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The ASLH will go to Dallas, Texas, for the 2009 meeting. The dates are November 12-14. The program committee, chaired by Stuart Banner and Victoria List, has just completed a remarkably successful call for papers. It should be a bang-up meeting. To download the preliminary program click here for Word document and here for pdf file. Congratulations are owing to Stuart Banner and Victoria List, co-chairs, and to the program committee both for the high quality of the program and for being at this time so far along in the process.

The conference hotel is the Fairmont Dallas.  All the sessions, the Continental breakfasts, the annual lunch, and the Thursday and Saturday receptions will be held there. It’s an elegant downtown hotel, and it should be fun. We have negotiated what is for this hotel a remarkably cheap rate of $169 for a basic double room. To obtain the rate you should telephone (toll-free) 866-540-4427 and indicate that you are booking for the ASLH Annual Meeting. Rooms for the meeting may also be booked through a special website that the hotel has arranged. (Do not use the hotel’s regular website; you won’t be able to get the special rate that way.)

The local arrangements committee, chaired by Joshua Tate and Josiah Daniel, has produced a zippy flier and an informative guide that gives a good idea what Dallas is like. The guide also contains practical information, including information about flights and the airport, and about a full range of accommodations to fit every budget. The guide may also be downloaded as a pdf file.