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The Society for Intelligence History (SIH) is pleased to announce a call for papers for its fifth conference to be held in early February 2025 at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC.
Call for Papers
Conference: February 6-8, 2025
Proposal Deadline: May 31, 2024
The Society for Intelligence History (SIH) is pleased to announce a call for papers for its fourth conference, which will be held at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., February 6-8, 2025. SIH is a leading forum for the advancement of intelligence history. The annual conference provides a setting for exchange between intelligence scholars, practitioners, and students from around the world.
The Program Committee welcomes paper and panel proposals relating to all aspects of intelligence history from around the globe and for all periods. We also welcome proposals on the craft of intelligence history, archives and declassifications, and teaching intelligence history. SIH values inclusion and welcomes applications from scholars from all backgrounds. Graduate students are particularly welcome to apply, and some scholarship support may be available for conference attendance.
Submission Guidelines
The Society is accepting proposals for panels, roundtables, individual papers, and chairs/discussants. Submissions of pre-organized panels and roundtables are highly encouraged. Every person proposing a paper or participating in the conference must be a SIH member as of the date of the proposal. The Society’s membership page is here. To ensure the broadest possible participation of the membership, no SIH member will be assigned to more than two panels during the conference (one paper and one chair/discussant role or two chair/discussant roles).
Panel proposal format:
Panel proposals must include the names and email contact information of a chair/discussant and three presenters. The panel must have a title of no more than 25 words and abstract of no more than 200 words along with 3-5 keywords describing the panel (e.g., counterintelligence, Russia, Cold War).
Each paper on the panel must include: a title of no more than 25 words, an abstract of no more than 200 words, a short bio of no more than 100 words, and 3-5 keywords describing the paper.
Paper proposal format:
Each paper proposal must include email contact information for the presenter, a title of no more than 25 words, an abstract of no more than 200 words, a short bio of no more than 100 words, and 3-5 keywords describing the paper.
Please submit all paper and panel proposals to SIH2025Conference@gmail.com. Proposals must be received no later than May 31, 2024. The Program Committee will notify successful submissions by late summer 2024 with participating hotel information and rates, registration costs, and registration deadlines included as well as opportunities for student travel scholarships.
About this year's conference
Conference Costs and Accommodations
Full details about conference registration including fees will be announced in late summer, 2024, and registration will open at that time on the Society’s website.
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Conference Features and Structure
The conference will begin with registration and an evening welcome reception on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Most participants will arrive in Washington, D.C. on that day. The main conference events and panels will take place on Friday and Saturday, February 7-8, 2025. The conference will conclude on February 8, 2025.
Any questions can be sent to the Program Committee at SIH2025Conference@gmail.com.