Assistant Professor of Marine Policy, Joshua Stoll, of the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine received funding from the Canadian American Center to participate in the Local Catch Network’s 4th Local Seafood Summit in Girdwood, Alaska. Their forum “Building a Canadian-American Research Network to Support Small-Scale Fisheries and Community-Based Seafood Systems” was one of many sessions that focused on strengthening community-based seafood systems at the local, regional and national scales, as well as building on the American-Canadian research networks. The summit was a major success as 170 people across the United States, Canada as well as multiple tribal nations were in attendance.

The 91¸ŁŔű-UNB History Graduate Student Conference is held annually during the Fall semester. Jointly hosted by graduate students at both universities since 1998, the conference site alternates every other year between the two campuses in 91¸ŁŔű, and Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The conference offers a wonderful opportunity for History graduate students from the University of Maine, the University of New Brunswick, as well as universities across the U.S. and Canada, to present their work in a relaxed and amiable setting among friends, fellow graduate students and faculty from the host institution. The conference allows graduate students to gain experience presenting a paper at a conference, and hear feedback about their research. In past years, the 91¸ŁŔű-UNB Conference has hosted participants from many universities in North America including Miami University, the University of Vermont, the University of Massachusetts, the University of Memphis, the University of Saskatchewan, McGill University, Universite de Moncton, Universite Laval, and the University of Alberta, among others.

Emerging Scholars Colloquium
American Council for Quebec Studies (ACQS)
In Baltimore
20-23 October, 2022

The ACQS invites proposals for papers for our Emerging Scholars Colloquium to be held in conjunction with our 2022 biennial convention. With the participation of the Association internationale des études québécoises (AIEQ) and the Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine, we will host a pre-convention series of panels (October 19) for graduate students and junior faculty whose research touches on Quebec, Francophone Canada,
and Franco-America. Acceptance into this colloquium is competitive, and the scholars chosen will benefit from close connections with other graduate students and junior faculty as well as from mentorship from senior scholars.

The Emerging scholars chosen should attend significant portions of the full ACQS convention. They will receive $500 for lodging and additional support for travel and registration from the AIEQ. We will encourage the best paper(s) from the colloquium to be submitted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal Québec Studies.

To submit an abstract: All submissions (+/-250 words) are made via the ACQS website. Conference presentations can be made in French or English.

Be sure to click on “Emerging Scholars Colloquium” in the subject area.

Deadline for application for the Colloquium: April 1st, 2022.

If your proposal is not accepted for the competitive colloquium, it will automatically be considered with the general proposals for The 22nd Biennial Conference of the ACQS.

Katharine Harrington, President, ACQS

Chantal Houdet, Directrice générale, AIEQ

Frédéric Rondeau, organizer of the Emerging Scholars Colloquium

For questions, please email: frederic.rondeau@maine.edu

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian-American Center, in consultation with the Acadiensis Board, has decided to cancel the Atlantic Canada Studies Conference that had been rescheduled for May 2021. It is hoped that a Canadian university will host the conference in 2022. The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine hopes to host the conference at a later date.

Thank you for your interest in the conference.

Stay safe,

Stephen J. Hornsby

Mark J. McLaughlin

The theme of the conference is “Crossing Borders, Bridging Boundaries.” With most participants crossing the
international border between Canada and the United States to attend the conference, we especially seek
proposals that in some way attempt to bridge boundaries, be they physical, disciplinary, metaphorical, or
otherwise. Among the many options available, proposals may engage with a borderlands framework, or could
incorporate an interdisciplinary approach. As in previous ACS conferences, we will consider proposals that deal
with any topic or theme focused on the study of the Atlantic Region.

For more information, please contact:

Mark J. McLaughlin

Assistant Professor of History and Canadian Studies

University of Maine

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The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) will host its 25th biennial conference, November 13-16, 2019, in Montreal, Canada. The conference is open to all proposals with a significant Canadian focus. We welcome papers and panel proposals from graduate students, professors, independent scholars, and practitioners on any aspect of the Canadian experience, including comparative inquiries.

Scholars interested in submitting a proposal for the conference should forward an abstract of not more than 300 words (including a working title), along with a current brief vitae (2 pages maximum), to the appropriate section chair(s) listed below no later than April 15, 2019. Paper presenters must be current ACSUS members in good standing, and submissions from graduate students and exceptional undergraduates are warmly welcomed. Confirmations regarding participation at the conference will be sent out to participants by May 15, 2019.

For more information on registration, submitting a proposal, and hotel accommodations for the conference, please visit the .

The Canadian-American Center is proud to support the 19th annual University of Maine and University of New Brunswick History graduate student conference, which will be held in Hill Auditorium (Barrows Hall) on the 91¸ŁŔű campus September 21-23, 2018. This year’s theme is “New Voices in History”.

Please download the attached document to view the conference schedule and session descriptions.

The official call­ for­ papers (see below) has been distributed for the 2017 biennial conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, which will be held at the Tuscany Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas, October 18-­21, 2017. Twenty different sections are represented, including new sections on First Nations, North American Studies, Film, Borders and Domestic Security, and Economics and Business.

The deadline for paper proposals is March 15. Please share this information with anyone who may be interested in participating and feel free to contact Jim McHugh with any questions.