Students' education in applied anthropology can occur through a variety of sources including classroom instruction, hands‐on experience and professional mentorship. Anthropology programs, and especially those with an applied focus, can help facilitate these types of experiences. This article details one such attempt: the creation and implementation of a local conference. The Texas Applied Anthropology Summit (TAAS) was first developed in 2016. The purpose of this and subsequent TAAS events was to bring together anthropological practitioners, faculty and students in an effort to build and strengthen relationships around applied anthropology in Texas. Based on data collected from past TAAS events and additional outreach with anthropologist practitioners it was determined that while key differences in practitioner and student/faculty interests exist, TAAS serves as an important networking tool for all attendees. This article also details what is needed, including programmatic support, to organize and implement a local conference.

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搭建桥梁：使用本地会议促进围绕应用人类学的对话和协作

学生可以通过多种途径进行应用人类学教育，包括课堂教学，动手经验和专业指导。人类学计划，尤其是那些以应用为重点的计划，可以帮助促进这类体验。本文详细介绍了这样一种尝试：创建和实施本地会议。德州应用人类学峰会（TAAS）于2016年首次举办。本次及以后的TAAS活动的目的是召集人类学从业者，教职员工和学生，以建立和加强德克萨斯州应用人类学的关系。根据从过去的TAAS活动中收集的数据以及与人类学从业人员的额外联系，可以确定，尽管在从业人员和学生/教职员工的兴趣方面存在关键差异，TAAS还是所有参与者的重要网络工具。本文还详细介绍了组织和实施本地会议所需的内容，包括程序支持。