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Subject:        CALL FOR PAPERS - Society for the History of Discoveries -
Portland Maine - September 2011
Date:   Thu, 9 Dec 2010 20:43:37 -0500
From:   Thomas Sander <[log in to unmask]>



*Society for the History of Discoveries
52nd Annual Meeting
22-25 September 2011
Portland, Maine, USA*

**

*CALL FOR PAPERS*


The Scholarly Activities Committee of the Society for the History of
Discoveries invites those wishing to make a presentation at the
Fifty-second Annual Meeting to submit a proposal to the chair of the
committee at their earliest convenience. Proposal should be sent by
email or snail-mail to: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Gregory McIntosh, P.O. Box 18112,
Long Beach, CA 90807 USA.

*The deadline for the submission of proposals is Friday 29 April 2011.*

Presentations on all aspects of geographical discovery, exploration,
voyages, maritime history,
maps, cartography, European expansion, colonial settlement, and native
responses are welcome. With Portland, Maine, as a venue, *especially
welcome are proposals emphasizing the host area, the U.S. Northeast, and
the Atlantic World*.

The Osher Map Library of the University of South Maine in Portland will
host the annual meeting of the Society for the History of Discoveries,
22-25 September 2011. This event brings together academic and lay
scholars, and members from varied professions interested in the
processes of discovery, exploration, colonization, and the maps and
reports that resulted. The Society for the History of Discoveries (SHD)
paper sessions will begin on Thursday 22 September, and will conclude on
Sunday, September 25, 2011.

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 (max. 500 words)

- a statement whether the presentation will include PowerPoint
compatible images or digital audio recordings. Indicate anticipated
audio-visual requirements

- a brief biographic sketch of the author(s)

Presenters interested in organizing a special session focused on a
single theme are particularly encouraged. SHD members are also 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 discovery and exploration.
Presenters are encouraged to use images (maps, paintings, photographs,
illustrations of historical places, 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: Gregory McIntosh (chair), Ron Fritze, Gerald Saxon

Posted by:

Thomas Sander

SHD Web Content Manager