Extended Deadline: Submit proposals by March 26, 2012

Contact Information

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Contact us by email: Tubman.Conference@gmail.com

Contact us by mail: Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conference,

5624 Belle Aire Road, East New Market, MD. 21631

The purpose of this conference is to focus on the research about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad as represented by the rich, cross cultural, tri-racial, multi-state stories rooted in intricate relationships based on family, community, and faith. This conference seeks to provide a forum for historians, students, educators, genealogists, researchers, community members, and artists to share and compare research, historical methods, interpretation, curriculum ideas, and creative artistic expressions with a growing community of enthusiasts.

We are seeking proposals focusing on Harriet Tubman, as well as Underground Railroad histories related to people, places and events of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and the many pathways throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New England and Canada. We encourage both broadly conceived, or narrowly focused presentations that inform, educate, challenge, and engage a broad audience.

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Workshop sessions, panels, cultural/artistic activities, and media presentations shall be one hour in length. All programming is expected to encourage and facilitate audience interaction. Individual proposed programs will be considered at the Conference Committee’s discretion, and grouped together, if possible.

Proposals should be no more than two double-spaced pages and include the following information:

Type of Presentation: Workshop, panel discussion, individual paper, cultural or artistic program/performance, media production, poster session or exhibit.

Presenter Contact Information: Information to contact you about your submittal.

Title of Presentation: Give title of the session and the titles of each individual paper presented.

Presentation Details:

Content - Include description of topic/theme of panel, workshop, program, performance, poster, media, or exhibit, as well as brief description of each paper. Include a brief comment on what audience participants may learn from this workshop or cultural/artistic presentation.

Intended Audience – Describe the intended audience (scholarly, general public, children, local, regional, national communities).

Presenter Information – Provide name(s) of panel members, workshop presenters, performers, artists, and facilitators, with contact information (including work/home/cell phone numbers), affiliation, if any, and biographical information.

Technology requirements: Specify Power Point, slide projector, computer projection, internet access, and other audio visual needs.

Call For Proposals

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conference

“Connecting the Pieces of the Puzzle”

Family, Faith, Community and Freedom

Cambridge, Maryland, June 1-2, 2012

Cambridge Branch of Chesapeake College