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Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 5:14 PM To: Jaehn, Tomas, DCA Subject: RE: SHD Meeting 2010 in Santa Fe Society for the History of Discoveries 51st Annual Meeting 12-14 September 2010 Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA CALL FOR PAPERS The Program Committee of the Society for the History of Discoveries invites those wishing to make a presentation at this meeting to submit a proposal to the chair of the committee at their earliest convenience: demhardt@uta.edu Imre Josef Demhardt, University of Texas at Arlington, Department of History, Box 19529, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA / Tel: 817-272-0122. The deadline for submissions is 16 April 2010. Presentations on all aspects of geographical discovery and exploration are welcome. With Santa Fe as a venue, celebrating its 400th anniversary in 2010, especially welcome are proposals emphasizing the host area, the U.S. South West and Mexico. The SHD paper sessions will begin on Monday, September 13, and will conclude at mid-day on Tuesday, September 14. Proposals due on April 16, 2010, may be up to 500 words in length and should include the following: - the title of the presentation - the author's name and address, including email address, and affiliation - an abstract summarizing the paper's scope and conclusions (max. 500 words) - a statement about the originality of the contents of the paper: how much is new, unpublished material, based on research in primary sources, etc. - a statement whether the presentation will include PowerPoint compatible images or digital audio recordings - a brief biographic sketch of the author(s) SHD members are invited to send suggestions for sessions, speakers, and general program ideas. The time allotted for the presentation of papers is generally 30 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for question-and-answer. The audience at SHD meetings is diverse and includes academics and members of various professions. All are especially interested in the processes and consequences of geographical exploration and discovery. Presenters are encouraged to use images (maps, paintings, photographs, etc.). For the benefit of the audience all visuals have to be presented as PowerPoint projections. When selecting papers for presentation, preference will be given to papers that are intended for submission to the society's journal, Terrae Incognitae. Thank you. Program Committee: Imre Josef Demhardt (chair), Ron Fritze, Gerald Saxon Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message. -- This email has been scanned by the Sybari - Antigen Email System.
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