[HistoricCemeterieslistserv] Association for Gravestone Studies Conference information

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2016 AGS Conference: Call for Papers and Participation Sessions
June 21-26, 2016
Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio
Proposals are solicited for scholarly papers, 25 minutes in length, to be presented during the Evening Lectures, June 22-25. Please send your proposal and a 250-word abstract by February 1, 2016 to Nancy Tatarek, Lecture Program Coordinator: netatarek at gmail.com<mailto:netatarek at gmail.com>.
Proposals are solicited for participation/class sessions, of 45 minutes in length, to be presented Thursday, June 23 and Saturday, June 25. These sessions are not for presenting research papers, unless the paper is about how to do a particular type of research using the presenter's research as a case study. We encourage panel discussions and will allow more than one time slot if needed. Please send your proposal and a 250-word abstract by February 1, 2016 to Judy Juntunen and Krista Horrocks, Participation/Class Sessions Coordinators:
rycraftjuntunen at aol.com<mailto:rycraftjuntunen at aol.com>.

AGS 2016 Conference Scholarship for Students

STUDENTS: Have you been doing research on gravestones, cemeteries, or a closely related topic?  Would you like an opportunity to attend the next Association for Gravestone Studies Conference and Annual Meeting as a guest of AGS?  Enter the AGS Student Scholarship Competition.

The next AGS Conference will be held at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 21 - 26.

Requirements: The applicant must be a graduate or undergraduate student at an accredited college or university, as well as a member of the Association for Gravestone Studies. A student membership is just $25 per year and includes the next published issue of Markers, four issues of the AGS Quarterly, and more.

Application: Each applicant should submit a proposal for a twenty-minute presentation: a scholarly paper suitable for delivery at an academic conference, or a report of comparable quality on an on-going research project, to be presented at the Friday evening lecture session. PowerPoint is the preferred presentation medium.

Each entry should include the title, a summary or abstract and a PDF of the PowerPoint program, as well as a letter of recommendation from an academic adviser. Your entry should consist of a cover letter, with attachments, emailed to soulestones at gmail.com<mailto:soulestones at gmail.com>.

The award will cover registration and activities fees, plus room and board for the full conference (about $525) and will include a cash prize of $200, which will be presented at the conference.

Deadline: March 31, 2016

Address all questions to the Scholarship Committee, c/o soulestones at gmail.com.<mailto:soulestones at gmail.com>
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