:: CONFERENCES ::

The ASLH will go to Ottawa, Ontario, for the 2008 meeting, and the dates are November 13-16. The local arrangements committee, chaired by Constance Backhouse and DeLoyd J. Guth, has produced a zippy flier and an informative Guide that gives a good idea what Ottawa is like. The guide also contains practical information, including a full range of accommodations to fit every budget.

The conference hotel is the Fairmont Chateau Laurier (pictured below).  All the sessions, the Continental breakfasts, the annual lunch, and the Thursday and Saturday receptions will be held there. It’s a grand old hotel, and it should be fun. We have negotiated what is for this hotel a remarkably cheap rate of Canadian $189 for a basic double room. To obtain the rate you should telephone 1-800-441-1414 or 506-863-6310 and indicate that you are booking for the ASLH Annual Meeting. Rooms for the meeting may also be booked through a special website that the hotel has arranged. (Do not use the hotel’s regular website; you won’t be able to get the special rate that way.) In order to obtain the rate you must book before October 12. Also, all Canadian hotel rates (including the one listed above) are subject to an additional tax of 15%.

Information about room-sharing will be available on this page in due course.

The program committee, chaired by Laura Edwards and David Seipp, has just completed a remarkably successful call for papers. It should be a bang-up meeting. A preliminary program will be available shortly.