We seek papers, panels, and workshops on the topics of mixed race identity and multiracial consciousness in U.S. and global societies. Discussions about race and racial identification have become increasingly complex as a result of developments in the study of human genetics. The study of human genetics has come to have a profound influence on our understanding of social and historical relationships within and between human groups amid the rise of global multiracial movements. Is race and illusion? Does race have a future? These questions shape the underlying themse of this conference. Submit a one page abstract and brief cv to FutureofRace@gmail.com by June 1, 2008 if you are interested in participating in our conference. Also, see our conference website at http://FutureofRace.googlepages.com/home for further details.