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The California Association of Museums invites YOUR ideas and expertise for the next CAM conference, to be held March 5-7, 2014 in Napa, California. We are looking to YOU--our California colleagues--to make this conference the best ever. The deadline for

The Recent Past Preservation Network is seeking articles for its publication, Connections. Past issues can be seen on its site under publications. The subject matter of articles can vary and people from all disciplines are encouraged to submit

The Society of Architectural Historians is now accepting abstracts for its 67th Annual Conference in Austin, TX, April 9-13, 2014. Please submit abstracts no later than June 1st for one of the 30 thematic sessions or open sessions. Sessions have

The Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation (LTHP) needs your involvement and assistance in identifying historic structures within Louisiana that are deemed a success story. These historic structures underwent some type of preservation effort to return them to economic activity

The Journal for Artistic Research (JAR) is a peer-reviewed journal, publishing original research from artists of all disciplines. Published twice a year, with currently three issues accessible online, the journal is unique in its field, marrying the rich-media and social

This year’s theme is “Building Communities: Celebrating 20 Years of the State Historical Fund.” Events and activities will explore historical themes throughout Colorado that have been promoted through grants from the State Historical Fund (SHF)—how has archaeology, preservation, or

The National Council on Public History has partnered with AASLH to invite proposals for an NCPH‐sponsored Poster Session at the 2013 AASLH Annual Meeting in Birmingham, Alabama. We are building on NCPH’s model for public history presentations about projects

The Jefferson County Historical Commission's (JCHC) Writers' Award Contest is an annual event with a submission deadline of May 1st. The purpose of the contest is to stimulate interest in research and writing about Jefferson County history. Entry forms

The Magic Lantern Society of the United States and Canada is pleased announce its second Student Essay Award contest. The award has been created to invite the participation of young scholars, archivists, and artists in research on the magic

Selected Student Scholars will prepare an electronic presentation (i.e. PowerPoint) based on the abstract topic. Each scholar will be included as a Conference presenter and deliver a 5- to 10-minute oral presentation and answer questions as part of a Conference

Proposals for individual papers or panels on any aspect of Illinois' history, culture, politics, geography, literature, and archaeology are requested for the Conference on Illinois History. The Conference welcomes submissions from professional and avocational historians, graduate students, and those engaged

The Society for Industrial Archeology invites proposals for papers and poster displays to be presented at the 42nd Annual Conference on Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Poster displays can be works in progress. Presentations on all

You are encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration, to become a speaker at APT NYC 2013. Speakers enjoy a reduced rate for the Conference as well as high visibility before an expected audience of 1,000 preservationists from around the

CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS Deadline: February 15, 2013

Georgia Historic Preservation Conference & Statewide Historic Preservation Commission Training Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27, 2013 Milledgeville, Georgia

Cataclysmic events are making urban neighborhoods vulnerable to displacement and exposing the inadequacies of traditional planning. Hurricane Sandy laid bare the ongoing crises in low-income communities: unemployment, foreclosures, homelessness, and service cutbacks. Historic patterns of racial discrimination isolated the most vulnerable

No Person Shall Bee Any Wise Molested: Religious Freedom, Cultural Conflict, and the Moral Role of the State A conference planned for October 3 - 6, 2013, in Newport and Providence, Rhode Island, organized by the Newport Historical Society, the Pell

The Association for Documentary Editing invites proposals for its 35th Annual Meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 11-13, 2013. The conference hotel will be the Sheraton Ann Arbor, and some meeting events will be held at the University of

For centuries iron and steel have been the fundamental building blocks of modernity. These metals and the technologies, societies and cultures surrounding them have revolutionised the lives of billions of people. From the earliest functional usage of iron in domestic

Do you have fresh successes? Timely project management updates? New funding sources? Best practices? New and approved preservation techniques? Challenges and solutions? Individuals or team presentations, panel discussions, etc. from non-profits, professional consultants, government agencies, educational institutions, and all others

The students of the UCLA/Getty Master’s Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials invite you to the first annual Graduate Symposium for Students of Conservation and Preservation (GSSCP). This is a FREE, half-day, student-run symposium for graduate

The 2013 annual meeting of the Oral History Association will offer an opportunity to showcase the ways in which oral history has been used to unearth hidden stories and contest accepted truths. Through work to address silences, oral history

SHFG and OHMAR announce a joint conference to be held April 4-5, 2013, at National Archives II in College Park, Maryland. The program committee invites participants to broadly interpret the conference theme, “Public History in the Digital Age.” Topics

The Traditional Building Conference Series in cooperation with the National Park Service will host a conference, May 21-22, 2013 in Washington, DC, specific to the important role that windows play in the reuse of historic buildings and the design

How are you transforming Main Street in your city into a vibrant, liveable corridor? Following decades of decline, commercial corridors have reclaimed an important role in the revitalization of cities. Community leaders, policymakers, artists and developers are investing time, energy

The Congress for the New Urbanism is gearing up for CNU 21 and is now accepting academic papers representing the most creative and innovative ideas in New Urbanism. Several papers will be selected for presentation at CNU’s annual Congress,

The 2013 legislative session begins in about six weeks, and we are now accepting proposals for presentations during the regular meetings of the Heritage Caucus. As a reminder, presentations need to be 10 minutes or less, and must fit into one

The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University, along with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, is pleased to announce the 2013- 14 Yale Public History Institute, a summer seminar

In 2013 the New Jersey Historic Preservation Conference and the History Issues Convention will be merged to become the NJ History and Historic Preservation Conference which will be held on June 6, 2013 at the Newark Museum in Newark, NJ. The conference

Call for Papers

The Association for Preservation Technology DC chapter invites the submission of presentations for the Spring 2013 Symposium, Thursday, April 25 and Friday April 26, 2013 to be held at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial (WIMSA)

The Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas and the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program are currently accepting proposals for the 2013 Preservation Conference. This year, we are planning a two-track program: one track focused on Historic Bridges and one track focused

Historic Preservation Student and Alumni Organization of the University of Florida is excited to be hosting the Second Annual Preservation South Conference this year! We can’t wait to meet preservation students from all around the nation! The conference theme for

This conference, Reclaim + Remake Symposium, is proposed to bring together the most innovative practices in education and research for current and future reuse and recycling of material resources in the built environment. Its location in Washington, DC affords

A new attitude toward public space is emerging in cities across the globe. Though certainly not a new phenomenon, citizens are increasingly using urban space to advance political and social justice goals through protest, occupation, unsanctioned modification, and other means.