The SALSA I Sesquiannual Conference was held in Annapolis, Maryland (USA) from 7-8 June, 2002. Donald Pollock (State University of New York at Buffalo) was the conference organizer.
John Hemming (Chairman, Amazon Charitable Trust, former Director, Royal Geographic Society) delivered the keynote lecture “Karl von den Steinen and Kurt Nimuendajú.”
John Hemming’s keynote lecture was published in SALSA’s journal Tipití 1(2), 2003, with the title A Fresh Look at Amazon Indians: Karl von den Steinen and Curt Nimuendajú, Giants of Brazilian Anthropology.