The theme of this meeting is "Back Down to the Crossroads: Integrative American Studies in Theory and Practice." Sessions will include "Visions and Revisions: How to Build a High School American Studies Program," "Teaching Memoirs and Oral History in the K–12 Classroom: Identities at the Crossroads," "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Immigration," "Teaching Politics and the Politics of Teaching: Three Scholars Share Pedagogical Strategies," "The Future of American and Ethnic Studies," "Framing Visual Evidence: The Position of Visual and Popular Culture in American Studies," and "Getting Great Advising: A Workshop for Graduate Students."

This conference's theme is "Historians and Educators: Building and Assessing Partnerships." The goal of the conference is to foster a conversation among historians and education faculty about teaching history to undergraduates. This second conference will extend that conversation to the teaching of history at all levels by including sessions on building historian and K–12 educator collaboration, assessing existing partnerships, preparing students for careers outside the K—12 classroom, and options for creating a history educators' consortium for professional development.

The National Preservation Conference is the premier preservation conference in the United States for professionals in preservation and allied fields, dedicated volunteers, and serious supporters. It is the single best source for information, ideas, inspiration, and contacts.

The theme for this conference is Globalizing Historiography. The program includes over 200 sessions, encompassing the varied geographical, chronological, and topical interest of historians today, as well as a special series of sessions on teaching sponsored by the AHA and affiliated societies. A Teaching Workshop for the National History Education Clearinghouse will be held on Jan. 3. This workshop is specifically designed for K–12 teachers and will have a variety of speakers and presentations, as well as lunch provided. Workshop registration must be done in advance.

This conference will cover topics including "Why Study Local History?," "NYS Standards and Local History," "How Can the Lower Hudson Valley Be Used as a Resource?," "Transportation and the Westchester Ecology," "Hudson River Art: Window into the American Culture," "Queen City of the Sound," "Integrating Local History Resources into the Classroom, The Somers Experience," "The Mourning Bell: The Bell President-Elect Lincoln Rung," and "The Queen City and the Classroom."