The Conference on New York State History is an annual meeting of historians, librarians, archivists, educators, and community members who are interested in the history, people, and culture of New York State and who want to share information and ideas about historical research and programming.  Each year the Conference brings together several hundred interested scholars and students at locations across the state of New York.

(From nysha.org)

Proposal deadline is December 31, 2011.  Details are available on the conference website.