 The
Las Vegas conference, with 952 attendees, set a record for the most
attendance
since 1995. A delightful welcoming reception at the Atomic
Testing
Museum and a full slate of fascinating tours to nearby historic and
natural
sites
were organized by David Wrobel’s outstanding local arrangements
committee. Special thanks are due the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
for
financial
and material support
 Session
panels were heavily attended, with the largest numbers at roundtable
discussions. The teaching panel had 159 in attendance; the roundtable
on “The Future
of the Western Past” had 148; and the “Politics of Native American
History”
roundtable drew 142. Not far behind in numbers was a session and
then film screening on the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a session in
honor
of Alvin Josephy, and a session on popular western history entitled
“Beyond
the Academy.”.
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David
Weber introduced President Iris Engstrand to the 240 in attendance for
her luncheon address—“Perceptions and Perfection: Picturing the
Spanish
and Mexican Coastal West.”