On to New York

The 138th annual meeting of the American Historical Association will be held Friday through Monday, January 3–6, 2025, in New York City. The online program will be posted on the AHA website in mid-September, and members can look forward to receiving the printed program in mid-November. A meeting app will also be available for smartphones and tablets. Annual meeting sessions and events are scheduled at the New York Hilton Midtown and the Sheraton New York Times Square. The hotels are across the street from each other. 

Preregistration begins in late September. The lower preregistration rates will be in effect through December 15; after that, the higher on-site rates apply. Registration will be available online from September 23 until the end of the meeting, and in person beginning at 11:00 a.m. on January 3 on the Second Floor Promenade of the New York Hilton. 

Admission to the Exhibit Hall requires a 2025 meeting registration badge.

Hotel reservations: Attendees will make hotel reservations though the AHA’s housing service, Maritz. Reservations can be made online or by calling a toll-free number, beginning September 16. AHA rates are available three days before and after the meeting dates, depending on the number of rooms available. See the AHA website for detailed information.

The last day to make or change reservations through the housing service is December 12, 2024. After that date, rooms will be available at the AHA’s convention rates on a space-available basis, and all reservations, changes, and cancelations must be made directly with the hotels. Hotel no-show policies will apply for reservations not canceled at least 72 hours before the first night’s stay.

Health and safety: The AHA and our meeting hotels are working together to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines to make meeting attendance as safe as possible. We expect that all attendees will be vaccinated for COVID-19 at the time of the meeting. Attendees should comply with all health and safety rules and guidelines established by the AHA, the CDC, the conference hotels, and the local government.

Group meetings and reunions: Societies and groups that have not already made arrangements to hold receptions or other meetings should send requests for room space as soon as possible to annualmeeting@historians.org.

Resolutions for the business meeting must be submitted to the office of the executive director by October 1, to allow time for publication. They must be in proper parliamentary form; must be signed by members of the Association in good standing at the time of submission, and by at least 2 percent of the total Association membership as of the end of the previous fiscal year (214 people); must not be more than 300 words in length, including any introductory material; and must deal with a matter of concern to the Association or to the discipline of history. Such resolutions must be in accord with the Association’s Guiding Principles on Taking a Public Stance at historians.org/public-stance. Signatures in support of such resolutions must be collected no earlier than January 1, 2024. Resolutions submitted by the deadline, and meeting the criteria for consideration, shall be published in the November issue of Perspectives on History. For complete information about business resolutions, please consult the AHA Bylaws at historians.org/constitution. 

ASL interpretation: The AHA offers complimentary sign–interpreting service upon request to our attendees. Please notify the AHA of the sessions you plan to attend and register for the meeting by November 1, 2024. This service is also available upon request for the presidential address and business meeting. Please submit requests to annualmeeting@historians.org by November 1, 2024. 

 

Hotel and Rate Information

1. New York Hilton Midtown  (hdqtrs .)
1335 6th Ave.

Single: $214
Double: $234
Triple: $254
Quadruple: $274

2. Sheraton New York Times Square  (co-hdqrs.)
811 7th Ave. 

Single: $209
Double: $209
Triple: $239
Quadruple: $269

Rates are subject to hotel occupancy tax and will be honored three days before and three days after the official meeting dates of January 3–6 based on availability. No additional destination fee will be charged. Information on booking a room at the discounted rate is available at historians.org/hotels. 

Dates and Deadlines

September 16 Housing opens.

September 23 Preregistration opens.

September 30 Deadline to submit membership dues and address changes in order to receive the program in the mail.

November 1 Program mailed to members.

December 12 Last day to make hotel reservations through the housing service. Subsequent reservations taken on a space-available basis at the convention rate.

December 15 Last day for preregistration pricing.

December 15 Deadline to submit registration refund requests.

January 5, 2025 Annual meeting opens at 11:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall opens January 4, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Hilton.

Meeting Registration

Take advantage of reduced rates by preregistering for the conference. Make sure your membership is up to date so you can enjoy member pricing at each level. Register online at www.historians.org/myaha.

Attendee

Preregistration (Member): $256
After Dec. 15 (Member): $297
Preregistration (Nonmember): $385
After Dec. 15 (Nonmember): $453

Speaker

Preregistration (Member): $256
After Dec. 15 (Member): $297
Preregistration (Nonmember): $256
After Dec. 15 (Nonmember): $297

Student

Preregistration (Member): $120
After Dec. 15 (Member): $138
Preregistration (Nonmember): $169
After Dec. 15 (Nonmember): $199

Un-/Underemployed

Preregistration (Member): $75
After Dec. 15 (Member): $88
Preregistration (Nonmember): $183
After Dec. 15 (Nonmember): $213

Retired

Preregistration (Member): $148
After Dec. 15 (Member): $169
Preregistration (Nonmember): $218
After Dec. 15 (Nonmember): $253

K–12 Teacher

Preregistration (Member): $123
After Dec. 15 (Member): $139
Preregistration (Nonmember): $191
After Dec. 15 (Nonmember): $219

Bring your Graduate/Undergraduate/K–12 student discount

For members only. Add students to your registration for only $15 each ($30 onsite). Bring as many high school, undergraduate, and graduate students as you want for only $15 each!

Advance registration must be completed by midnight EST on December 15, 2024. Thereafter, onsite rates will apply. Everyone attending the meeting is expected to register. Admission to the Exhibit Hall requires a registration badge. Special note for speakers: All US-based historians presenting on AHA sessions must be AHA members, and all participants must register.

Advance registrants who are unable to attend the meeting may request a refund of their registration fee. Refund requests must be emailed to ltownsend@historians.org by December 15, 2024, and will incur a $20 fee. Refunds will not be processed after that date.  

Book a Room and Save $50 

Reserve a hotel room in the AHA block through the AHA housing service, Maritz, before registering for the meeting and receive a $50 discount off meeting registration. (You will not receive a discount refund if you register before booking a room.)