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The 22nd Annual World History Association ConferenceNorth Hennepin Community College (NHCC), Minneapolis (Minnesota)26-29 June 2013Deadline for submissions: 31st MarchThis is the first time that the WHA has held its annual conference at acommunity college, and it is an outstanding opportunity for scholars,teachers and students to have access to all the top people in the fieldtoday. The conference will also host a "Meet the Author" series, havededicated teacher panels and workshops, have all major world historytextbooks publishers exhibiting, terrific keynote speakers, and a largenumber of panels, roundtables, workshops and much more in promoting thefield of world history.Call For PapersThis year’s conference themes are: "Diasporas and Refugees in World History"and "Roads, Trails, and Rivers in World History."The World History Association eagerly invites proposals from students,scholars, and teachers around the world on topics related to the scholarlyand/or pedagogical aspects of the conference's themes, although proposalsfrom any area of world history will be considered.* Panels (up to 3 panelists, one chair, and one discussant) – Individualpapers, each 20 minutes in length * Single papers* Roundtables (between 4 to 5 participants) – 4-5 minute opening statementsfrom participants and then conversational dialogue with the audience* Mixed panels of K-12 teachers, students, university professors, andindependent scholars examining cutting-edge scholarship and its classroomintegration* Panels devoted to research in progress (and potential for classroomintegration)* Sessions dealing with the current scholarship of "big issues" in worldhistory (and potential for classroom integration)* Proposals for poster displays and presentationsPrearranged panels are given priority, but individual papers are considered.Accepted individual papers are arranged into panels by the ProgramCommittee. Papers and proposed panels that do not fit into the conferencethemes are considered and accepted, as space allows.Each proposal should include: a maximum 250-word abstract for each paper, aone page curriculum vitae for each participant, and a brief statement aboutthe paper(s) original contribution(s) to scholarship or pedagogy. All papersshould be presented in English (if this is a concern please indicate as muchand the committee will take the matter under consideration). Please onlymake A/V requests if absolutely necessary, due to costs, logistics andpotential technical difficulties. As always, handouts are welcome.Proposals must be submitted using the forms and guidelines available at&#60;http://www.thewha.org/&#62; http://www.thewha.org.Information regarding accommodations, registration, keynote speakers, andrelated issues is posted, and regularly updated, on the WHA website:&#60;http://www.thewha.org/&#62; www.thewha.org.Please register at the time of paper/panel submission. Panel organizersshould ensure that all panel members register for the conference at the timeof a proposal submission. If you do not receive funding from yourinstitution, your paper is not accepted, or the occasion arises that youcannot attend the conference, you may request a full registration fee refundbefore April 15, 2013. After that date, regular cancellation policies apply.Visit  &#60;http://www.thewha.org/&#62; www.thewha.org for further details.