The Communal Studies Association (CSA) has just released the schedule for their annual conference on October 4-6 in historic Bishop Hill (hosted by the BHHA, of course). The CSA is an organization dedicated to the study of communal societies.  Check out the following link for schedule and registration. There will be some interesting papers about Bishop Hill so you might want to register and attend. http://www.communalstudies.org/annualconference