Historical Societies and Organizations Membership Information and Conference Schedule 2023-2024

By Tara Harvey, MA Student, Department of History and Vice President of Phi Alpha Theta, Tau Chi Chapter

Calling all History Students! 

Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, Tau Chi Chapter, encourages you to participate in the amazingly diverse local, regional, and national organizations in our field. In addition to membership, conferences offer venues for presentations, awards, and travel.  

Several conferences offer a group student rate. If this interests you, please let me know.  

In addition to the organizations listed below, if you would like information on other organizations, or areas of specific interest, please feel free to reach out to me at tharvey2@uccs.edu.  

Looking forward to hearing from you! 

All the best,  Tara Harvey 

Organizations and Conference Schedule 2023-2024

*All information must be verified on the organization websites and is subject to change. 

To receive more information about our UCCS organizations, please sign up on Mountain Lion Connect (MLC):
History Club, open to all students, undergraduate and graduate. https://mlc.uccs.edu/organization/historyclub.
History Graduate Student Alliance (HGSA), open to all history graduate students. https://mlc.uccs.edu/organization/historygraduatestudentalliance.
Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society (PAT), Tau Chi Chapter, open to both undergraduate and graduate students. https://mlc.uccs.edu/organization/phialphatheta.

American Academy of Religion (AAR). https://aarweb.org/AARMBR/AARMBR/Home.aspx.
Student Membership: $45, undergraduate or graduate.
Annual Meeting: San Antonio, Texas, November 18–21, 2023, hosted by the American Academy of
Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
Conference Registration: Student Registration; Early Bird till May 25, $95; Super Saver May 26-July 27, $120; Advanced July 28-September 21, $150; Regular September 22-November 16, $190.
Conference Registration is Open. https://aarweb.org/2023AnnualMeeting/Home.aspx.
Hotel: Seven hotels with varying conference rates. Housing Registration is open.
Future Conferences: San Diego, California, November 23-26, 2024. Boston, Massachusetts, November 22-25, 2025.

American Historical Association (AHA). https://www.historians.org/.
Student Membership: $42, 3-year $120. Available for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. Proof of current status may be requested.
Annual Conference: San Francisco, California, January 4-7, 2024.
Conference Registration: Student Registration, pre- $92 or on-site $110.
Student Groups: AHA members who register can bring their students: pre-registration $15 or
on-site $30. Students do not need to be members if attending with a faculty member.
Most sessions and events will take place in Hilton Union Square and Hilton Parc 55, located across the street. Conference Registration Opens September 15, 2023. https://www.historians.org/annual-meeting/registration.
Hotels: Hilton San Francisco Union Square, 333 O’Farrell St., San Francisco, CA, 94102, and
Hilton Parc 55 San Francisco, 55 Cyril Magnin St., San Francisco, CA, 94102.
Reservations and Rates: Housing Registration Opens September 15, 2023. https://www.historians.org/annual-meeting/hotels-and-travel. Single or Double Rate: $179.00, Triple Rate: $199.00, Quad Rate: $219.00.
Future Conferences: New York, NY, January 3-6, 2025; Chicago, IL, January 8-11, 2026.

American Society for Environmental History (ASEH). https://aseh.org/.
Student Membership: $45.00. Subscription period: 1 year, on: January 1st.
Annual Conference: The Westin Denver Downtown, Denver, Colorado, April 3-7, 2024.
Conference Registration: Conference Registration will open late fall 2023. https://aseh.org/conferences/aseh-2024-conference.
Hotel: The Westin Denver Downtown, Denver, Colorado. Reservations and Rates: Housing Registration will open late fall 2023.
Future Conference: Not yet available.

Association for Asian Studies (AAS). https://www.asianstudies.org/
Student Membership: $40.
Annual Conference: Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, Washington, March 14-17, 2024.
Conference Registration: Student Member Registration, Early Bird till October 5, 2023, $75; October 6- February 22, 2024, $100. Conference Registration is open. https://www.asianstudies.org/conference/register2024/.
Hotel: Sheraton Grand Seattle Hotel, 1400 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. Reservations and Rates: Housing Registration is Open. Online: https://www.asianstudies.org/conference/hotel2024/. AAS Group Discounted Rate: $239.
Future Conferences: Columbus, Ohio, March 13-16, 2025, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 12-15, 2026.

Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies (ASPHS). https://asphs.net/.
Student Membership: $7.
Annual Conference: Lisbon, Portugal, July 2024.
Conference Registration: Not yet available.
Future Conference: Not yet available.

German Studies Association (GSA). https://thegsa.org/
Student Membership: $40, based on income, 0-$50,000.
Annual Conference: Montréal, Québec, Canada, October 5-8, 2023.
Conference Registration: Student Registration, $60, non-member $130. Conference Registration is open. https://thegsa.org/conference/current-conference.
Hotel: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, 1201 Boulevard René-Lévesque West, Montréal, Québec,
Canada H3B 2L7. Reservations and Rates: Housing Registration is open. Conference Rate is CAD $246 (currently $183 US dollars).
Future Conferences: Atlanta, GA, Sept. 26-30, 2024; Arlington, VA, Sept. 25-28, 2025; Phoenix, AZ,
Sept. 24-27, 2026; Arlington, VA, Oct. 1-4, 2027; Indianapolis, IN, Sept. 11-18, 2028.

National Council on Public History (NCPH). https://ncph.org/.
Student Membership: $37.
Annual Meeting: NCPH-UHS, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 10-13, 2024. Held jointly with Utah Historical Association (UHS). Also, virtually and jointly with The Organization of American Historians (OAH).
Conference Registration: Not yet available.https://ncph.org/conference/2024-annual-meeting/.
Hotel: Hilton Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah. Reservations and Rates: Housing Registration is not yet available.
Future Conference: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 25-30, 2025.

Oral History Association (OHA). https://oralhistory.org/.
Student Membership: $35.
Annual Conference: Baltimore, Maryland, October 18-21, 2023.
Conference Registration: Student Registration, $50. Conference Registration is open. https://oralhistory.org/annual-meeting/.
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor at 300 Light St, Baltimore, MD 21202. Reservations and Rates: Housing Registration is open. OHA Conference Rate is $174.
Future Conference: Cincinnati, Ohio, October 30-November 2, 2024.

Organization of American Historians (OAH). https://www.oah.org/.
Student Membership: $30, Undergraduate. $50, Graduate.
Annual Conference: New Orleans, Louisiana, April 11-14, 2024.
Conference Registration: Graduate Student Registration $78, on-site $105. Instructor with up to 6 students $425, on-site $500. Conference Registration Opens in November 2023. https://www.oah.org/conferences/oah24/registration-information/.
Hotel: New Orleans Marriot, 555 Canal St., New Orleans, LA, 70130. Reservations and Rates: Housing Registration is Open. https://www.oah.org/conferences/oah24/accommodations/. Single or Double Rate: $229. Limited Federal Government and Student rates available ($149).
Future Conferences: Chicago, Illinois, April 3, 2025. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2026. San
Francisco, California, April 1, 2027.

Phi Alpha Theta, Tau Chi Chapter Honor Society (PAT). https://www.phialphatheta.org/.
Student Membership $50, Lifetime.
Regional Conference: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Saturday, April 6, 2024.
Conference Registration: Not yet available.
Hotel: Not yet available. Reservations and Rates: Not yet available.
Future Conference: Not yet available.

Popular Culture Association (PCA). https://pcaaca.org/.
Student Membership: Unknown.
Annual Conference: Chicago, Illinois, March 27-30, 2024.
Conference Registration: Not yet available.https://pcaaca.org/page/nationalconference.
Hotel: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, 540 Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60611. Reservations and Rates: Housing Registration is not yet available.
Future Conferences: New Orleans, Louisiana, 2025. Atlanta, Georgia, 2026. Boston, Massachusetts, 2027. Chicago, Illinois, 2028. Seattle, Washington, 2029.

Rocky Mountain Interdisciplinary History Conference (RMIHC)
Membership: None required.
Conference: Boulder, CO., October 6-8, 2023. https://www.colorado.edu/conference/rmihc/.
The Humanities and Arts in Global Perspective. Tara Harvey is attending this conference–if you’d like to coordinate attendance or travel to Boulder, reach out to Tara at the email address above.
Conference Registration: $25 plus a small fee through Eventbrite. Registration is open.
Future Conference: Not yet available.

