From the Desk of the Executive Director T he Journal of the Association for History and Computing, Vol. The past six months have been an exciting and busy period for the American Association for History and Computing, and there are many positive developments to report. Since the annual meeting in May, nearly two hundred individuals have expressed interest in joining the association.
New inquiries arrive almost daily.
Plans for the next annual meeting in 1999 are also taking shape. G. Mick Smith of Allegheny University is this year's program chair, and Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will serve as the official host. Early indications are that this year's program will be exciting and full. The call for papers went out at the beginning of the semester, and a steady stream of engaging and provocative proposals has been arriving. The issue will be formally voted at the annual meeting in Philadelphia, but productive and cordial collaboration is already well underway.