[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- CALL FOR PAPERS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEFORE 1900: LANDSCAPE, CLIMATE and ECOLOGY September 20-22, 1996 at California State University, Northridge. This is an interdisciplinary conference bringing together researchers and archivists from a variety of scientific and humanities disciplines to discuss and enlarge our understanding of southern California's evolutionary landscape. Conference format will allow for sessions and roundtable discussions. Archival exhibits will also be displayed to achieve a visual understanding of pre-1900 southern California from a variety of perspectives. Those wishing to propose papers or entire sessions please submit three copies of an abstract or description of archival materials and a brief c.v. to one of the coordinators below. Submissions returned with SASE. Please make sure to include name, affiliation, address, phone, fax, or email. 1)NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS (plants and animals). Coordinated by Suzanne Goode, California Dept of Parks and Recreation. Ph: 818 880 0364. Fax 818 880 6165. 2) PALEOCLIMATES AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. Coordinated by Mark Raab, Cal State Northridge. Ph: 818 885 3575. Fax 818 885 2873. 3) HISTORY (four categories) --VISUAL ARCHIVES. Coordinated by Michael Dawson, Dawson's Books, Ph: 213 469 2186 and Jennifer Watts, Huntington Library. Ph: 818 405 2180, fax 818 449 5720. --LANDSCAPE PERCEPTIONS. Coordinated by Norman Klein, Cal Arts. Ph: 818 441 1212, Fax 818 441 8293. --WATER and AGRICULTURE. Coordinated by Bill Deverell, Caltech. Ph: 818 395 4083, fax 818 405 8941. --DISASTERS and EXTREME EVENTS. Coordinated by Mike Davis, SCIARC. Ph: 818 798 3909. Fax 805 254 8382 4) EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES. Coordinated by Antony Orme, UCLA. Ph: 310. 825.1516 or 310 825 1071 and Amalie Orme, Cal State Northridge. e Ph: 818 885 3564; fax 818 885 2723. Please send a copy of submission to Lorna Fenenbock, Conf. Coordinator, c/o Dept of Geography, Cal State Northridge, Northridge, CA 91330-8249. Questions? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************ Stefanie S. Rixecker Centre for Resource Management/ Department of Resource Management Lincoln University Canterbury Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (64) (03) 325-2811 x8377 Fax: (64) (03) 325-3841 ************************************
