On October 2-4 ActiveHistory.ca will be hosting the conference New Directions in Active History: Institutions, Communication and Technologies at Huron University College in London, Ontario. This weekend event promises a diverse set of workshops, posters, plenary and concurrent sessions as well as break-out discussions that will help to take stock, and suggest new directions in, the state of historical knowledge, its uses, and mobilization. Members of the History Education Network will be particularly interested in the Saturday morning panel entitled "Innovative Teaching in the High School Classroom," where Canada's History has brought together three award winning high school teachers to discuss new and exciting ways to teach history. Later in the day, another panel of interest will discuss "Student Learning and Active History" with a focus on both the university and high school classroom. The Saturday sessions will be capped off with a reception, sponsored by THEN/HiER, dinner and a keynote event focused on "Performing the Past." Travel and accommodation subsidies are available for graduate students and others with financial need. Visit the website for more information and to register.

Conference Update

Conference planning for October’s event is going well and we have a handful of updates for you.

First and most importantly, if you have not yet registered, the rate is going up on 1 September (Tuesday). You can access the registration form here:  http://activehistory.ca/conf/registration/

Also, our preferred rate at the Delta ends on 4 September. The Delta is in downtown London, just blocks from major London Transit hubs and the VIA rail station. The college can be easily accessed on London Transit. To book one of these rooms call 519-640-5004 or 1-800-236-2427 and quote “New Directions in Active History – Public.” Grad student accommodation will remain available until full.

If you are presenting at the conference, we have posted abstracts here: www.activehistory.ca/conf/abstracts. Please review them for accuracy and let Daniel Ross <dgrdgr@yorku.ca> know ASAP if there needs to be any modifications.

If you are on Twitter, we will be using the hashtag: #ActiveHist2015 for all conference events. Feel free to use it to promote the conference, your session or poster.

Finally, for those of you coming from out of town (and of course locals who want a night out!), we have been able to arrange history-based walking tours of downtown London. Both tours will begin at 7:30 p.m. downtown (about 10 minutes on the bus from Huron). One tour will be led by Kym Wolfe, author of Barhopping into History and Hopping into History, and will focus on London’s oldest surviving taverns and bars in heritage buildings (as well as local brewing etc…). The other tour will be led by the London branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and will focus on the history and architecture of downtown London. Both tours will cost $15 and include a complementary drink at the end. If you have already registered, please contact me in order to be added to the list. You can pay when you arrive at the conference. If you have not registered, we have modified the registration form in order for you to pay for the tours with your registration fee. Spaces are limited.