Frontiers in Digital History Conference

The American Association for History and Computing has extended the deadline for its 2009 Annual Conference, “Frontiers in Digital History,” to March 2. The conference is taking place at George Mason University on April 3-5. Here’s the updated call for papers:

Frontiers in Digital History
The American Association for History and Computing (AAHC)
2009 Annual Conference
April 3–5, 2009
George Mason University

What frontiers in digital history are we only beginning to explore, or have yet to explore? What promising but under-utilized tools, techniques, and ideas exist in digital media that can help us do better history? Join the American Association for History and Computing for a lively discussion about the frontiers in doing history with digital media. This conference will be of interest to anyone charting new territory in digital history—both online and in the academic and public worlds—including museum professionals, archivists, librarians, historic preservationists, IT professionals, filmmakers, and academic historians.

Suggested topics for proposals include (but are not limited to):

* Museums and exhibits
* GIS
* Aggregating history
* Web 2.0 exhibits and archives
* Designing and developing digital history
* Teaching digital history
* Visualizing the past
* Networked Research

The conference committee encourages participants to go beyond theory and into the realm of practice through a variety of presentation formats, including:

* Project Demonstrations and prototypes
* Paper Presentations
* Roundtable Discussions
* Workshops

All presenters must be current members of the AAHC. Proposals for complete panels should include a chair. All proposals must include a 200-word abstract for each paper, along with a brief vita for each participant. Please be sure to indicate which member of the panel will serve as the contact person for future correspondence. Please include name, address, telephone number, and email address for each participant.

The deadline for proposal submissions has been extended to March 2, 2009. Send proposals (plain text, Word, RTF, or PDF) or inquiries to either:

Jeremy Boggs
Email: jeremy@clioweb.org

Or

Jillian Hinegardner
Email: jhinegardner@ursuline.edu

If you have questions, or are interested in participating, send me or Jillian an email. Hope we see you in April!