FAQ 2025

Only the Symposium presentations (both days) will be live streamed and recorded for later access and viewing through our Online Video Archive.

Workshops will not be live streamed or recorded as they are designed to be in-person, hands-on learning experiences for The 2025 Mesoamerica Meetings.

Visit our online registration website and select the "Register Now" button on the main page. When prompted for your Registration Type, choose "Virtual Attendee" and continue with the registration and check-out process to confirm your participation and submit your payment information. By Thursday, January 9th, you will receive an email with the link and password information to access the live stream.

No, the live stream will not have real-time captions; however, the recordings of the Symposium presentations that will be available for viewing in our Online Video Archive will include captions.

If you registered for the in-person Symposium, by Thursday, January 9th you will receive an email reminder with conference details that will include the link and password information to access the live stream. This will give all our in-person registrants the flexibility to attend a selection of in-person Symposium activities, if they are not able to be physically present all day but still would like to be able to view the Symposium talks as they happen in real-time.

The stream link and password to access the live stream of the Symposium presentations will be emailed to all virtual attendees by Thursday, January 9th. Thanks for your patience!

The Online Video Archive will be available in March 2025. Once launched, all registrants (both in-person and virtual attendees) will receive an email with details about how to access and login into the site. The site will be live and available for unlimited streaming until March 2026.

All individuals who registered for The 2025 Mesoamerica Meetings through our online registration website (either as an in-person or virtual attendee) have access to the Online Video Archive at no additional charge, and will have unlimited streaming access until March 2026.

Yes! If are unable to register for The 2025 Mesoamerica Meetings, you have an opportunity to sign-up for our "Video Archive Access" option at a later date. More details about Video Archive Access will be announced and published in March 2026.

No. All in-person registrants will need to purchase their meals at a location/restaurant on or near UT Campus.

You can check out our Restaurant Suggestions page for a list of various options on or near UT Austin campus.

Yes! Our event sponsor, Ruta Maya Coffee, will generously be providing coffee for our coffee breaks. A limited selection of cookies and/or small pastries will also be available during the coffee breaks.

No, we do not provide hotel accommodation. All in-person conference attendees are responsible for finding and booking their own lodging.

Yes! Check out our Hotel Accommodation Suggestions page to explore various options.

Yes! Our conference T-shirt will be available for purchase; however, conference T-shirts will be available for purchase for in-person attendees only. Due to past challenges with university mail delivery services, we have no reliable mail system available for shipping and tracking T-shirts to extend merchandise options to virtual attendees.

To see an example of the design, please visit our Merchandise page.

In-person attendees can order a conference T-shirt when registering through our online registration website. Payment for the T-shirt through our online platform is by credit card only (Visa, Mastercard, or American Express). We are unable to provide mail delivery service; T-shirts will be available for in-person pick-up only.

We will also have a limited number of T-shirts available for in-person purchase during Symposium activities. Payment options for day-of, in-person purchases are cash or check.

T-shirts will be available for in-person pick-up only (no mail delivery available). In-person attendees can pick-up T-shirts at the check-in/registration area at the Glickman Conference Center during the conference. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide any kind of mail delivery option at this time. If you were unable to attend the Meetings, you can contact the conference organizers (astrid@austin.utexas.edu or milady@austin.utexas.edu) to coordinate a pick-up at The Mesoamerica Center on UT campus during regular business hours.

No. The Mesoamerica Meetings are open to all scholars, students, and the interested public.

Please go to The Mesoamerica Meetings online registration site, follow our registration instructions to make your conference selections, and proceed to check-out. During check-out, you will be prompted to provide your credit card information. Our registration system can accept major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, and American Express) including foreign cards.

No. Because the conference center provides limited seating for both workshops and Symposium activities, we cannot guarantee space for walk-ups. To ensure that you have a seat for the in-person conference activities, please register using our online registration website by Sunday, January 5, 2025.

We are not able to offer refunds on registration fees at this time.

The Mesoamerica Meetings will offer a combination of learning workshops and a Symposium, a summary of which can be found here.

Yes, there are ATMs available on UT campus. The closest ATM to the Glickman Center is located inside the William C Powers, Jr (SAC) near the Chick-fil-A or outside the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center (across the street from Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium).

Yes! Cultural and research spaces on campus that have public exhibitions and collections that may be of interest to you include the Harry Ransom Center, the Blanton Museum of Art, and the LBJ Presidential Library.

At the Blanton, the temporary exhibition De moda: Fashion, Ceremony, and Symbols of Resilience will be open until May 25, 2025. We recommend checking it out!

You can access both an online interactive UT campus map or a downloadable campus map here.

No, workshops will not be live streamed or recorded as they are designed to be in-person, hands-on learning experiences for The 2025 Mesoamerica Meetings.

Yes, the workshop fee includes materials for the appropriate workshop.

No, the fee does not include hotel accommodations. Visit our Hotel Accommodation Suggestions page to begin your lodging search.

No, meals are not included. Participants are welcome to enjoy breakfast and/or lunch at a location/restaurant on or nearby UT campus. Visit our Restaurant Suggestions page for additional information.

Yes! Our event sponsor, Ruta Maya Coffee, will generously be providing coffee for our coffee breaks during workshop and Symposium days. There will also be some cookies, pre-packaged snacks, and water provided with the coffee breaks. Due to university regulations, we can only provide food and drink that has been pre-approved by the conference center.

Yes, you can register for the Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphic Writing workshop and a thematic workshop. For example, you may be interested in participating in the Wednesday (Day 1) Intro to Hieroglyphic Writing workshop and then Christophe Helmke's Thursday thematic workshop.

However, please note that we are not able to make any cost adjustments to registration fees for workshops that are attended only in part.

Certificates of participation can be provided after finishing the workshop, if requested by the participant in advance. Please contact Milady Casco at The Mesoamerica Center (milady@austin.utexas.edu) at least one week prior to the start of The Mesoamerica Meetings.