Contact the NJ Historical Commission
NJ Historical Commission
P.O. Box 305
Trenton, NJ 08625

Tel: (609) 292-6062
Fax: (609) 633-8168

Email: Feedback@sos.nj.gov
CALL FOR POSTERS - 2016 NEW JERSEY FORUM
Changing Attitudes Towards Preserving History and the Environment: A Forum Inspired by the National Park Service Centennial

November 18 & 19, 2016
College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown, NJ

ATTENTION UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE HISTORIANS!

With generous support from the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance (NJSAA), the NJHC has issued a call for posters related to New Jersey history and welcomes you to participate! Topics related to the Mid-Atlantic region with an emphasis on New Jersey are encouraged. And while environmental history and preservation are being featured at the 2016 New Jersey Forum, posters on a broad range of topics are welcomed!

Proposals MUST include:

  • Contact Information (address, telephone, e-mail)
  • Title of Poster
  • A three (3) sentence bio that includes your current school/professional affiliation and how you would like to be listed in Forum promotional materials
  • An abstract of no more than 100 words
  • A diagram of your poster
  • Any required materials (easel, table, stands etc.)

Submission Guidelines: Please include a 100-word abstract on your poster’s topic and research to Chief Programs Officer Niquole Primiani by September 19, 2016. Your submission will be reviewed and you will be notified of the acceptance of your proposal no later than October 7, 2016. If accepted, further information will follow (formatting guidelines, etc.).

Resources

Award: Posters will be chosen from among the submissions for display at the 2016 New Jersey Forum. A prize of $150 will be awarded for the best poster as chosen by a panel of expert judges at the Forum.

About the 2016 New Jersey Forum: In addition to guided tours and an array of exciting and insightful panel discussions, the 2016 New Jersey Forum will feature a keynote from DAN FAGIN, Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation! REGISTER TODAY!

Agenda and Schedule

REGISTRATION

Forum-Logos