Already a more than a week after the conference. Time flies by!
On behalf of the Berks organizers, we would like to thank you for your participation and attendance at the conference. This could not have been done without you!
As you might already know, we are already working at planning the first Canadian Big Berks. Toronto, here we come!
We have added extra runs on both Wednesday, June 8 and Thursday, June 9 (including late night 1 am runs on both those night). If you have bought a shuttle ticket you can get on any shuttle bus you want.
You can see the schedule here, Berkshire Conference Shuttle Bus Schedule updated May 27
On June 7-9, 2011, you have a very special opportunity to increase your ability to interpret, preserve and research the history of women at your historic site. With co-sponsorship by the National Park Service, the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites will hold its Integrating Women’s History workshop just before the Berkshire Conference on the History of Women (only held every 3 years). The workshop will include presentations on new research, ways to integrate all women’s experiences into site interpretation; preservation issues and the range of tangible resources—artifacts, buildings, archeology, landscapes.
The Sunday 4:00 a.m. Berks Shuttle to Bradley airport is now FULL. Other shuttles are filling–make your reservations soon!
We are so pleased that many of you are looking forward to the Food Justice and Farms Tour! There are still several other tours open for registration. Check out the Historic Deerfield tour, the Sojourner Truth’s Florence tour, and the Historic Places Tour.
ScholarWorks is now open for workshop papers submission. If you are part of a workshop, you should have received an email outlining the process. There was a typo in the first one. The deadline is indeed on April 30th. If you haven’t received the email, please contact the co-chairs at bigberks2011@gmail.com The link to the site is http://scholarworks.umass.edu/berksconference/
Arriving by plane or train and need a shuttle? Would you like to add a visit to a historic site or a skill-building workshop to your conference? Registrants who have already registered for the conference and who wish to add shuttle tickets, tours, lodging, and/or meals can fill the UPDATE FORM HERE. If you have not yet registered, register first here.
Fresh off the press!!!!
You can read it at http://blogs.umass.edu/berks/program/
Don’t forget that the deadline for your poster proposals is March 15!!!
You can find more information at http://blogs.umass.edu/berks/cfp/ If you have questions feel free to write berks@history.umass.edu.
With the conference at our door (only 105 days before we gather at UMass!), we updated a lot of information on the website. We rearranged some pages and added information to others. We will still add more as we get closer to the meeting.
We also opened a discussion thread on the Berks Facebook page for those who would like to discuss with other attendees. Feel free to start new topics.
The CFP for the poster session and the digital history lab are still opened. Send us your proposals!
If you have questions or concerns, feel free to contact us berks@history.umass.edu.
