"Currents of Change" is the theme of this joint conference on public and environmental history, two fields of increasing mutual relevance. The National Council on Public History and the American Society for Environmental History will offer more than 130 sessions and workshops, a "Floating Seminar" on the Willamette River, and ten field trips.

Portland was recently named the nation's most sustainable city by The SustainLane US City Rankings and our conference will be held in the heart of downtown, with cafes, restaurants, several historic districts, and a river trail within easy walking distance. While many conference events will be shared, the two organizations will offer separate but coordinated programs.

The call for 2010 session proposals has ended, but opportunities to become part of the program in remain open:

" Working Groups: in September-October NCPH will issue individual calls for participants to fill out several of these in-depth discussion groups.

" Poster Proposals: another call for the Poster Session will circulate in December or January.