The Urban Appalachian Community Coalition is honored to serve as host for the 41st Annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference: re-stitching the Seams: Appalachia Beyond Its Borders, to be held in downtown Cincinnati at the Millennium and Hyatt Hotels, April 5-8, 2018.

More than 1,000 local, national, and international leaders, scholars, educators, service providers, activists, advocates, artists and others hailing from more than 40 states will convene in Cincinnati for a coordinated effort to address the issues faced by Appalachians throughout the country, with a particular emphasis on themes of: Diversity and Inclusion, Economic Sustainability, Education, Environmental Sustainability, Health, and Migration.

Conference activities include:

• Over 200 sessions of conference presentations
• Exhibit room with organization and publisher displays and a silent auction
• Evening entertainment in downtown and Over-the-Rhine, including an Urban Appalachian Showcase at the Aronoff Center as well as participatory gatherings featuring music, literature, and dance.

We hope to stitch together the diverse voices and minds of community members, activists, artists, youth, and researchers to provide a richly textured and colorful fabric of ideas, plans, workable solutions, and support as we move forward in the 21st century.