We are seeking complete panels as well as individual papers.

The Historical Geography Network has an active membership of scholars who utilize geographic information systems (GIS) and other spatial tools to tackle a wide range of historical problems. We encourage papers and panels that utilize spatial methods to ask new historical questions as well as to revisit old ones. A number of interesting panel themes were suggested during a lively discussion at the annual general meeting in Boston. Examples include but are not limited to:

-- Generational Migrations

-- Ethnic Residential Patterns and Segregation

-- Racial Spaces

-- Capital Flows

-- Qualitative Applications of GIS

-- Political Networks and Diffusion

-- Rural GIS

-- GIS for World History

-- Historical Gazetteers

-- Environmental Geographies

-- Urban Social Networks

-- Spatial Censuses

-- Advanced Spatial Statistics and Modeling

-- Economic Diffusion and Westward Expansion

The 2012 conference will be held in downtown Vancouver, at the Westin Bayshore Hotel. For more information on the meeting as well as the call for papers, please refer to the SSHA website: www.ssha.org. The theme for this year’s conference is "Histories of Capitalism". However, all papers and panel submissions will be considered. We also encourage cross-network sponsorship of panels.

The deadline for papers and/or panel submissions is March 1, 2012.

The SSHA requests that submissions be made by means of its web conference management system. Paper title, brief abstract, and contact information should be submitted to: http://conference.ssha.org/ Panel proposals should include an organizer, discussant, and at least 3 paper presenters.