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The article presents the summary of a conference that focused on newspapers in Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries. It was held May 12-13, 2011 in Münster, Germany. Topics under discussion included the national history associations and their media publications, the regional online newspaper, called "Rosenland. Zeitschrift für lippische Geschichte," and the regional and historical newspapers being published in Southern Tyrol (Trentino-Alto Adige), Italy.

Information about several papers discussed at a conference titled "The European Welfare State in a Global Context," which was held April 11-13, 2013 at the University of Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany, is presented. Topics included the expansion of welfare services in Europe after the end of World War II, the relationship between socialism and welfare in Germany, and how social policies impacted French decolonization.

The article reports on an international symposium in honor of the 140th anniversary of the Seminar für Alte Geschichte (Institute for Ancient History) at Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, that took place on April 19-20, 2012. Papers presented discussed the lives and works of several classicists and historians who had worked at the institute, including Heinrich Nissen, Eugen Bormann, and Wilhelm Ensslin, and their contributions to the historiography of antiquity.

The article offers information on "Inszenierung als Legitimation? Die Monarchie im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert - ein deutsch-englischer Vergleich," a conference that focused on the history of monarchies in Europe, and took place in Coburg, Germany. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics such as the influence of Christianity on the German monarchy in the 1800s, the courtly ceremonies during the reign of German Emperor William II., and the role of the British royal family in the media.

The article offers information on ".hist2011 - Geschichte im digitalen Wandel," a conference that focused on the use of digital media in historical studies that took place in Berlin, Germany from September 14-15, 2011. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics such as digital libraries with historical sources on World War I, how German libraries are using bibliographic data for shared cataloging, and why certain standards need to be created for historical research data.

The article offers information on "Performing Emotions," a conference that focused on the relationship between emotions and politics in Europe from the early modern period to the modern period. It took place in Berlin, Germany from June 23-25, 2011. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics such as the rule of the Spanish Queen Isabella, the political movements in the 17th century, and how the uniforms of German Schutz Staffel (SS) soldiers contributed to their identity.

The article offers information on "Gefährdete Konnektivität - Piraterie im Mittelmeerraum / Endangered Connectivity - Piracy in the Mediterranean," a conference for historians that took place at the Center for Mediterranean Studies in Bochum, Germany in May of 2011. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics such as piracy on the islands of Malta and Rhodes during the 15th and 16th centuries, how pirates controlled the Adriatic Sea, and the legal history of piracy and ransom.

The article offers information on "Konservativismus in Russland und Deutschland - Ein internationaler Dialog," a conference that focused on political conservatism in Russian and Germany that was held in Voronezh, Russia from September 15-18, 2011. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics such as the origins and development of political conservatism in Germany and Western Europe, "conservative socialism" during the 19th century, and German right-wing political activists in Russia.

The article offers information on "Jazz zwischen Unterhaltung und Kunst. Eine Tagung zu den Beziehungen von Jazz und Film," a conference that focused on jazz music and motion pictures that took place in Kiel, Germany from September 29, 2011 to October 1, 2011. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics such as the documentary films that focused on the "free jazz" style of jazz music, the racism in documentaries about jazz musicians made in the 1960s, and the "jazz dance" style of dance.

The article offers information on a transnational conference that focused on the military history of the national defense departments and armed forces of nation-states such as France and Germany from the 19th to the 20th century. It took place in Paris, France on June 20, 2011. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics including the army constitutions of nation-states, the management of colonial military troops, and the development of the French and German national armies.

The article offers information on the "Zwangsarbeit als Kriegswaffe" conference that focused on forced labor during wars. It took place in Freudenstadt, Germany from September 22-24, 2011. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics such as how forced labor was used by the Ottoman Empire during the early modern period, how Germans used forced labor with Russian prisoners of war during World War I, and how the Soviet Union forced Romanians and Hungarians to perform forced labor.

The article discusses the "'Der edle Wettkampf der Barmherzigkeit'. Konfessionen in den nord-, west- und mitteleuropäischen Sozialsystemen im langen 19. Jahrhundert" conference about the religious roots of European welfare states that took place in Trier, Germany from June 30, 2011 to July 2, 2011. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics such as poverty and poverty relief in the German Empire, Christian social work in Denmark and Sweden, and Catholic social work in Belgium.

Information about several papers discussed at a symposium entitled "The Economy of Urban Diversity," held January 13-15, 2011 in Essen, Germany and sponsored by the working group “Economy” of the interdisciplinary research group “Global Young Faculty,” is presented. Topics discussed included cosmopolitanism in Istanbul, Turkey, state-sponsored gentrification in Istanbul since the 1980s, and migrant business in the Ruhr area of Germany. Speakers included Yunus Ulusoy and Edhem Eldem.

