The steering committee of the 27th annual Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression invites all CLIO readers to attend this year’s conference in Chattanooga, November 7-9.  The symposium is sponsored by the George R. West, Jr. Chair of Excellence in Communication and Public Affairs, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga communication department, the Walter and Leona Schmitt Family Foundation Research Fund, and the Hazel Dicken-Garcia Fund for the Symposium, and because of this sponsorship, no registration fee will be charged. If you are interested in attending, please contact David Sachsman at david-sachsman@utc.edu. Additional information is available at www.utc.edu/west-chair-communication/symposium/index.php .