Society for the History of Discoveries 50th Annual Meeting 10-13 October 2009 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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: Ron Fritze, Athens State University, College of Arts and Sciences 300 N. Beaty Street, Athens, Alabama 35611, USA/ Tel: (256) 233-8184 The deadline for submissions was 25 May 2009.
Presentations on all aspects of geographical discovery and exploration are welcome. Especially welcome are proposals emphasizing our host region, North Carolina and the American Southeast.
The SHD paper sessions will begin on Monday, October 12, and will conclude at mid-day on Tuesday, October 13.
Proposals 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the paper’s scope and conclusions - a statement about the originality of the contents of the paper: how much is new, unpublished material, based on research in primary sources, etc. - anticipated audio-visual equipment required At this SHD meeting, in addition to the standard papers, a time and venue will be provided in the conference program in order to allow members to make short poster-type presentations of new projects that they are developing.
SHD members are invited to send suggestions for sessions, speakers, and general program ideas.
The time allotted for the presentation of papers is generally about 20 minutes, followed by a short question-and-answer period.
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.). It is preferable that all visuals be in the form of PowerPoint Presentations.
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: Ron Fritze (chair), Joyce Lorimer, Gerald Saxon
Ron Fritze, Athens State University, College of Arts and Sciences 300 N. Beaty Street, Athens, Alabama 35611, USA/ Tel: (256) 233-8184 The deadline for submissions was 25 May 2009.