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Subject:        CALL FOR PAPERS - Society for the History of Discoveries -
Pasadena, California - September 2012
Date:   Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:50:21 -0400
From:   Thomas Sander <[log in to unmask]>




This is the third call, a reminder to potential speakers. Note that ONE
MONTH remains to submit proposals.

*Society for the History of Discoveries
53rd Annual Meeting
27-30 September 2012
Pasadena, California, 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:
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, 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 _15 April 2012_.*

*Presentations on all aspects of geographical discovery and exploration
are welcome. *To emphasize the host area of the 2012 meeting proposals
on “Greater California” and the “Pacific Region” are especially encouraged.


The SHD paper sessions will begin on Friday, September28, and will
conclude at mid-day on Saturday, September 29. Preliminary meeting
schedule is at http://www.sochistdisc.org/2012_annual_meeting.htm

*Proposals due on April 15, 2012,* 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much is new, unpublished material, based on research in primary sources,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)

Both SHD members and the general public are invited to send suggestions
for sessions, speakers, and general program ideas.

To encourage paper proposals from graduate students and younger emerging
scholars, SHD can pick up to three submissions on grounds of academic
merit and enable their presentation in person at the meeting by awarding
a stipend of $ 500 each to help with travel to and accommodation in
Pasadena as well the meeting registration costs.

The time allotted for the presentation of papers is up to *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), Bill Warren, Gregory
McIntosh, Lauren Beck, and Don McGuirk.

**

Posted by:

Thomas Sander

SHD Web Content Manager