Guidelines for Proposing Conferences
The Research Department of The Huntington typically hosts six two-day academic
conferences every year, and the Director of Research welcomes the submission of proposals from scholars, based either in the United States or elsewhere, who are interested in convening conferences which either reflect or build upon the strength of the
collections held in the institution. The conferences are funded and hosted by The Huntington, but are the responsibility of the conveners to develop and explain the intellectual rationale of the gathering: in particular, why is the time right for a conference on this theme?; and why is The Huntington the appropriate venue to hold it?
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The Huntington’s preferred format for these events is as follows:
Conferences
- Take place at The Huntington over two days (almost invariably a Friday and Saturday)
- Include a maximum of twelve speakers
- Accommodate and provide hospitality (at the Caltech Athenaeum) for the
conveners and speakers for three (or four, if traveling from overseas)
nights
- Reimburse the travel expenses of conveners and speakers
- Encourage the participation of panel chairs/moderators invited from institutions in Southern California
- Charge a registration fee of $25 (waived for students) for attendees; and make a nominal charge of $16.50 for lunch
Applications should include:- The conference title
- The contact details (including e-mail addresses) of the conveners
- A 1000-word rationale for the conference explaining its themes and research questions
- A list of titles for each session
- A list of speakers
- A list of moderators
Submission Guidelines
The next round of applications is for conferences to be held Sept. 2014–May 2015. Prospective conveners should email applications as .doc attachments to Carolyn Powell at
cpowell@huntington.org, to whom all preliminary enquiries should also be addressed. Applicants must be flexible with respect to the precise date within the academic year that the conference may be held. All applications will receive an acknowledgment of receipt.
The application deadline for all conference proposals is:
Friday, March 15, 2013. Decisions on which conferences to fund will be made by
April 12, 2013.