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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
am Director of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
(ACSUS), a membership based non profit promoting greater awareness of Canada in
the US. We recently announced the Call for Submissions for our 21<sup>st</sup>
Biennial Conference: “<i>Ottawa: A Capital City</i>”. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Would
you please share the information below with the CATR community? We had a lot of
success at our 2009 conference in San Diego by reaching out to the CFHSS
community. A link to the information presented below can be found here: <a
href="http://www.acsus.org/display.cfm?id=275">http://www.acsus.org/display.cfm?id=275</a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank
you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>David
Archibald </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>CALL FOR PROPOSALS</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>21st</b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt'> </span>ACSUS
Biennial Conference</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>November 16-20, 2011</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>The Westin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
(ACSUS) welcomes proposals<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>for papers, roundtables, workshops and poster presentations
at its 21<span style='font-size:8.0pt'>th </span>Biennial meeting<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>to be held in Ottawa, Ontario, November 16-20, 2011. ACSUS
is a multidisciplinary<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>organization that seeks to encourage the study of Canada and
U.S.-Canadian relations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We welcome submissions from academics and professionals in
the fields of the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>humanities, social sciences, business, education and the
natural and life sciences. The<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>theme for this biennial is “Ottawa: A Capital
City” and affords participants to explore a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>host of sub themes associated with the city’s function
as the capital of Canada. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>All proposals should have a distinctive Canadian focus, but
we also encourage submissions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>that consider Canada in a comparative context. We are
particularly interested in<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>receiving submissions that examine Canada within a Western
Hemispheric or global<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>setting. Proposals that seek to explore contemporary issues
of concern such as borders,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>migration, trade, technology, the environment and education
are especially welcomed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The conference will take place at the Westin in the heart of
the city and close to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Parliament Hill, the National Gallery and the Byward market
area.. We anticipate a high<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>level of interest in the Ottawa Biennial so we encourage you
to submit your proposal in a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>timely fashion.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Conference Sections include: <b><i>Anthropology, Sociology
and First Nations; Arts—Visual</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>and Performing; Business, Trade and Economics; Gender,
Identity and Diversity;</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Geography, Resources, Environment; History; Border
Issues and Migration; Foreign</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Policy and Defense; Literature in English; Literature
in French; Politics and Public</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Policy; The North; Quebec and the French Presence in
North America; Education;</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Canada in Comparative Perspective; Life Sciences and
Technology</i></b>. Poster Sessions are<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>also planned.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>The deadline for submissions is December 15, 2010.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>PROPOSALS</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Submissions must be made using the online submission forms<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Additional information concerning the biennial conference
and associated events can be<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>found at <b><span style='color:blue'><a
href="http://www.acsus.org/display.cfm?id=275">http://www.acsus.org/display.cfm?id=275</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:blue'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:blue'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:gray'>David Archibald</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Executive Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:gray'>The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:gray'>2030 M Street, NW, Suite 350</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Washington, DC 20036</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Tel: 202-775-9007</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Fax: 202-775-0061</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Web: <a href="http://www.acsus.org">www.acsus.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:red'>21st ACSUS Biennial Conference, Westin Ottawa, Canada, November
16-20, 2011</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:red'>ACSUS: 40 years of Canadian Studies, 1971-2011</span></em><em><span
style='color:gray'> </span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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