International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations (ICEHO)

Now open for Membership!

Purpose
The aim of the Consortium is to foster international communication among environmental history organizations. Specific goals include sharing information, learning from the successes and failures of others, and discussing common issues, concerns, and challenges.

Who Is Invited?
Membership is open to all organizations for which an important component of their focus is the history of the human interaction with the environment. An organization need not be solely focused on history nor solely focused on issues of environmental history to participate.

What Types of Programs Will ICEHO Conduct?
Member organizations will have a full voice in the activities of the Consortium. Initially, a web site for informational purposes is envisioned as well as a discussion list for member organizations and an international meeting of member organizations and others. Additional projects, programs and activities will be determined by the membership.

*First World Congress 2009*
ICEHO is a co-sponsor of
Local Livelihoods and Global Challenges:
Understanding Human Interaction with the Environment ,
Copenhagen, Denmark, August 4-8, 2009.

Founding Sponsors of the Consortium
The organizational sponsors of ICEHO are the American Society for Environmental History, the European Society for Environmental History, and the Forest History Society. Web site information is being hosted on the Forest History web site at www.foresthistory.org. Following an initial membership period, a discussion list will be established to be hosted by majordomo at Duke University and administered through the Forest History Society headquarters.

What is the Cost to Join?
An annual USD $50 contribution is requested for member organizations to support the development of communications between member organizations.

How to Join?
Any organization interested in participating in the activities of ICEHO should send contact information along with the participation fee to:

Steven Anderson, President
Forest History Society
701 William Vickers Avenue
Durham, NC 27701
phone: 1-919-682-9319
FAX: 1-919-682-2349
stevena@duke.edu

The communication should include the following information:

• Name of the Contact with address, phone, fax, e-mail addresses, etc.
  
• Name of the Organization (including name of the specific Division if applicable)
  
• Purpose of the Organization
  
• Organization web site URL (if applicable)

Payment of the $50 contribution can be made in one of three ways (only USD accepted):

1. Send a check made payable to the Forest History Society-ICEHO, 701 William Vickers Avenue,
   Durham, North Carolina, 27701, USA.
2. To pay by Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover accepted)
   By FAX, Phone, or E-mail (non-secure site) provide the card type, card number, expiration date, and name as it appears on the card and indicate the amount to be charged.
3. Wire Transfers are possible. Contact Kathy Cox at kcox@duke.edu for procedures.

Administration and Governance of the Consortium
Initially, owing to the complex logistics of launching operations, the consortium will be conjointly governed by the presidents of the three founding societies. Thereafter, decisions will be made consensually by the leadership of all member organizations.

For more information contact:

• Steven Anderson, President, Forest History Society (FHS)
  1-919-682-9319, stevena@duke.edu
  
• Harriet Ritvo, President, American Society for Environmental History (ASEH)
  1-617-253-6960 ; ritvo@MIT.EDU
  
• Geneviève Massard-Guilbaud, President, European Society of Environmental History (ESEH)
  +33 (0)1 77 10 22 03; massard@ehess.fr