The Hoosier Folklore Society will hold its Annual Meeting on Saturday, November 7, 2009, at the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane, Nashville, Indiana.

The theme of this year’s annual meeting is Alternative Perspectives on Place: The Intersection of Folklore and History. The planning committee invites proposals for papers or presentations that consider local and global traditions and their role in folklore and/or history. As always, topics outside of this theme are welcome.

Most papers presented at Hoosier Folklore Society meetings are 30 minutes in length, but shorter presentations are also accommodated. Presenters at the meeting must be members in good standing of the Hoosier Folklore Society. However, it is not necessary to join in advance in order to submit a proposal.

Each proposal should include the title and a 100-word abstract of the paper or presentation, as well as the full name and hometown or institutional affiliation of the presenter.

Submit your proposal via e-mail by August 1, 2009, to the Conference Committee at HoosierFolklore@gmail.com.