I wanted to give you all a heads up about this mini-conference in at the Smithsonian for PhD students who are thinking more broadly about employment outside of Academia. I've been told registration is $25, and they will feed us. If anyone is interested in carpooling, let me know.

“Connecting Your Past and Future: Charting a Career in History”

  *   How can you find a career which draws on your skills and interests? Join us on Friday, October 30, 2015 for an all-day workshop focusing on practical advice which will help you to find a satisfying career in or outside the academy.
  *   Where: National Museum of American History, Washington DC
  *   When: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
  *   Please join us afterward for a Happy Hour with museum staff and historians who work in a range of different professions across the DC area at 4:00 pm!
  *   Sponsored by NCPH, the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, and the Smithsonian Institution.
  *   A schedule of the day can be found here<http://ncph.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/Connecting-Past-and-Future.pdf>.  For further information, contact Alexandra Lord at lorda[at]si[dot]edu or (202) 633-0885<tel:%28202%29%20633-0885>.
  *   Registration is now open at: http://bit.ly/DCminicon15.  Register by October 27.