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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>Apologize for incomplete mailing. Please use info below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Dear members of International Society for the History of the Map (ISHM) and readers of postings to the ListServ of the ISHM:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>56th Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Discoveries (SHD) will be held 8-11 July 2015 in London, United Kingdom. Below as is the THIRD and <b>FINAL </b>call for papers. Click<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="http://www.sochistdisc.org/2015_annual_meeting_call_for_papers.htm">here</a><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>for the link to this announcement.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>NEW INFORMATION:</u></b> Co-hosted by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London. The day-by-day preliminary schedule has been posted to <a href="http://www.sochistdisc.org/2015_preliminary_schedule.htm">http://www.sochistdisc.org/2015_preliminary_schedule.htm</a> . The period described extends from the 7 July pre-conference reception through the 11 July post-conference to Royal Museums Greenwich. Included is initial hotel guidance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As further information is developed about this Annual Meeting, details will be promptly posted to the meeting website, and readers will be alerted by email.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Posted by:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thomas Sander<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>SHD Web Content Manager<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.sochistdisc.org">www.sochistdisc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:red'>+++++ EXCUSE CROSS POSTING ++++++++++<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Society for the History of Discoveries<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>56th Annual Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Co-hosted by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>July 8 (Wednesday) – July 11 (Saturday), 2015</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>London, United Kingdom</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Third and FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>For the first time since 1987 the</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.sochistdisc.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Society for the History of Discoveries</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'> <b>will convene in Europe and hold its</b> <b>Annual Meeting 2015 in London, United Kingdom</b>. <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>The scope of the Society's activities encompasses the discovery, exploration, and mapping of the earth's land and sea surface from earliest times to the present - the explorers and the explored. Fields of specialization thus include the history of European expansion, cartography, navigation, colonial settlement, biography, and bibliography.</span></strong></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>In addition to the <b>paper sessions</b> to be held at the Senate House of the University of London and the Conference Center of the British Library the Annual Meeting will be complemented by <b>excursions</b> to the </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.rgs.org/HomePage.htm" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Royal Geographical Society</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>, the Map Room of the </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.bl.uk/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>British Library</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>, and the </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.rmg.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>National Maritime Museum</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'> in Greenwich.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>This event is co-hosted by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London.</span><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>A detailed program including information on scheduled excursions, online-registration, and recommended accommodation close-by the paper session locations will be published in due time on the Society’s website: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.sochistdisc.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>http://www.sochistdisc.org/</span></a> . The preliminary schedule as of 20 November 2014 has been posted to <a href="http://www.sochistdisc.org/2015_preliminary_schedule.htm" target="_blank">http://www.sochistdisc.org/2015_preliminary_schedule.htm</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>The time and location of the Annual Meeting in London enables interested overseas delegates to attend conveniently back-to-back the </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.ichc2015.be/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>26th International Conference on the History of Cartography</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'> in nearby Antwerp, Belgium, on July 12-17, 2015.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>* * *</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>The Program Committee of the Society for the History of Discoveries invites those wishing to make a presentation at the 2015 Annual Meeting in London to submit a proposal to the joint chairs of the committee at their earliest convenience:</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:demhardt@uta.edu"><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>demhardt@uta.edu</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'> (Dr. Imre Demhardt, Garrett Chair in the History of Cartography, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington TX 76019-0529, USA / 817-272-0122);</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:matthews@iwu.edu"><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>matthews@iwu.edu</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'> (Dr. James Matthews, Chair, French and Italian, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington IL 61702-2900, USA / 309-556-3571).</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>The deadline for the submissions of paper proposals is </span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:red'>January 14, 2015</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>The Program Committee welcomes proposals from <b>SHD members, scholars, and the general public</b> that address <b><u>all aspects of geographical discovery and exploration</u>.</b></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>To emphasize the venue of 2015 submissions on</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Maritime Exploration</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Islands</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>are especially encouraged. However, <b>all paper proposals of high quality, regardless of geographical orientation, will be considered</b>.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>The SHD paper sessions will begin in the early afternoon on <b>Wednesday, July 8,</b> and will conclude by late afternoon on <b>Friday, July 10</b>. Individual papers should be limited to <b>25 minutes</b> and will be followed by 5 minutes for Questions & Answers.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>The audience at SHD meetings is diverse and includes academics and members of various professions. All are especially interested in the processes and consequences of geographical exploration and discovery. Presenters are encouraged to use images (maps, paintings, photographs, etc.). For the benefit of the audience all visuals have to be presented as PowerPoint compatible projections.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Paper proposals are due </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:red'>January 14, 2015</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:red'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>and should include:</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>the title of the presentation</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>the author’s name and address, including email address and affiliation</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>an abstract summarizing the paper’s scope and conclusions (<b>maximum of 500 words)</b></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>a statement about the originality of the contents of the paper: how much is new, unpublished material, based on research in primary sources, etc.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>a statement whether the presentation will include presentation digital media</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>a brief biographic sketch of the author(s)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>SHD welcomes submissions from graduate students and emerging scholars. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>A stipend of $500 will be awarded to up to two outstanding submissions to help with registration, travel to and accommodations in London.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>When reviewing the abstract submissions preference will be given to such papers indicating an interest in a publication in the Society’s journal, <i>Terrae Incognitae </i></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>(</span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.sochistdisc.org/terrae_incognitae/terrae-incognitae.htm" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>http://www.sochistdisc.org/terrae_incognitae/terrae-incognitae.htm</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>)<i>.</i></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>With warmest regards,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Imre J. Demhardt</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>James D. Matthews</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Joint Chairs: Program Committee</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>