Archive of Past AHA Annual Meetings

• 2024 Annual Meeting

  The 137th annual meeting of the Association will be held January 4–7, 2024, in San Francisco. More than 1,500 scholars will participate in the four-day meeting. In addition, 42 specialized societies and organizations have scheduled sessions and events in partnership with the Association. AHA awards and honors will be announced on Thursday, January 4, followed by a plenary session. Edward Muir, Northwestern University, will deliver the presidential address on Friday, January 5.

• 2023 Annual Meeting

  The 136th annual meeting of the Association will be held January 5-8, 2023, in Philadelphia. More than 1,500 scholars will participate in the four-day meeting. In addition, 43 specialized societies and organizations have scheduled sessions and events in partnership with the Association. AHA awards and honors will be announced on Thursday, January 5, followed by a plenary session. James H. Sweet, University of Wisconsin-Madison, will deliver the presidential address on Friday, January 6. 

• Annual Meeting 2022

  The 135th annual meeting of the Association will be held January 6–9, 2022, in New Orleans. More than 1,500 scholars will participate in the four-day meeting. In addition, 45 specialized societies and organizations have scheduled sessions and events in partnership with the Association. AHA awards and honors will be announced on Thursday, January 6, followed by a plenary session. Jacqueline Jones, University of Texas at Austin, will deliver the presidential address on Friday, January 7.

• 2021: The 135th Annual Meeting in Seattle

  The Association planned to hold its 2021 annual meeting January 7-10, 2021, in Seattle, Washington. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was impossible to meet in Seattle as originally planned. The best available information from public health authorities and medical experts suggested that the global health crisis would not be sufficiently resolved by January. With regret, the Association concluded that canceling the face-to-face meeting was necessary to maintain the health and safety of our members, our staff, and the public.

  We did not make this decision lightly, as we know how important the annual meeting is to the discipline. Members rely on the opportunity to meet in person to build professional relationships, share their scholarship, and engage in professional development. While we were not be able to connect in person, the AHA staff prepared a variety of web-based programming over 2020-21 to continue to bring together our communities of historians to further advance our mission. 

  The AHA Colloquium was a program of web-based content designed to bring together historians from all fields, institutions, and career paths who would ordinarily gather at our annual meeting. The greatest benefit of the annual meeting is the chance to build a research, teaching, and professional network by engaging in conversation with fellow historians. This community-building function was the goal of the Colloquium. Indeed, we chose the term "colloquium" for this reason—it is a space for conversation and intellectual exchange.

  AHA staff coordinated the production of approximately 30 webinars selected from sessions originally accepted for the canceled annual meeting. Additional Colloquium programming was organized and produced by participants.

• 2020: The 134th Annual Meeting in New York

  The 2020 annual meeting took place January 3-6, 2020, and was held in the New York Hilton and Sheraton Times Square hotels. There was no theme, and outgoing president John R. McNeill presented his address: "Peak Document and the Future of Historical Research."

• 2019: The 133rd Annual Meeting in Chicago

  The 2019 annual meeting took place January 3-6, 2019, and was held in the Hilton Chicago and Palmer House Hilton hotels. The theme was "Loyalties," and outgoing president Mary Beth Norton presented her address: "History on the Diagonal."

• 2018: The 132nd Annual Meeting in Washington, DC

  The 2018 annual meeting took place January 4-7, 2018, and was held in the Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, and Hilton Washington hotels. The theme was "Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism in Global Perspective," and outgoing president Tyler Stovall presented his address: "White Freedom and Our Lady of Liberty." This year was the first year the AHA held "Professional Pathways," a space for a range of events organized by Career Diversity for Historians. This meeting also featured our first-ever undergraduate poster session.

  The AHA thanks its sponsors: HISTORY, Oxford University Press, American History TV C-SPAN 3, The Graduate Center at CUNY, Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lepage Center, GALE A Cengage Company, Cambridge University Press, AP, Berkshire Conference of Women Historians, MapStory, The New School for Social Research, Catholic University of America, George Mason University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, and Salisbury University.

