Registration

Registration Rates

Below are the registration rates for the 2026 annual meeting in Chicago. Registration opens in mid-September. Book your Housing in the AHA block first to get a $50 Registration discount. (No discount refund if you register first.)

All US-based historians presenting at AHA sessions must be AHA members, and all participants must register. Onsite rates begin December 16. No refunds will be issued after December 15.

Attendee Member: Preregistration/$269 or Onsite/$312
Attendee Nonmember: Preregistration/$404 or Onsite/$476

Speaker Member: Preregistration/$269 or Onsite/$312
Speaker Nonmember: Preregistration/$269 or Onsite/$312

Student Member: Preregistration/$126 or Onsite/$145
Student Nonmember: Preregistration/$177 or Onsite/$209

Un-/Underemployed Member: Preregistration/$79 or Onsite/$92
Un-/Underemployed Nonmember: Preregistration/$192 or Onsite/$224

Retired Member: Preregistration/$155 or Onsite/$177
Retired Nonmember: Preregistration/$229 or Onsite/$266

K-12 Teacher Member: Preregistration/$133 or Onsite/$149
K-12 Teacher Nonmember: Preregistration/$199 or Onsite/$229

Student Groups: AHA members who register can bring their students: Preregistration/$25 or Onsite/$35

Refund Policy

Registrants who are unable to attend the meeting may request a refund of their registration fee. Cancellations and refund requests MUST be submitted by December 15. Refunds will be processed less a $25 administrative fee. No refunds will be issued for requests received after December 15—no exceptions. Refunds will not be given for no-shows. Cancellations and refund requests should be emailed to ltownsend@historians.org.

Faculty-Student Group Rate

Help your own students attend the AHA annual meeting through the AHA’s deeply discounted faculty/student group rate. AHA members can bring students to the annual meeting for an additional fee of only $25 for each K-12, undergraduate, and graduate student ($35 after December 15). After registering, return to historians.org/myaha and select Edit My Registration or Add Students. Select Register Additional Attendees and click the "New attendee is part of a student group" checkbox at the bottom of Step 1: Select an Attendee page. The AHA’s faculty/student group rate is a great way to mentor students, nourish their interest in history, and encourage their professional growth.