NCPH News and Conference Updates Feb. 20, 2013
21 February 2013 – editors
NEWS
2013 NCPH Award Winners. Click here for the list of NCPH Award recipients. Congratulations to all! Full details will be announced during the 2013 Annual Meeting in Ottawa.
Video Contest Has Its First Entrant! This is how it’s done, people. You, too, can enter by making a 1-2 minute video introducing yourself and your public history audience(s). (“Knowing Your Public(s)….” is the 2013 NCPH Annual Meeting theme.) Post your video to Youtube and email us the link ([email protected]) by March 11. Click here for more details.
NCPH CONFERENCE UPDATES
Conference Hotel – More Rooms Available. If you haven’t made hotel reservations yet for #NCPH2013, don’t delay! Our main hotel and conference meeting space, the Delta Ottawa City Centre, still has rooms available if you’re staying Thursday-Saturday. If you plan to arrive earlier, there are rooms at the Minto only 2 blocks away at the same discounted price as the Delta, $159/night CDN. Rate will be available until March 22 or the rooms are filled. To book at room at the Minto, call (800)267-3377 and reference group code #582113. Click here for more information.
Mentors: Are You Coming to Ottawa? Do you feel a little unsure about what to do, or feel that you have knowledge to pass on? Whether you’re a conference beginner, a seasoned pro, or somewhere in between, NCPH would like you to participate in our Conference Mentor/Mentee program. It’s a small investment of time at the annual meeting that will help to shape someone’s future. Contact the NCPH mentorship coordinator at [email protected].
“After the Cuts: The Future of History in Canada” We’ve added a roundtable sponsored by the Canadian Historical Association, 3:30 on Friday, 4/19. This special session will examine the wake of significant federal budget cuts, revised mandates, and institutional reorganizations in Canada, and it will open up a new conversation between key professional constituencies on how to move forward within this environment. Facilitator: Martin Laberge, Canadian Historical Association. Participants: Lyle Dick, Canadian Historical Association; Ellen Judd, Canadian Anthropological Society; Loryl MacDonald, Association of Canadian Archivists; and William Ross, Canadian Archaeological Association.
Looking for Discussion Topics for the Dine Arounds Let us know if you have a topic in mind and would like to be a Dine Around facilitator. Facilitators pick a focus for their Thursday (4/18) night dinner conversation, make reservations at a nearby restaurant (see p. 6 in Program), and agree to lead their group to dinner. Sample topics are here. Propose a topic to [email protected] by March 11.