The AHA 2020 annual meeting will include a set of late-breaking sessions, submitted shortly before the meeting, to allow historians to respond to current events or recent controversies within the discipline. Encompassing a wide range of perspectives, these panels show the relevance of history and historical thinking to public culture and policy. Add late-breaking sessions to your meeting agenda via our Late-Breaking Sessions schedule track in the AHA2020 App.

2020 Late Breaking Session Lineup

Late Breaking: The Border Crisis in Historical Perspective

AHA Session 24A
Friday, January 3, 2020: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Mercury Ballroom (New York Hilton, Third Floor)

Late Breaking: The Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule Change

AHA Session 75A
Saturday, January 4, 2020: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Metropolitan Ballroom West (Small) (Sheraton New York, Second Floor)

Late Breaking: Land Use and Climate Change—Historical Perspectives from Seven Continents

AHA Session 200A
Sunday, January 5, 2020: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Metropolitan Ballroom West (Small) (Sheraton New York, Second Floor)

Late Breaking: Mass Protests in Historical Perspective—Hong Kong, Ecuador, Lebanon, Chile

AHA Session 226A
Sunday, January 5, 2020: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Metropolitan Ballroom West (Small) (Sheraton New York, Second Floor)

Late Breaking Plenary

Sunday, January 5, 2020: 8:30 PM-9:30 PM
Mercury Ballroom (New York Hilton, Third Floor)

Late Breaking: Understanding the Conflict in Yemen Through History

AHA Session 276A
Monday, January 6, 2020: 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Trianon Ballroom (New York Hilton, Third Floor)

Late Breaking: Hong Kong’s Current Protests in Historical and Global Perspective

AHA Session 300A
Monday, January 6, 2020: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Trianon Ballroom (New York Hilton, Third Floor)