Call for Presentations: Oral History Digital Showcase
2008 OHA Annual Meeting
A Convergence of Interests: Oral History in the Digital Age
October 15 – 19, 2008
Sheraton Station Square Hotel , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
In the spirit of this year’s theme, “A Convergence of Interests: Oral History in the Digital Age,” the 2008 Annual Meeting will focus special attention on oral history and digital technologies.
The “Oral History Digital Showcase”-an interactive plenary session- will highlight a wide range of innovative oral history and new media projects on Saturday morning. Poster sessions are an effective forum to share digital projects. This plenary session will allow the audience to move around the room interacting informally with presenters and exploring the featured projects. Presenters may feature problem solving efforts, research on new media, digital exhibits, audio tours, Web-based collections, archival programs, new media applications, interactive games, and education projects. We encourage students to share their digital oral history projects.
Proposal format: Please submit one-page proposal for the “Digital Showcase” along with a one-page vita or resume for each presenter involved in your project. Each submission must be accompanied by the cover sheet that you will find on the Oral History Association web page.
Proposals for the Digital Showcase may be submitted by mail, or email, and should be postmarked or sent by March 15, 2008. (Note that the deadline for papers and panels is January 15, 2008.)
