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National WWI Museum 2015 Symposium: Global War, 1915
About The Event
Global War, 1915: Empires at War, Churchill’s Gallipoli and an America Divided
November 6 - 7
Explore the rising tensions in America and the globally escalating conflict that defined the world in 1915. Follow the trajectories of different countries around the world as the conflict escalated to total war, including fighting in the colonies and East Asia, stalemate in the West, Churchill’s disaster at Gallipoli, mobilization at home, and the polarization of American society around the issue of war.
FEATURED PRESENTERS
Mustafa Aksakal (Associate Professor of History at Georgetown University and the Neshuhi Ertegun chair of Modern Turkish Studies); Gary Armstrong (Professor of Political Science at William Jewell College) Christopher Bell (Professor of History at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia); Susan Grayzel (Professor of History at the University of Mississippi); Edward Gutierrez (Lecturer at Northeastern University); Jason McDonald (Visiting Assistant Professor of American History at Truman State University) Candice Millard (Author and former writer/editor at National Geographic magazine); Michelle Moyd (Associate Professor of History at Indiana University-Bloomington); David Stone (Kansas State University/Naval War College).
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
All who have a general to professional interest in the periods prior to, during and after World War I should attend this symposium. It especially applies to historians and members of organizations that study these periods and to those who are engaged in planning projects and programs for the war’s centennial between 2014-19.
SYMPOSIUM FEE
The registration for the symposium is:
$195 early bird pricing (Deadline October 1, 2015)
$245 per person (After October 1, 2015)
The registration provides attendees:
Admittance to the presentation
Lunch at the Museum on Friday, November 6
Dinner with two complimentary drinks on Friday, November 6
Lunch at the Museum on Saturday, November 7
Admittance to the Museum's exhibits
OVERVIEW SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 5: Check-in available at the Museum (3 - 5 p.m.) and the Marriott (6 - 8 p.m.)
Friday, November 6: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; 6:30 p.m. Cocktail hour, dinner and presentation featuring Candice Millard (at the Marriott)
Saturday, November 7: 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information, please visit the Symposium's webpage.
SUPPORTERS
The symposium is co-presented by the National World War I Museum and Memorial and the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission. The event is held in partnership with The Churchill Centre and the Western Front Association, in conjunction with the World One Historical Association and sponsored by the University Press of Kansas.
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Category: Conferences, Shows & Panels
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