Conference on the 1960 Rome Olympics
From 30 September to 2 October 2010, the American Academy in Rome will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics. The conference focuses on these Games as a cultural turning point, with a significance—for Italy, the United States, the Soviet Union, and many other countries—that far transcends the actual sporting events, where the level of competition was unusually high. You can find the full announcement for this conference here:
http://www.aarome.org?rt=blog&rid=188
Abstracts to be considered for the conference may be up to 750 words in length. They must be submitted (with an accompanying CV) as a .pdf to corey.brennan@aarome.org. Submitted abstracts should not substantially duplicate work that already has been published. The due date for submission of abstracts is 31 May 2010. Acceptance notification is 14 June 2010.