Information about several papers discussed at a conference entitled "Remembering and Rethinking the GDR. Multiple Perspectives and Plural Authenticities," held September 8-10, 2010 at Bangor University in Bangor, Great Britain and sponsored by the "After the Wall" Network is presented. Topics include the collective memory of the army of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), events in Berlin, Germany in 2009 commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall, and East German immigrants in Australia.

Information about several papers discussed at a conference entitled "Human Rights / Social Rights. The Twentieth Century Predicament," held December 2-4, 2010 in Potsdam, Germany and sponsored by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung and the Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam, is presented. Topics include concepts of rights and citizenship in South Africa, welfare rights in the Soviet Union, and Chinese intellectuals' ideas about human rights. Speakers included Ryan Irwin and Paul Betts.

Information about several papers discussed at a conference entitled "The Flow of Concepts and Institutions," held October 6-8, 2010 in Heidelberg, Germany and sponsored by Heidelberg University’s Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context,” is presented. The conference focused on ideas of governance and religiosity. Topics included 17th century German views of governance in Mughal India, the influence of Marxism in Asia, and religious violence. Speakers included Bo Strath.

The article reports on a conference held on November 26-27, 2010, in Würzburg, Germany, "Von der Eigenkirche zur Pfarreiengemeinschaft. Entwicklungslinien der Pfarrseelsorge im Bistum Würzburg" (From the Single Church to a Community of Parishes: The Evolution of Pastoral Care in the Diocese of Würzburg). Presentations included papers on the legal organization of parishes in the Middle Ages, clergy during the eras of confessionalization and the Enlightenment, and parish communications.

The article presents information on several papers presented at the conference Hearing Modern History: Auditory Cultures in the 19th and 20th Century at Freie Universität Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Topics include the history and historiography of sound and featured presentations by historians Daniel Morat, Wolfgang Ernst and Holger Schulze.

The article reports on a June 2009 scholarly conference held in Heidelberg, Germany, on the theme "The Epigraphic Culture(s) of Late Antiquity." The focus of the presentations was on late ancient Roman inscriptions, their context, and their cultural interpretation. The interdisciplinary approach involved contributions from epigraphists, historians, and archaeologists in order to achieve as broad a perspective as possible. The opening paper sought to distinguish "late antique" epigraphy as distinct from "early imperial" inscriptions.

The article presents information about papers presented at the conference "Flows of Images and Media: Annual Conference 2009 of the Cluster of Excellence 'Asia and Europe in a Global Context'" held in October 2009 at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Topics discussed relate to the concept of "transculturation" as it applies to historical and cultural flows between Europe and Asia.

The article presents information on papers presented at the conference "German Images of 'the West' in the 'Long Nineteenth Century'" held in June 2009 at the German Historical Institute in London, England. Topics discussed include the concept of the West and Western civilization in academia and popular culture in Germany in the 19th century.

The article presents the summary of a symposium during which several history and archaeology students from the Universität Bochum, a university in Bochum, Germany, presented their academic papers from June 8-9, 2011. Academic papers presented at the conference included a paper on historical and archaeological sources on roman political and military history, a paper on Matilda of England, the wife of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, and a paper on antisemitism in the history of the German Empire.

The article reviews the conference, "Riskante Technologien. Wahrnehmung und Regulierung in der Hochmoderne," on the subject of technology and government in the modern period, held in Dresden, Germany, from November 11th to November 15th, 2012. Topics include research papers by historians Thomas Hänseroth, Uwe Fraunholz and Detlev Fritsche, philosopher Walter Benjamin's idea of progress as a feature of modern government, and the risk culture in the chemical production industry in Germany during the 1970s.

The article reports on a symposium on the industrialization of the Rhineland in the late 18th and 19th centuries, held in Ratingen, Germany, on November 5, 2011. The papers presented discussed such topics as the relationship between regional economic development and globalization in historical perspective, foreign economic relations between the German Rhineland and the Netherlands, and the coal trade on the Rhine river.

The article offers information on the conference "9/11 Ten Years After: History, Narrative, Memory" at the Amerika Haus in Munich, Germany. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics such as the problems encountered by novelists attempting to represent the terrorist attacks in literature, the failures of the War on Terror and how historians have attempted to come to terms with the events of September 11, 2001.

