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Under Shared Blue Skies: Mongolia and the North American West Conference

November 8-9, 2025 in Downtown Denver, Colorado

ACMS, in collaboration withÌýMetropolitan State University of Denver andÌýUlaanbaatar-Denver Sister Cities Committee, are pleased to announce the followingÌýÌýfor the upcoming joint conference entitledÌýUnder Shared Blue Skies: Mongolia and the North American West, which is generously sponsored by theÌýUniversity of Colorado andÌýColorado State University. This conference is scheduled to take place inÌýdowntown Denver, ColoradoÌý- home to one of North America's oldest and most dynamic Mongolian communities - fromÌýNovember 8-9, 2025.

Since the early 1990s, the connections between Mongolia and the North American West have grown into vibrant, long-term bridges of knowledge and culture. A wide variety of research and creative scholarship connects Mongolia to the North American West, ranging from archaeology to zoology.

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At the same time, much of this scholarship is produced by members of Mongolian communities in the North American West. This conference seeks to bring together scholars, practitioners, students, and community members in the North American West who have engaged in or are simply interested in scholarship related to Mongolia. This will be a two-day interdisciplinary event to share knowledge and experiences while also providing opportunities for interaction and development of new ideas for collaboration.

We welcome submissions for short paper (10 minutes) and poster presentations, and encourage submissions from researchers, practitioners, and/or students who engage with research and/or creative scholarship related to Mongolia. Scholars from any discipline or field are welcome to submit an abstract. This conference is not strictly limited to the academic community, and we encourage participation by artists, educators, and members of the non-profit sector.

ContactÌýinfo@mongoliacenter.org or Sara Jackson Shumate, Ph.D. at sjacks62@msudenver.eduÌýif you have any questions.