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My Top Picks for CHA 2019

screenshot of the CHA 2-19 Annual Meeting Program cover

Of course I’m back again this year with my top picks fpr CHA 2019! Did you think I’d let you down? Now that the final program for CHA 2019 has been released, it’s time for me to  go over the panels that I think will be the most popular as well as the ones that I am planning to attend! AKA, how to stalk Andrea (please don’t stalk Andrea). Just remember that these are just my recommendations, and I wish there was a way to attend multiple panels at once.

One final note as always, before I get down to business: if you spot me running around, please don’t be afraid to come and say hi!

 

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A Beginner’s Guide to Live-Tweeting Academic Conferences

Co-authored with Krista McCracken

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It’s everyone’s favourite time of the year again: Congress! In advance of this year’s CHA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Krista and I thought that this would be a good time to talk about the practice of live-tweeting: what it is, how it works, and best practices. This blog post assumes that you have a basic familiarity with Twitter. If you do not, or want to have a refresher, definitely check out Andrea’s previous guide to Canadian History on Twitter. Enjoy!

 

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