• 2017: The 131st Annual Meeting in Denver

  The 131st annual meeting was held in Denver, Colorado, January 5-8, 2017, at the Colorado Convention Center, Hyatt Regency Denver, Sheraton Denver Downtown, Denver Marriott City Center, and the Grand Hyatt Denver. The theme was Historical Scale, Linking Levels of Experience. The meeting drew approximately 3.6K attendees; 50 affiliates participated; and the program featured close to 400 sessions. Patrick Manning gave the presidential address, entitled "Inequality: Historical and Disciplinary Approaches." Awards and honors for 2016 were given. The meeting featured two plenary sessions: "The First Hundred Days: Priorities for a New US President" (Thursday, January 5) and "Election 2016: How Did We Get Here and What Does It Mean?" (Saturday, January 7). 

  Many thanks to our sponsors: HISTORY, Oxford University Press, American History TV C-SPAN3, Gale Cengage Learning, The College Board, Pearson, University of Colorado Boulder Department of History, History Colorado, Berkshire Conference of Women Historians, MapStory, Marriott Washington Wardman Park, University of Norther Colorado, Drew University History and Culture Program.

  The meeting also featured a THATCamp, held Wednesday, January 4, at the University of Colorado Denver Student Center. Thanks to UC Denver College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, UC Denver Division of Student Affairs, and UC System Office of Academic Affairs for sponsoring.

• 2016: The 130th Annual Meeting in Atlanta

  The 130th annual meeting was held in the Hilton Atlanta, the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, and the Hyatt Regency Atlanta hotels on January 7 - 11. The theme of the 2016 meeting was "Global Migrations: Empires, Nations, and Neighbors." The AHA was joined by 57 affiliate organizations, and distinguished scholars spoke at approximately 400 sessions in the course of these four days. Nearly 3,800 scholars attended the meeting.

  Highlights from this meeting included expanded digital history offerings, such as the workshop on "Getting Started in Digital History," as well as two lightning round sessions, and a bustling digital drop-in session. We had 60 poster presenters this year, up from 20 in 2014, and 40 in 2015. The AHA's Career Diversity initiative hosted several exciting professional development events. These included the "Job Workshop for Historians," a "Media Training Workshop for Historians, and panels such as "The Promise of History Internships" and "Digital Publishing Initiatives: Training Humanities Scholars." Career Diversity also hosted the Career Fair, which gave graduate students the opportunity to chat with historians working in a variety of different professions.

  Awards and honors were announced Friday, January 8, followed by the plenary session, in which historians discussed the complex history of Confederate symbols. 2015 AHA president Vicki Ruiz delivered the Presidential Address on Saturday, January 9; it is available for viewing online. The address was titled "Class Acts: Latina Feminist Traditions, 1900-1930." Ruiz handed the AHA gavel over to 2016 president Patrick Manning at the business meeting, held on Sunday, January 10.

• 2015: The 129th Annual Meeting in New York

  The 129th annual meeting was held in the New York Hilton Midtown and New York Sheraton Times Square on January 2 - 5. The theme of the 2015 meeting was "History and the Other Disciplines." The AHA was joined by 87 affiliate organizations, and distinguished scholars spoke at approximately 495 sessions in the course of these four days. Nearly 5,500 scholars attended the meeting.

  Highlights from this meetinging included expanded digital history offerings, such as the workshop on "Getting Started in Digital History," as well as two lightning round sessions. The AHA also doubled the number of poster presentations since the 2014 annual meeting. Participants from the Bridging Cultures project met for the last time at this meeting, as did participants of the Tuning project. The AHA's Career Diversity initiative also hosted several exciting professional development events. These included "Interviewing in the 21st Century," a workshop in which early-career historians and grad students met with a variety of history professionals to get interviewing advice; many of thise were historians working outside the academy. Career Diversity also hosted the Career Fair, which gave graduate students the opportunity to chat with historians working in a variety of different professions.

  Awards and honors were announced Friday, January 2, followed by the plenary session, which covered the recent New York Public Library controversy. 2015 AHA president Jan Goldstein delivered the Presidential Address on Saturday, January 3; it is available for viewing online. The address was titled "Toward an Empirical History of Moral Thinking: The Case of Racial Theory in Mid-Nineteenth-Century France." Goldstein handed the AHA gavel over to 2016 president Vicki Ruiz at the business meeting, held on Sunday, January 5. 

