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Public outreach programs are the bread and butter of Assessment should not be an after-thought, it should
public archaeology. While many are supported by be a first-thought. Begin each public archaeology pro-
government agencies or universities, the South Caro- gram by asking: "What are our educational goals?"
lina Archaeology Public Outreach Division (SCAPOD) and "How will we know that we've met them?". We will
is a non-profit organization that offers a variety of pub- offer a working definition of assessment, discuss the
lic programming. We will discuss our current outreach reasons to do it, and share some examples of assess-
programs, share our future plans for SCAPOD, and ing public programming. Then we'll open the floor to a
answer questions about the 501(c)3 public archae- discussion that covers any aspect of assessment.
ology experience.
9:00 Web Tools (Facebook, Twitter, web pres- 11:00 Creating a Public Interest Group?
ence, e-newsletters) Mary L. Kwas – SEAC Public Outreach Grant
Irina T. Sorset - Florida Public Archaeology Net- Committee Chair
work & University of West Florida
Nicolas R. Laracuente - Kentucky Archaeological The forum will conclude with an open discussion on the
Survey & University of Kentucky future of a "public archaeology interest group." Do par-
ticipants want to organize a formal "interest group" or
This section of the forum begins with a short presenta- "committee" within SEAC? How can we facilitate oppor-
tion on the mechanics and theory of social media tunities to network, provide support, and share ideas
technologies, specifically Facebook and Twitter. How and problems throughout the year? What topics might
are these technologies used to achieve both personal be addressed at future SEACs? Is there sufficient inter-
and institutional goals? How can they enhance public est to define a mission and set goals for the near fu-
outreach and professional collaboration? This presen- ture? Come offer your opinions and ideas.
tation will then facilitate a discussion of social media
implementation and use in extant and future pro-
jects. Attendees are welcome to bring their web-
enabled devices for hands-on demonstrations.