We are now calling for papers for the 2003 BAAS Conference. Papers can be presented on any subject relating to the study of the United States of America. Poster sessions will also be held and proposals for these are positively encouraged and welcomed. Proposals for 20 minute papers should be a maximum of 250 words with a provisional title. These will be arranged into panel groups. Panel proposals by two or more people, sharing a common theme, are also invited. Postgraduates, as well as senior researchers, are encouraged to apply.

Aberystwyth, Wales, ("Aber Ystwyth" in Welsh means 'mouth of the river Ystwyth') is an ancient medieval town established over seven hundred years ago. Located at the heart of West Wales, Aberystwyth is surrounded on three sides by areas of outstanding natural beauty that includes some of the most glorious countryside in Great Britain - the Plynlimon mountains, the south Snowdonia mountain range, and the Rheidol Valley - not to mention Ceredigion's beautiful, rugged Heritage Coast. With its Norman castle, its Victorian and Edwardian seafront promenade, the National Library of Wales (where many of the greatest literary treasures of Wales and other Celtic countries are securely stored, including the illuminated "Black Book of Carmarthen", the oldest surviving manuscript written in the Welsh language), Aberystwyth is also the site of the oldest institution of the University of Wales, founded in 1872. Other places of interest include the Vale of Rheidol Narrow Gauge Steam Railway and the Electric Cliff Railway, which leads to the Great Aberystwyth Camera Obscura.

Proposals should be submitted by e-mail, fax, or regular mail, by 31st October 2002.