The International Association for the Study of Popular Music, U.S. Chapter (IASPM-US) will hold its annual conference Mar. 9-13, 2011 in Cincinnati, OH, in a joint meeting with the Society for American Music.  This year’s conference title is “Time Keeps on Slipping:  Popular Music Histories.”  We welcome proposals concerning all facets of popular music in the U.S. and abroad, but especially encourage submissions that address the themes:  Canonical Histories; Alternative Histories; Archival Approaches; Historical Methods; and Local Histories.  The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2010.  Proposals should be submitted electronically to Steve Waksman, chair of the program committee: iaspmus2011 at gmail.com.  Individual presenters should submit a paper title, 250-word abstract, and author information including full name, institutional affiliation, email address and a one-page c.v.  Please send abstract and c.v. as separate MSWord attachments.  All presenters at the conference are required to be current members of IASPM-US.  For membership and conference information, go to www.iaspm-us.net