• 2014: The 128th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC

  The 128th annual meeting of the Association will be held January 2-5, 2014, in Washington, DC, at the Marriott Wardman Park, the Omni Shoreham, and the Washington Hilton. Many of the AHA's most distinguished members will be present to deliver papers and more than 1,500 scholars will participate in the four-day meeting. In addition, 52 specialized societies and organizations will meet in conjunction with the AHA. Each society will hold its own sessions, luncheons, or meetings, as well as some joint sessions with the Association. AHA awards and honors will be announced on Thursday, January 2, followed by the plenary session. Kenneth Pomeranz, University of Chicago, will deliver the presidential address on January 3.

• 2013: The 127th Annual Meeting in New Orleans

  The 127th annual meeting of the Association will be held January 3-6, 2013, in New Orleans at the New Orleans Marriott and Sheraton New Orleans. With 272 sessions, the program is one of the largest ever assembled by the Program Committee. The AHA has previously met in New Orleans two times, in 1903 and in 1972. More than 1,500 scholars will participate in AHA sessions, and four dozen specialized societies will meet in conjunction with the AHA. William Cronon (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison) will deliver the presidential address the evening of January 4 during the General Meeting. At the same event, the AHA's book prizes, the Awards for Scholarly Distinction, and other awards will be announced. Many of the profession's most distinguished members will be present to deliver papers and more than 1,500 scholars will participate.

• 2012: The 126th Annual Meeting in Chicago

  The 126th annual meeting of the Association will be held January 5-8, 2012, in Chicago at the Chicago Marriott Downtown, the Sheraton Chicago, and the Westin Chicago River North. With 257 sessions, the program for this meeting is one of the largest ever assembled by the Program Committee. It is the AHA's 19th annual meeting in Chicago, the first having been held in 1893. Many of the profession's most distinguished members will be present to deliver papers and more than 1,500 scholars will participate. In addition, more than four dozen specialized affiliated societies will meet in conjunction with the AHA.

• 2011: The 125th Annual Meeting in Boston

  The 2011 annual meeting was held January 6-9, 2011 in Boston with events scheduled in the John B. Hynes Memorial Veterans Convention Center, the Boston Marriott Copley Place (headquarters), and the Westin Copley Place Boston. Additional guestrooms and suites will be available at the Sheraton Boston (co-headquarters) and the Boston Park Plaza. The meeting hotels are located in Boston's Back Bay area, connected by climate-controlled walkways and two shopping malls, The Shops at Prudential Center and Copley Place Shopping Galleries, with more than 200 stores and restaurants.

• 2010: The 124th Annual Meeting in San Diego

  The 2010 annual meeting will be held January 7-10, 2010, in San Diego with events scheduled in the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego (headquarters) and San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina (co-headquarters). The meeting hotels are located on San Diego Bay adjacent to the Gaslamp Quarter.

• 2009: The 123rd Annual Meeting in New York

  The 2009 annual meeting will be held January 2-5, 2009, in New York City with events scheduled in the Hilton New York (headquarters) and Sheraton New York (co-headquarters).

• 2008: The 122nd Annual Meeting in Washington, DC

  The 122nd annual meeting of the Association will be held January 3-6, 2008, in Washington, DC, at the Marriott Wardman Park, the Omni Shoreham, and the Hilton Washington.

• 2007: The 121st Annual Meeting in Atlanta

  The 2007 annual meeting will be held January 4-7, 2007, in downtown Atlanta with events scheduled in the Hilton Atlanta (headquarters), Atlanta Marriott Marquis (co-headquarters), the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, and the Westin Peachtree Plaza Atlanta.

• 2006: The 120th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia

  The 2006 annual meeting will be held January 5-8, 2006 in downtown Philadelphia with events scheduled at the Philadelphia Marriott (headquarters), Loews Philadelphia (co-headquarters), and Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown hotels.

• 2005: The 119th Annual Meeting in Seattle

  The Association's 119th annual meeting will be held in Seattle on January 6-9, 2005, at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, the Sheraton Seattle, and the Westin Seattle.

• 2004: The 118th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC

  The Association's 118th annual meeting will be held in Washington, DC, on January 8-11, 2004, at the Marriott Wardman Park, the Omni Shoreham, and the Hilton Washington.