Are you facing the professional challenge of serving as department chair?

From July 15-16, 2024, the AHA will offer our annual Chairs' Workshop in person at Northwestern University (633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208). Registration will include two nights' accommodation (July 14 and 15) at the Hilton Orrington/Evanston hotel (1710 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201).

Programming will begin first thing Monday, July 15 and end around 3 pm on Tuesday, July 16. The agenda will be posted nearer to the workshop. 

Registration & Fees

AHA institutional members: $1200

AHA institutional nonmembers: $1560

Register for the workshop by signing in at historians.org/myaha. Select "Register for Chairs' Workshop" under Events. You may pay either a deposit or the full payment. If you would like to be invoiced instead, contact ltownsend@historians.org. Refunds are available through June 21, 2024. Final payment is due June 30, 2024.

Any questions about the workshop can be directed to Rachel Wheatley at rwheatley@historians.org.

To get a better sense of plenary topics and breakout discussions at past workshops, check out these resources:

• Click here to see the agenda from the Fifth Annual Department Chairs' Workshop in 2023 (PDF)
• Click here to see the agenda from the Fourth Annual Department Chairs' Workshop in 2022 (PDF)
• Click here to see the agenda from the Third Annual Department Chairs' Workshop in 2021 (PDF)

• Click here to see the agenda from the Second Annual Department Chairs' Workshop in 2019 (PDF)

• Click here to see the agenda from the First Annual Department Chairs' Workshop in 2018 (PDF)

• "Department Service with a Smile...Maybe! The First AHA Chairs' Workshop" by Kevin Boyle, Vice President of the AHA Professional Division