NCPH seeks site proposals for its annual meeting beginning in the year 2013 and beyond.
Proposals, preferably submitted by an NCPH member, should include the following information:
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A statement of why the site is appropriate for the NCPH annual meeting.
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Information regarding support from local individuals, institutions, and agencies who could work together to plan a successful conference. Letters of intent would strengthen the proposal.
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Potential arrangements for meeting facilities, hotels, and transportation, with approximate costs. Please contact us for more details.
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Proposed dates for the meeting, generally between 15 March and 1 May.
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Any other details that might strengthen the proposal.
Since the NCPH Board of Directors considers proposals at its spring and fall meetings, a representative(s) of the host institution(s) should plan to present and discuss the site proposal. Proposal should be sent the the NCPH Executive Office by March 1 for the spring board meeting or October 1 for the fall board meeting.
The NCPH Executive Office looks forward to working with you; please contact us at 317-274-2716 or by email.
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One of our primary objectives is to promote professionalism and best practices in public history. This includes offering professional development opportunities to members and others. Our annual meeting affords an excellent opportunity to do this. Workshops have been common at most of our conferences; they should become a regular component. With careful planning and input from members, stimulating workshops could be offered before, during, and after the meeting. If they work well at the conference and deal with a topic of wide interest, NCPH should seek to offer workshops beyond the conference.
Another of our objectives is to provide leadership in addressing the myriad of issues inherent in public history, both from the perspective of practitioners and the publics we serve. In part, this entails developing partnerships and relationships with other organizations, professions, professionals, and communities. Future annual meetings can achieve this by directly incorporating
into the program local public history organizations and their audiences. This is something we already do, but we need to improve on this effort. |
Read more of NCPH President Bill Bryans's comments about the purpose of the conference and considerations for future sites on page 5 in the June 2007 issue of Public History News.