Proposals for presentations in any field of Canadian Studies are requested. Of special interest are papers and panels that examine Canadian connections to the National Capital District, Canadian-American diplomacy, or the relationship of Canadian provinces to the American Northeast, mid-Atlantic or South. Abstracts of 250 words should be submitted electronically to both conference co-chairs: Andrew Holman, Department of History, Bridgewater State College, Massachusetts (a2holman@bridgew.edu) AND Richard Parker, Department of Marketing and Advertising, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (rdparker@ualr.edu) by MAY 1, 2008 (extended deadline)

For details on the conference hotel and registration see the “Newsletter” page on the MANECCS website (http://www.maneccs.org/news/newsletter.cfm/). MANECCS and SACS are regional organizations of Canadian Studies scholars within the United States. We seek a broad participation for this conference, within and outside our respective regions and from students of Canada at all levels of scholarly study.