Make Plans Now to Attend the Texas State Historical Association's 2009 Annual Meeting at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas located at 900 Barton Springs Road overlooking Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake).

Hotel Rooms Blocks with special rates for TSHA are available at three nearby hotels. Shuttle service will be available continuously between the three hotels and the Palmer Events Center for the duration of the meeting and events.

TSHA Annual Meeting Hotels:

	Holiday Inn Town Lake $139 nightly, available until February 25, 2009 20 North I-35 Austin, TX 78701 Call: (888) 615-0509  and ask for Texas State Historical Association room block Book online:  Holiday Inn Town Lake Online Reservation
	Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown $179 king suite/ $189 double suite nightly Available until March 4, 2009 300 South Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78704 Call: (800) 362-2779 and ask for Texas State Historical Association room block Book online:  Embassy Suites Downtown Online Reservation
	Hilton Garden Inn Downtown $169 single &double/$189 triple/$199 quad, nightly Available until March 25, 2009 500 North I-35 Austin, TX 78701 Call: (877) 782-9444 and ask for Texas State Historical Association room block Book online:  Hilton Garden Inn Online Reservation

Call for Proposals for 2010 Annual Meeting

Dr. Kenneth Hafertepe, chair of the Annual Meeting Program Committee for 2010, has issued a call for papers for that meeting, which will be held in Dallas on March 4-6, 2010. The committee prefers that you organize a complete session to include a chair-person and either two paper presenters and a commentator, or three paper presenters. Please prepare two copies of your complete proposal and send one to Dr. Kenneth Hafertepe, Baylor University, One Bear Place, Unit 97154, Waco, TX 76798 and the other to Janice Pinney, P.O. Box 28527, Austin, TX 78755. Proposals will be accepted for consideration until April 15, 2009. Please contact Janice Pinney at (512) 697-1200 with any questions.