The Early Medieval Archaeology Student Symposium is an interactive forum run for and by graduate research students who focus on the archaeology of the Early Medieval period, roughly the period between the 4th-12th centuries AD. EMASS aims to provide a constructive and interdisciplinary forum to facilitate discussion and debate between researchers from different institutions and specialities, in a constructive environment. The annual EMASS conference, previously held in Cardiff, Exeter, Sheffield, Dublin, and Glasgow, is the primary venue for this discussion. The next EMASS will take place from 14 to 16 May 2012 in London.