Please get involved in the upcoming conference as a mentor or mentee. The AEJMC’s mentorship program will enter in its second year of operation with the August 2013 Conference. So far we have matched three mentors and mentees, and we are looking to make more connections.

The program is very straightforward. Each Division/Group identifies first-time conference attendees and matches them with members who are willing to serve as mentors. All who participate in the program are asked to attend the new member breakfast during the conference. Beyond that, each mentor is asked to provide first time attendees with any information that will make their experience less intimidating. Guy Golan, the AEJMC Membership Committee chair, said the idea behind the program is a simple one. “We hope to match first time conference attendees with seasoned AEJMC conference veterans who will show them the conference ropes and make their experience less intimidating.” Please consider being a part of this program in 2013 on behalf of the History Division. You may contact me at gustaf13@u.washington.edu to sign up as a mentor or to be matched as a mentee!

The History Division is participating in 15 different sessions at the 2013 annual convention in Washington, D.C., including paper and scholar-to-scholar research sessions, teaching and PF&R panels and two off-site sessions. The annual members business meeting will be on Friday at 6:45 p.m.

This PDF file has an outline of dates/times and the type of session. More complete information, including room numbers, will be in the conference program.

The History Division is taking advantage of this year’s conference location by planning two off-site programs at popular Washington, D.C. destinations.

On Friday, August 9th, a panel titled “Working with Photos at the Library of Congress” will be held at the Library of Congress (located at 101 Independence Ave. SE). The panel runs from 1:30 – 3:15 pm. Panel organizer Christopher Daly (Boston University), author of Covering America, will be joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Susan Walsh, and the LoC’s Senior Curator of Photography Beverly Brannan, who has edited two books on FSA photographers during the Great Depression and is an expert on women photojournalists. After the panel, attendees are encouraged to explore the Great Hall and exhibitions on their own or join a docent-guided tour at 3:30 pm.  Because of logistical issues, the LoC program will be limited to 25 people. Participants will gather at 12:45 pm in the lobby of the conference hotel to travel via taxi or Metro (if you are feeling adventurous) to the LoC. More details will be shared as we get closer to the conference.

The History Division is also teaming up with the Entertainment Studies Interest Group for a tour of the International Spy Museum on Saturday, August 10th from 1:45 – 3:15 pm. Division members will need to pay the museum’s admission fee of $19.95. Participants will tour the museum’s permanent galleries and its special exhibit, “Exquisitely Evil: 50 Years of Bond Villains,” which should be a special treat for 007 fans. The museum is just a block away from the conference hotel at 800 F Street NW. Those attending should plan to meet in the hotel lobby at 1:30 pm. More information will be passed along before the conference.

If you are interested in attending either (or both!) programs, please go to the Doodle poll (http://doodle.com/u998qy52prysesqw) and sign up by July 31st. You can indicate in the “Comment” section if you are a “maybe.” This will allow us to estimate the amount of interest in the programs so we can finalize the logistics.  If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Burns (Lisa.Burns@quinnipiac.edu).