We are happy to announce the 2026 FAME Forum programme. You can book your tickets here https://famearchaeology.co.uk/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=6
The AGM will occur on Thursday, 18th of June at 6pm. Before then, there will be a workshop: Collaborative Approaches to Bioarchaeology and Biomolecular Archaeology in Commercial Archaeology to be delivered by Professor Michelle Alexander and Dr Jessie Hendy of the University of York’s BioARCH team. This will also take place in Merchant Taylors’ Hall, starting at 4pm and continuing until 5pm.
FAME post-AGM refreshments sponsored by
Drinks supplied by
Magnitude Surveys
Friday 19th June 2026, 9.45 am
Merchant Taylors’ Hall, Aldwark, York YO1 7BX
On Friday 19th June 2026, the FAME Forum will be held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall, Aldwark, York YO1 7BX with a series of presentations of matters relevant to archaeological business practice for discussion.
Coffee will be available from 09:00, and the Forum will begin at 09:45. Lunch will be provided, and the day will conclude at 16:15.
09:45 Welcome
Tim Malim (Chair of the Board of FAME Directors)
10:00 Mergers, Acquisitions and Exit Strategies for Business Owners
Andy Heald & Tom Rees (AOC)
10:30 Buying Business Continuity at PCA
Chris Mayo & Mark Hinman (Pre-Construct Archaeology)
11:00 Meet FAME members – SUMO Geosurveys
Claire Rose (SUMO Geosurveys)
11:15 Teas & Coffees
11:45 Political Outlook for Archaeology
Rob Lennox (CIfA)
12:15 The Second National Highways Environmental Framework
Jim Hunter (National Highways)
12:45 Lunch
13:45 Buried Archaeology & Solar Farms: the new practice guide
Rob Sutton (Cotswold Archaeology)
14:15 FAME H&S Standards Advice – life after CSCS
Luke Brannlund (Cotswold Archaeology)
14:45 Teas & Coffees
15:15 Direct and Grassroots Advocacy for Associations
Amanda Stratton (ACRA)
15:45 Ground Truths: commercial archaeology in 2026
Kenneth Aitchison (FAME)
16:15 close