The NAASWCH Program Committee seeks diverse perspectives on Wales and Welsh culture -- as well as proposals focused on the Welsh in North America -- from many disciplines including:  history, literature, languages, art, sociology, anthropology, economics, political science, philosophy, music, and religion. NAASWCH invites participation from faculty, postgraduate/graduate students and independent scholars from North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
 
Those wishing to present a paper suitable for a 20 minute reading may submit an abstract (maximum one-page).  Proposals for thematic sessions, panel presentations, or other formats are also welcome.  Please include a brief (one-page) vita with your submission.  The abstract – proposal deadline is Dec. 23, 2005; but early proposals are encouraged. Participants will be notified by mid-February.
 
NAASWCH works to promote scholarship on all aspects of Welsh culture and history; to develop connections between teachers and scholars in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom who are committed to the study of Welsh culture, history, languages, and literature; to provide an intellectual forum in which scholars and teachers of Welsh culture may share their research and teaching experience, and to provide support for the study of Welsh-North American history and culture.

Please submit abstracts or session proposals by no later than Friday, Dec. 23, 2005 to:
Dr. Melinda Gray, 15 Woodbridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA; mgray@post.harvard.edu.

Those who are not submitting proposals but would like to receive conference information should contact:
Dr. John S. Ellis, NAASWCH Secretary, University of Michigan Flint, Flint MI, 48502, USA; ellisjs@umflint.edu.