The article offers information on "Methoden, Inhalte und Techniken im Umgang mit Streitgeschichte," a conference that focused on various methods of teaching and studying the history of conflicts and wars. It took place in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany from August 4-7, 2011. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics such as audio-visual methods for teaching history, information on the internet that is a useful historical source, and how to make learning history more interesting.

The article offers information on "Nationes, Gentes und die Musik im Mittelalter," a conference that focused on music and social life during the Middle Ages in Europe. It took place in Gießen, Germany from September 8-11, 2011. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics such as historiography in the Alpine region in Europe during the Middle Ages, identities and societies in the Frankish Empire, and the different regional musical notations in Europe during the Middle Ages.

Information about several papers presented at a workshop called "Global Psycho-Pharmaceuticals - Local Interventions," held at the University of Berlin in Germany from May 14 to May 15, 2011 is presented. Topics include standardization in psychiatry, the diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in British school children, and general practitioners' (GPs) prescriptions for psychotropic medication. Several scholars spoke, including Viola Balz, Stefan Ecks, and Anne Lovell.

The article reports on a conference on the historiography of Jewish history, held in Hamburg, Germany, from June 22-23, 2012. Discussions revolved around the main theme of the meeting, namely the role the study of the history of Jews and Judaism in Germany has played in the development of historiography on Germany more broadly since the 1960s. Detailed papers touched on such subjects as research on the Holocaust in Germany and Austria, Jewish assimilation, and German scholarship on medieval Jewish history.

Information about several papers discussed at the conference "Victims of International Crimes," held October 6 to October 8, 2011 at the University of Marburg in Marburg, Germany, is presented. Topics considered include the victims' rights movement in Guatemala, rape committed by the Red Army in Germany following World War II, and peace and reconciliation in Rwanda. Speakers included Michael J. Kelly, Boris Barth, and Raquel Aldana.

Information about several papers discussed at the conference "The Transnational Significance of the American Civil War: A Global History," held at Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena, Germany from September 15 to September 18, 2011, is presented. Topics include the founding of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, U.S. cotton in the global economy, and the impact of the U.S. Civil War on Latin America. Speakers included scholars Nicola Miller, Brian Schoen, and Axel Jansen.

The article reports on a conference about the anti-Nazi movement in the Rhineland, Germany, in the 1930s and 1940s, which was held in Bonn, Germany, from September 26-27, 2011. Papers presented discussed opposition and resistance to the Nazi dictatorship by various groups, including Communists and Catholics. The repression of political dissent by police and the justice system was also addressed.

The article reports on a conference on the concept of democracy in Germany and Poland in the 20th and 21st centuries, held in Ciążeń and Poznań, Poland, from September 26-29, 2011. The papers presented discussed such topics as the role of democracy as a political idea and catchphrase in the aftermath of World War I, the democratization of Poland and East Germany after the fall of communism in 1989, and civic engagement in 21st-century German and Polish politics.

The article offers information on "Letzte Briefe. Neue Perspektiven auf das Ende von/der Kommunikation," a conference that focused on the last letters written by people before their death. It took place in Halberstadt, Germany from June 30 to June 2, 2011. Papers presented discussed topics such as the letters written by Russian soldiers during World War I, the final goodbye letters of the poet Elizabeth Singer Rowe, and the last love letters of the German Duchess Louise von Anhalt-Dessau.

The article offers information on "Technische Hochschulen und Universitäten im 'Dritten Reich' und der Nachkriegszeit," a conference that focused on technical colleges and universities in Germany during the regime of the German National Socialists (Nazis). Papers that were presented discussed topics such as how the National Socialists (Nazis) affected school politics, how the Nazi-regime affected the professional orientation of students, and how geography was taught during this period.

The article offers information on "Repräsentationsformen des Anderen. Migranten in Westeuropa und den USA im 20. Jahrhundert," a workshop that focused on migrants in Western Europe and the United States during the 20th century that took place in Berlin, Germany in 2011. Papers presented discussed topics such as migration policies in the Atlantic Ocean region, the social discourse on multiculturalism in Great Britain since the 1960s, and the research on minorities in Austria.

The article offers information on "Rechtshandschriften des deutschen Mittelalters - Produktionsorte und Importwege," a conference that focused on medieval legal manuscripts and took place in Wolfenbüttel, Germany from June 27-29, 2011. Papers that were presented discussed topics such as how the legal manuscripts from Trier, Germany were often produced in the Saint Matthias abbey, how canon law changed in the Carolingian Empire, and how Italian legal manuscripts were transferred to Germany.