Rocky Mountain Medieval & Renaissance Association (RMMRA). https://www.rmmra.org/.
Student Membership: $27.
Annual Conference: Information not yet available.
Conference Registration: Not yet available. https://www.rmmra.org/future-meetings/.
Future Conference: Not yet available.

Society for Historians of the Gilded Age (SHGAPE). https://www.shgape.org/.
The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, from the Reconstruction through the
aftermath of World War I, 1865-1920. SHGAPE is an affiliated society of the AHA and the OAH and holds meetings concurrently.
Student Membership: $20, Graduate. In addition, they are eligible to apply for the OAH Graduate Student Essay Prize, and they may receive complimentary tickets to the SHGAPE luncheon at the OAH Annual Meeting.

Society for U.S. Intellectual History (S-USIH). https://s-usih.org/.
Student Membership: $42.
Annual Conference: Denver, Colorado, November 9-11, 2023.
Conference Registration: Member before Oct. 31, $125; Late Registration (Oct. 31-Nov. 9), $175. Conference Registration is open. https://s-usih.org/conference/2023-conference-denver/.
Hotel: The Curtis Hotel Denver, A DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 1405 Curtis Street Denver, CO 80202. Reservations and Rates: Housing Registration is open.
Future Conference: Not yet available.

Society of Civil War Historians (SCWH). https://scwh.memberclicks.net/.
Student Membership: $30. One Year Student Membership: Online Access $30 (not print).
Biennial Conference: Raleigh, North Carolina, June 19-22, 2024.
Conference Registration: Not yet available.
Hotel: Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, 421 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601.
Reservations and Rates: Not yet available.
Future Conference: Not yet available

The Southern Historical Association (SHA). https://www.thesha.org/.
Student Membership: $20 (certification required, seven-year limit).
Annual Conference: Charlotte, North Carolina, November 9-12, 2023.
Conference Registration: Student Registration, $5 for either pre- or on-site registration. Conference Registration is Open. https://thesha.org/register.
Hotel: Westin Charlotte, 601 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28202. Reservations and Rates: Housing Registration is Open. By Phone: (704) 375-2600 (ask for reservations and mention that you are with the SHA) Online: https://book.passkey.com/go/TheSouthernHistorical2023. Single or Double Rate: $179.00, Triple Rate: $199.00, Quad Rate: $219.00. Block Cut-Off Date: October 18, 2023.
Future Conference: Not yet available

UCCS History Graduate Student Alliance (HGSA) Semi-Annual Conference
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Saturday, December 9, 2023.
Graduate students from Dr. Harvey, Dr. Martinez, and Dr. Wei’s Research Seminars will be presenting. Abstracts and biographies will be required from presenters two weeks before the conference. Dr. Davies, Co-Director of UCCS’s new Digital Humanities Center, will lead an interdisciplinary panel discussion on AI during the conference luncheon.
Location: University Center 302 and 303, with luncheon in Clyde’s.
Conference Registration: Not yet available.
Membership: Must be a UCCS graduate student to present. Anyone may attend.
Future Conference: May 2024.

Western Association of Women Historians (WAWH). https://wawh.org/.
Student Membership: There is no student rate. The rate is by income and ranges between $25 and $60. Membership runs from January 1 to December 31.
Annual Conference: Portland, Oregon, April 18-20, 2024.
Conference Registration: Conference Registration is not yet available. https://wawh.org/current-conference.
Hotel: University Place Hotel & Conference Center, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon.
Reservations and Rates: Housing Registration is not yet available. Room Rate: $90, 1 King or 2 Doubles.
Future Conference: Not yet available.

World History Association (WHA). https://www.thewha.org/.
Student Membership: $50 for full-time students.
Annual Meeting: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, June 27-30, 2024.
Conference Registration: Conference Registration is not yet available. https://www.thewha.org/conferences/sanfran-wha-2024/.
Hotel: Reservations and Rates: Housing Registration is not yet available.
Future Conference: Not yet available.