Proposals for individual papers or panels in all areas of history, including public history, are welcome for the 48th annual Missouri Valley History Conference to be held March 3-5, 2005 at the Embassy Suites Old Market in Omaha, NE. Proposals, consisting of abstract(s) and one-page vitae, should be sent by October 15, 2004 to the program chair, Prof. Tom Buchanan (contact information provided below). Those wishing to have their proposals acknowledged should also include a stamped, self-addressed postcard. Email for questions/submissions: mvhc@unomaha.edu. For more information see the website listed below.

The Society of Military History will sponsor several sessions at the 2005 MVHC. Please send proposals for these sessions directly to Dr. Kevin K. Carroll, Dept. of History, P.O. Box 87287-2501; e-mail kcarroll@asu.edu.