“Reconstructing Nations, Reinventing People, and Reforming Societies”
March 19, 2016 – 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
William Johnston Building
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
The History Graduate Student Association at Florida State University is pleased to host the 8th Annual Southeast Regional Graduate Student Conference on March 16th, 2016 in Tallahassee, Florida. The theme for the conference is “Reconstructing Nations, Reinventing People, and Reforming Societies.” The conference will examine aftermaths and new beginnings, and investigate how individuals, societies, ideas, and boundaries evolve throughout time. We aim to expand our understanding of this theme with an interdisciplinary approach including but not limited to the fields of Anthropology, Education, Gender and Sexuality, History, Literature, Modern Languages and Linguistics, Psychology, Religion, and the Visual Arts.
View from the fourth floor of the Wiliam Johnston Building at Florida State University. Source
We are pleased to announce that noted diplomatic and military Professor Gerhard Weinberg, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present the keynote speech.
Conference Program
A PDF version of the program is now available, click HERE.
Conference Facility
For maps of the conference facility, click HERE.
Additional Information for Presenters
Each room will be equipped with a Windows-based computer, screen, and sound system. We strongly encourage presenters to email PowerPoints, etc. before the conference or to bring a flash drive with the presentation on it.
Parking
Most Florida State Parking Lots are open to everyone on Saturdays and should be clearly marked otherwise.
The closest parking lots are probably the “Diffenbaugh” ground lot at 580 W Pensacola Street, “Westcott South” ground lot at 584 W College Ave, or the Traditions Way Garage.
For more information on parking, including interactive maps, click HERE.
Food
Thanks to the support of the Congress Of Graduate Students, HGSA will provide breakfast and lunch to conference participants. Please contact HGSA if you have any dietary restrictions and we will do our best to accommodate them.
Additional Information for Presenters
Each room will be equipped with a Windows-based computer, screen, and sound system. We strongly encourage presenters to email PowerPoints, etc. before the conference or to bring a flash drive with the presentation on it.
Accommodations
There is no specific conference hotel. For visiting presenters, HGSA may be able to find a graduate student who can host you.
Hotels near campus:
Getting Around Tallahassee
StarMetro provides public transportation in Tallahasse. For route maps and a live map of bus locations, see http://starmetro.transloc.com/. For more general information about the bus system in Tallahassee, including route maps, schedules, and rider announcements, see http://talgov.com/starmetro/starmetrohome.aspx. Service on Saturdays may be slow or nonexistent in some areas.
To make travel arrangements from the airport to your lodging or the conference, please contact HGSA.
Things to Do in Tallahassee
Looking for something to do before or after the conference? Check out the links below:
http://www.visittallahassee.com/
http://www.tallahasseearts.org/
With special thanks to the Conference Committee:
James McAllister, Chair and HGSA Vice President
Nicholas Altunian
Kathryn Beasley
Conor Boland
Amy Coale (HGSA Treasurer)
Allyson Gates (Conference Treasurer)
Zachary Stoltzfus
With thanks as well to the Congress of Graduate Students and Department of History for financial and intellectual support
HGSA at FSU 