Information is presented on several papers discussed at a conference on the Jewish Holocaust of 1939-1945, held in Boca Raton, Florida on November 4-7, 2010. Topics discussed include the relationship between the Soviet Union and Germany's Nazi Regime, diaries, and war veterans. The conference featured several scholars including Lauri Marhoefer, Geoffrey Hartman, and Jessica Anderson Hughes.

The article reports on the workshop "Regulierung im Telekommunicationssektor: Chancen und Risiken im historischen Prozess" (Regulation of the Telecommunications Industry: Chances and Risks in the Historical Process), held on January 27, 2011, in Bonn, Germany. Papers presented discussed such topics as comparisons between regulatory agencies in Germany and the U.S., telecommunications markets in the 19th century, and the legal and economic rationale for state regulation of telecommunications.

The article reports on a conference at the Schwabenakademie (Swabian Academy) in Irsee, Germany, from February 4-6, 2011, which was dedicated to the history of women's soccer in 20th-century Germany. Papers presented discussed topics including the development of women's soccer clubs, the introduction of soccer in girls' physical education classes in public schools and universities, and the representation of female soccer players in the media.

Information is presented about several papers discussed at a conference held in Jerusalem from February 28 to March 2, 2011 on the relationship between Judaism and radical change. Topics included writer Saul Ascher, journalist Benjamin Kewall, and the early German Labor Movement. The conference featured several scholars including Steven Schouten, Ulrich Wyrwa, and Sharon Gordon.

The article reports on the conference "Die gesammelte Welt: Wissensformen und Wissenswandel in Zedlers 'Universal-Lexicon,'" held on November 18-19, 2010, in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. Presentations revolved around the editorial history, historical context, and contents of the Enlightenment-era encyclopedia, edited by Johann Heinrich Zedler in the 18th century, including papers on the representation of Buddhism, the human body, and slavery. A digital edition of the encyclopedia was also discussed.

The article reports on the conference "Landscapes of Urban Modernity: Istanbul and the Ruhr 2010," which was held at Istanbul Bilgi University in Istanbul, Turkey, from December 15-18, 2010, on the occasion of Istanbul and the Ruhr region in Germany, having been designated as joint "European Cultural Capital" for 2010. Papers presented compared the social, economic, and cultural histories of the two urban conglomerations from the 19th to the early 21st century.

The article reports on the conference "Die nationalsozialistische Okkupationspresse in den besetzten Gebieten der Sowjetunion, 1941-1944" (The National Socialist Press in the Occupied Territories of the Soviet Union), held at the University of Heidelberg from November 5-8, 2010. Papers discussed various aspects of press politics and propaganda in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, including their institutional organization, content, reception, and audience, as well as biographical questions.

The article reports on a conference entitled "Weltvergleiche" (World Comparisons), held on December 16-17, 2010, at the Institut für Weltgesellschaft (Institute for World Society Studies) in Bielefeld, Germany, on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. Papers presented addressed comparison as sociological and historical categories, comparison as a mechanism of globalization, and the media of the comparative method.

A report on a symposium entitled "Nationalsozialistisches Migrationsregime und 'Volksgemeinschaft'" (The National Socialist Migration Regime and the 'People's Community'), held at the Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum) in Berlin, Germany, from November 19-20, 2010, is presented. Papers presented dealt with a variety of topics under the broad theme of the political, social, and economic implications of migration flows and patterns in Nazi Germany.

The article discusses the conference "Identifying New Themes in South Asian History" held at the Zentrum Moderner Orient in Berlin, Germany in July 2010. Papers discussed include ones by Prabhat Kumar on Hindi cartoons in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Monika Freier on late colonial Hindi advisory literature, Pierre Gottschlich on stereotypes of the Indian diaspora on U.S. television, and others.

The article discusses the conference "Emotional Styles--Communities and Spaces" held at the Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung in Berlin, Germany in July 2010. Papers discussed include ones by Helena Flam on emotional patterns and practices, Michalinos Zembyla on the difficulty of defining emotion, Jochen Kleres on expressing emotions in speech and writing, and others.

The article discusses the conference "Workshop on the History of Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Natural Disasters" held at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society in Munich, Germany in May 2010. Papers by Martin Voss, Verena Twyrdy, Patrick Masius, and other scholars are mentioned.

The article discusses a colloquium on the comparative history of police work in Germany and Great Britain in the 19th and 20th centuries, held in London, England on July 9-11, 2009. Papers on various aspects of modern policing are summarized, including ones by British historian Clive Emsley, German historians Alf Lüdtke and Herbert Reinke, and others.