Annual Conference
University of Edinburgh, 13-15 September 2012
Call for panel proposals
The German History Society in the UK and Ireland, which publishes the journal German History, is inviting panel proposals for its third Annual Conference. The 2012 Conference, generously supported by the German Historical Institute London, will be hosted by the University of Edinburgh.
The Society invites historians of Germany from all parts of the world to submit panel proposals on what they regard as cutting-edge research topics in German history ranging from the middle ages to contemporary Germany. Panels will last for 90 minutes and should have three speakers and a chair. Papers should be no longer than 20 minutes.
Deadline for submission of proposals: 1 MARCH 2012. The Society’s Committee will select proposals and inform applicants during May 2012. Postgraduate students are explicitly encouraged to participate in panels or to submit their own panel proposals.
Please note that panellists will have to bear the costs of travel and accommodation themselves. Some bursaries will be available for postgraduate students and colleagues who do not have access to travel funds (please contact the Secretary if you would like to apply for such funds). There will be a modest conference fee of £30 (waged) and £10 (unwaged) for delegates who are not members of the German History Society. The conference is free for members of the German History Society. Find out how to join.
One copy of the panel proposal (including names of speakers, titles of their papers, brief abstracts and overall description of the panel; no longer than one page A4 please) should be sent in electronic format to the Secretary of the German History Society, Dr Jim Bjork, at the following address: jim@germanhistorysociety.org.
