Call for Papers

The North American Society for Oceanic History
And the National Maritime Historical Society
2007 Annual Meeting
Kings Point, New York
17-20 May 2007

The United States Merchant Marine Academy will host the 2007 Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Oceanic History and the National Maritime Historical Society. The Conference will take place 17-20 May 2007 at Kings Point, New York, overlooking Long Island Sound.

The Conference theme will be “The Merchant Marine in Peace and War.” The Program Committee solicits papers and panels that deal with the variety of roles the merchant marine has played in exploration, trade, nation building, labor relations, diplomacy, and warfare. In addition, papers describing interdisciplinary methods to examine the merchant marine’s history such as literature, art, public history, and underwater archaeology are especially encouraged. Although the conference will highlight the theme of the merchant marine, the Program Committee also seeks papers and panels that deal with other perspectives of maritime and naval history.

Panel proposals must include a.) a brief statement of the panel’s scholarly contribution b.) abstracts of each paper, not to exceed 250 words per paper c.) a brief C.V. for all panel members and d.) contact information for all panel members including phone number, address, affiliation, and email. Individual paper proposals should include a statement of scholarly contribution, a 250-word abstract, a brief C.V., and contact information. The Program Committee also encourages NASOH and NMHS members who are interested to volunteer for service as panel chairs by sending a brief C.V. and letter of interest.

The deadline for proposal submission is 1 December 2006. The Program Committee will accept printed or electronic proposal packets. Packets should be sent to:

Captain Channing M. Zucker, USN (Ret.)
4640 Hoylake Drive
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462-4547
(757) 499-6919
chanz@cox.net

Further information about the conference can be found online at www.nasoh.org or by contacting Dr. Joshua M. Smith, Assistant Professor of History at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at smithj@usmma.edu.