The Botswana Society is Botswana’s oldest, indigenous non-governmental, non-profit organization.  It was founded in 1968 to encourage discussion, research and publication about Botswana across the disciplines and has published its annual journal Botswana Notes and Records and over forty books, proceedings, and collections on Botswana’s current affairs, its history, and its natural landscape. It hosts conferences, public lectures and fora, has a large domestic and international membership, and promotes cultural heritage tourism.