Librarians, Archivists, and Museum Professionals in the History of the Health Sciences (LAMPHHS) invites you to submit a proposal for its annual meeting, to be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 10-11, 2023. We welcome all proposals, but we are especially interested in hearing about how a recent project fostered a renewed commitment to your career working with historical health sciences collections.
Session Formats: The Program Committee encourages submission of proposals that may include, but are not limited to, the following formats:
- Individual Presentations: Speakers should expect to give a presentation of no more than 15 minutes followed by 10 minutes of discussion. Individual papers will be combined into panels.
- Panel Discussion: Open session with a panel of 3 to 4 individuals informally discussing a variety of theories or perspectives on a common topic. Please confirm participation with all panelists before submitting the panel proposal.
- Lightning Talk: Five-minute presentations on a theme. Individual lightning talks will be combined into joint sessions.
- Traditional Conference Paper: Open session with two to three fully prepared papers of fifteen (15) minutes each and a comment and discussion period after the presentations.
- Special Focus Session: 60-minute session designed to highlight innovative archives or museum programs, new techniques, and research projects. Audience participation is encouraged.
NOTE: Panels and sessions are limited to 60 minutes: 12-15 minutes for each panelist + 12-15 minutes for Q&A.
Please submit your proposal via this submission form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScv0VfSZvGXl4-hGbe99eH479187n3yCZ5V0KCEL-gGsxAtXg/viewform
The deadline for submitting session proposals is Friday, February 25, 2023.
This will be a hybrid conference. Please note if you plan to present virtually or in person.
You must be a LAMPHHS member to submit a proposal. Not a member? Join for only $15.00 at https://lamphhs.org/
If you have any questions, please email Christopher Ryland: christopher.ryland at Vanderbilt.edu
LAMPHHS Program Committee 2023
- Christopher Ryland, Vanderbilt University, christopher.ryland at Vanderbilt.edu (chair)
- Margaret Balsch, University of Alabama-Birmingham
- Nicholas Webb, New York Medical College
- Sarah Alger, Russell Museum at MGH
- Stephen Greenberg (ex officio, LAMPHHS Education Committee)
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Christopher Ryland
Librarian/Archivist
Vanderbilt University Libraries
Nashville TN
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