This WASN sponsored session is designed as a meeting place for delegates who are planning to attend U.K based American studies/history/politics conferences in 2022. It is open to and welcoming of all who identify as women and those marginalized along the gender spectrum.Come and introduce yourself and get to meet colleagues who are attending the same American studies conferences as you in 2022. These include but are not limited to the annual conferences of BAAS, SHAW, HOTCUS, APG and BrANCH.This virtual hangout provides an opportunity to:  meet a confirmed sister panellist for an upcoming conference introduce yourself to colleagues working in your field who you would like to meet up with at a conference find potential panellists to collaborate with on a panel proposal for a conference later in the year consider how to network and stay safe at conferences   Register in advance here:   https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvf-muqjksE9BniEFN5wL02UE7AANzqRTW