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I got some encouragement from several members, and I will respond to them separately rather than clutter up the listserv. The SHOT description of the sessions is found here:</div>
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 SHOT Annual Meeting – Unconventional sessions</a></div>
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Preparing and submitting an unconventional session proposal. Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) Annual Meeting – Long Beach (California)</div>
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I see my contribution as what we used to call a "Poster Session." I don't have the desire   to do a formal paper presentation. No guarantee that it would be accepted.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">.</span></div>
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Best,</div>
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Paul Ceruzzi</div>
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