Shamanism, Myths, & Cosmovision of the Archaic Cultures of South America's Rain Forest by George Fery
  • Apr 22 - Marta Barber on the British Museum's pre-Columbian collection.
  • May 13 - Jim Reed on travel to Palenque, Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Labna, and Ake
  • May 20 - The Lost City of Tollan Panel discussion by I.M.S. members who attended the Texas Symposium
  • May 27 - Ray Stewart chairs an Information Roundup on the status of Mesoamerican archaeology
  • May 31 - Shamanism, Myths, & Cosmovision of the Archaic Cultures of South America's Rain Forest by George Fery (2nd presentation!)
  • June 10 - Dr. Anne Stewart on Manzanillo and Colima, with an update on the Colima Museum and it's collection of figurines from shaft tombs.
  • June 17 - more! Cerros in the Second Millenium presented by Dr. Debra Walker of Florida International University.
  • June 24 - more! Presentation of the Mexican-produced video Uxmal, Piedras de Liuvia, which relates the work of Frederick Catherwood in Uxmal.
  • July 8 - Scott Allen updated us on the current developments at Copan.
  • July 15 more! - Dr. David W. Forrest presented a lecture on Manifestations of Maya Cosmos in Mani, Yucatan. The city of Mani maintains links to Pre-Columbian Mani through physical and cultural connections.
  • July 22 more! Tollan Reborn Marta Barber and Ray Stewart will present a slide review of the sites of El Tajin and Tenochtitlan as the ancient holy pilgrimage centers.
  • Aug 12 - Cuba: From Havana to Santiago, An Exile Returns, a presentation by Marta Barber
  • Aug 19 - Video Signs and Symbols; how archaeologists, using both ancient and modern examples, reconstruct the meaning of ancient symbols that were used to portray life in various societies.
  • Aug 26 - Dr. Anne Stewart with a slide lecture on the Archaeology of Honduras and the San Pedro Sula Pre-Columbian Museum.
  • Sep 9th - The Archaeological Sites and Natural Wonders of Chiapas, presented by Julius Blustein
  • Sep 16th - Vanishing Cultures - Images Lost Dr. Stanley Spielman presented a slide lecture on endangered tribal people and their habitats from Amazonia to New Guinea.
  • Sep 23th - Ray Stewart on Copan's Museum of Sculptures
  • October 14th - Scott Allen with a slide lecture of Pre-Columbian ruins in the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico.
  • October 21st - New World Metal - Before Columbus
    Dr. Andrew MacFarlane, Professor of geology at Florida International University on Pre-Columbian metals in southern Mexico.
  • October 28th - Copan's New "Museum of Sculptures" by Ray Stewart
    
  • November 11th - El Museo del Templo Mayor
    Andrew Mossberg presented a video and discussion on the site museum of Templo mayor in Mexico City.
  • November 18th - Popul Vuh, Mayan Story of Creation
    Jim Reed presented a vivid multimedia narration of the famous Popul Vuh, with musical accompaniment of Crystal River.
  • November 25th - Treasures of the Yucatan
    Ray Stewart with a slide presentation on the treasures and pleasures of the Yucatan, and discussion of the sites that were affected by Hurricane Mitch.
  • December 9th - Annual I.M.S. Birthday Party
• 1997
  • Apr 9 - Ray Stewart on Ancient Mining sites in Central Mexico
  • Apr 16 - Video presentation of Living Maya: A study of Maya rituals
  • Apr 23 - Scott Allen presents details of new projects in Honduras along with Copan and their new archaeology museum.
  • Jun 11 - Cecilia Birtcher & Ron Silva on the Cuna of the San Blas Islands
  • Jun 18 - Dr. Munro S. Edmonson of Tulane on The Maya, What Survived
  • Jun 25 - Ray Stewart with a presentation on the Maya Ruins of Belize focusing on Lubaatun, Lamanai, and Altun Ha
  • Jul 9 - Joe & Yolanda Arol on Archaeology, architecture and ambience in Costa Rica
  • Jul 16 - Dr. Richard Campbell of Fairchild Tropical Gardens on Maya Fruit Garden, a Celebration of Horticulture
  • Jul 23 - Michael West presents a video of David Prendergast's excavations at Lamanai along with his own updates on the current state of the site.
  • Oct 8 - Jim Reed on tradition and ritual among the Yucatecan Maya.
  • Oct 15 - Dr. Mary Pohl of FSU on Early Agriculture and Beginnings of Maya Civilization in the Lowlands
  • Nov 12 - Ron Jones on Quintana Roo sites of Muyil, Xelha, and Chacchoben
  • Nov 19 - Ray Stewart and Michael West on the Belizean site of Cahal Pech
  • Dec 10 - Annual I.M.S. Anniversary Party