Feb. 29 deadline: Call for Papers to be presented at the SIA Annual Confernce in San José, CA on Saturday, May 31, 2007. Deadline for paper proposals is February 29, 2008. Send copies of all proposals to: Marco Meniketti, Program Chair, SIA 2008 Paper Sessions, Department of Anthropology, One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192-0113. Paper questions and submissions email: papers.sia2008@knightsia.org

March 21, 2008 deadline: SIA Student Travel Scholarships to atttend the SIA Annual Conference in San José, CA, May 29-June 1, 2008. Info: Patrick Harshbarger, SIA Scholarships, 305 Rodman Rd., Wilmington, DE; (302) 764-7464; phsianews@aol.com. Notice of awards will be made by April 15.

Apr. 10-12: Business History Conference, Sacramento, CA. Info: www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb.

April 16 deadline: Nominations due for the General Tools Award

May 7-10: Vernacular Architecture Forum Annual Meeting, Fresno, CA. Paper proposals requested. Info: vernaculararchitectureforum.org.

May 16-19: Railroad Station Historical Society Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC. Tours, auction, banquet. Info: Ted Xakellis, 3216-1/2, 13th St., Washington, DC 20010.

May 18: Design Histories of Everyday Objects Symposium, Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, DE. Paper proposals requested. Info: Carol Lockman, clockman@hagley.org.

May 29-June 1: SIA 37th Annual Conference, San José, CA.

Sept. 11-14: Preserving the Historic Road Conference, Albuquerque, NM.Info: www.historicroads.org
Plan to attend the sixth biennial conference on historic roads in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Preserving the Historic Road 2008 is the leading conference dedicated to the identification, preservation and management of historic roads in the US and beyond. Join us next fall as we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the conference just steps from Albuquerque’s historic Old Town Plaza—and near the historic intersection of El Camino Real and U.S. Route 66! Engaging education sessions, exciting keynotes, special events and field tours await you when you meet with your friends and colleagues in New Mexico—The Land of Enchantment. Call for Papers: Papers for should address historic road preservation and documentation strategies, engineering solutions and alternatives, highway safety, and innovative management and protection policies. International papers are welcome. Please visit our website for details. The deadline for paper abstracts is January 31, 2008.

October 15-19, 2008: 2008 Fall Tour - Chattanooga, Tennessee