Another conference update that is a bit difficult to pass on: Jason Emerson, author of Giant in the Shadows about Robert Lincoln, has canceled his talk at the conference -- and he has been booked in since May of 2013. I have several ideas for other speakers who can work into the theme of "Collateral Damage," but it is a tad frustrating with just six weeks to go. It's the first time we have had a speaker cancel on us.