Public History News Update

Here’s what’s up at the National Council on Public History.

 

Registration Now Open! -- Milwaukee 2012 Meeting
Online registration has begun for the NCPH/Organization of American Historians joint conference, April 18-22. Members of both groups receive the member discount and will get a printed Program by mail in January.  http://annualmeeting.oah.org/registration/

NCPH Election has Begun 

Eleven souls are on the slate for the 2012 Election of the vice president, Board, and Nominating Committee.  NCPH members received an email (Nov.30) containing a link to the online ballot.  (Please contact ncph@iupui.edu if you believe your membership is current but you did not receive the message.) Candidate statements are at http://ncph.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012-Candidate-Bios.pdf.  Your vote counts!

We Want Your Nominations for the Steering Committee of IFPH

Created in 2010, the International Federation for Public History encourages and coordinates research, practice, and teaching in Public History.  NCPH provides key support for the IFPH and is assisting with the elections for its Steering Committee. Candidates should make themselves known by the 9 January 2012 by contacting Thomas Cauvin (member of the Nominating Committee; thomas.cauvin@eui.eu), highlighting the position(s) they wish to apply for and include a short biography (less than 200 words). Read more at the IFPH website: http://ncph.org/cms/international-federation-for-public-history/  
 
Jobs for Historians - New Session at the AHA 
Public Historians will be represented in a new session, “Jobs for Historians: Approaching the Crisis from the Demand Side,” which the American Historical Association has added to its annual meeting, to take place Friday, January 6 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Sheraton’s Chicago Ballroom VII.   AHA President Anthony Grafton is chair of the session, while  Jesse Lemisch (John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY), Edward Balleisen (Duke University), John Dichtl (National Council on Public History), and Lynn Hunt (UCLA) make up the panel.  http://aha.confex.com/aha/2012/webprogram/Session7309.html