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LOS ANGELES WELCOMES OAH FOR 2001 ANNUAL MEETING
7 February 2001
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—2,500 panelists, teachers, exhibitors, and interested participants are expected to attend the 94th Annual Meeting of the Organization of American Historians in Los Angeles, California, 26-29 April 2001.
Featured highlights at this year's meeting at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel include:
Presidential address by urban historian Kenneth T. Jackson
A session on writing biography including Blanche Wiesen Cook, David Levering Lewis, and Donald Worster
A session on U.S. history survey course textbooks featuring David M. Kennedy, Mary Beth Norton, and Edward Ayers
Three sessions critiquing the work of Peter Novick, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and Richard White
A plenary session featuring NEH chair William R. Ferris and including Darlene Clark Hine, Joyce Appleby, Linda K. Kerber, and William H. Chafe
A debate on the 2000 presidential election featuring Republican strategist Arianna Huffington, Democratic strategist Susan Estrich, and historians James T. Patterson and William E. Leuchtenburg
More than 140 panels, tours, and workshops on American history
In the spirit of the conference theme —"Connections: Broadening Our Audiences"— OAH has made significant changes to the Annual Meeting that should make it more welcoming for history educators of all backgrounds and regions:
A completely redesigned and more visually interesting Annual Meeting Program
Sunday morning "Chat Rooms" that allow less formal discussions between meeting participants on any topic they choose
Five Thursday evening Regional Receptions hosted by OAH Executive Board members that encourage contacts among colleagues in their geographic area
More Focus on Teaching sessions than ever before for history educators, including an AP American History Breakfast and professional development certificates available to teachers who want to receive continuing education credits
The preregistration deadline is 5 April 2001. To register or view the program online, visit http://www.oah.org/meetings/2001/index.html. For further information, contact the Convention Manager at (812) 855-7311 or meetings@oah.org. Founded in 1907, OAH is the largest professional association of historians dedicated to the research and teaching of American history.
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