The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) annual meeting is the largest professional conference of anthropological archaeologists in the United States. This meeting provides an internationally recognized venue for archaeologists to present their research and share ideas and experiences. I request funding from the CRLT LPDF to enable me to attend the 80th annual SAA meetings in San Francisco, California, from April 15-19, 2015. At the meetings, I will present a paper, entitled "Community Spaces at Pueblo III Pithouse Villages in Northeastern Arizona," which is an outgrowth of my long-term research on the organization of prehistoric Southwestern farming communities. This paper will be presented in a symposium called "Homol'ovi: A Gathering Space," organized by Dr. E. Charles Adams of the University of Arizona. This symposium, and the conference as a whole, will provide an ideal venue for me to present my ideas and receive feedback on my research. The SAA meetings are also an important venue for professional development related to my role as undergraduate and honors advisor for archaeology students in the UM Department of Anthropology. I am a member of the selection committee for a newly created national award for best undergraduate paper and poster presentation at the SAA meetings. I will also have the opportunity to meet with and/or see the presentations of recent graduates from the U of M Anthropology program, who I advised as honors students.