New England Historical Association

We have gotten some inquiries today (Friday April 19, 2013) due to the lockdown of Boston and immediate communities. As of now (5:00 pm Friday) the conference is ON and going forward as planned at Westfield State University. We hope to see as many of you there as are able to attend; same-day registration will be available for cash/check (print & bring the form if you like).

The conference Twitter hashtag is #neha13

Conference location and accommodation details are here

Click here for the finalized program

Thanks – see you tomorrow!

We look forward to seeing you at the NEHA Spring conference on Saturday, April 20th at Westfield State University!

Conference location and accommodation details are here

Click here for the finalized program

Download the program and registration form – please mail by April 5th, or print/bring the form with you for same-day registration (cash or check only).

Please join us at Westfield State University in Westfield, MA, for the Spring 2013 conference on Saturday, April 20. Thanks to the History Department at Westfield State for making the local arrangements.

View the preliminary Conference Program (last updated 3/5/13). We still have a few openings for panel chair or comment – contact Dane Morrison at Salem State if you would like to help with some of the gaps.

Download a conference registration form

Registration forms will also be mailed with your copy of the Spring NEHA News – please mail your registration back by April 5th. Registration is required for all conference participants including panelists and panel chairs/commentators. Same day registration (cash or check only) will also be available, although we cannot guarantee luncheon tickets for same-day registrants.

Click here for Map, Directions, and Hotel Information

In the interest of highlighting history-related professional opportunities in the New England region:

CONNECTING THE LOCAL AND THE GLOBAL: A Symposium for Researchers, Teachers, and Practitioners of World History

2 March 2013

Please join the New England Regional World History Association (NERWHA) for their spring symposium, to be held March 2, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM at Salem State University. The theme of this symposium is “Connecting the Global and the Local,” and NERWHA is delighted to work with Salem State University and Pearson Higher Education in bringing Dr. Howard Spodek, Professor of History at Temple University and author of The World’s History and Ahmedabad: Shock City of Twentieth-century India, as keynote speaker. His talk, “Global and Local: Identifying and Explicating the Connections in the Case of Ahmedabad,” offers a compelling case for the significance of global connections and world history to the local studies of cities like Ahmedabad, an urban center in Western India and the home of Gandhi’s independence movement.

SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE:
8:30 – 9:00 – Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30 – Welcome and Keynote by Howard Spodek
10:30 –12:00 – Roundtable: Researching and Teaching India and World History
12:00- 1:00 – Lunch Sponsored by Salem State University
1:00 – 2:30 – Concurrent Sessions (See descriptions below)
2:30 – 4:00 – Workshop: Teaching the Indies Trade: A Glocal Approach
4:00 – 4:30 – NERWHA Business Meeting and Book Prize Raffle

More information: http://www.nerwha.org/

Please join us at Westfield State University in Westfield, MA, for the Spring 2013 conference on Saturday, April 20.

View the preliminary Conference Program (last updated 2/22/13). We have a few openings for panel chair or comment – contact Dane Morrison at Salem State if you would like to help with some of the gaps.

Download a conference registration form

Registration forms will also be mailed with your copy of the Spring NEHA News – please mail your registration by April 5th

Location, Directions and Participant Information

The deadline for submitting paper or panel proposals for the Spring 2013 NEHA meeting has been extended to February 15, 2013. We welcome submissions for individual papers or for entire panels, on any topic or era of history. The meeting will be held Saturday, April 20th at Westfield State University in Westfield, MA. For submission guidelines and details please visit our CFP page or download our flyer to distribute and post.

We have a few openings in our upcoming election in April 2013 for positions on the NEHA Executive Board and we strongly encourage NEHA members (even new members) to become involved by running for office.

The openings are:

Vice President
Treasurer
Executive Board member (meets 2x year, concurrent with the NEHA meetings)
Nominating Committee member (most of its work is via email)

If you’d like more information on any of these positions, or would like to run for one of the openings, please contact the Nominating Committee chair, Denise Youngblood at denise.youngblood@uvm.edu. Deadline is February 1, 2013.

Attention NEHA Members! We could use a few additional participants on our two prize committees. Contact NEHA President, Beth DeWolfe at UNE Biddeford if you are interested in participating on either one. Both involve mainly committee work by email, the chance to read the work of outstanding scholars both established and emerging, and the satisfaction of helping to contribute to excellence in scholarship among our membership and in our region! Please consider being involved!

Hanlan Book Prize Committee

Responsibilities: read submissions of books nominated by publishers for the NEHA Book Prize, awarded to the best book published in 2012 by a historian living in New England, and as a committee select one winner. Committee business is generally conducted by email.

Timeframe: submissions are due to the committee by June (you’ll receive the books in the mail), and a decision is reached over the summer, with the award given at the October meeting with ample notice to the winner so she/he can be there in person.

Graduate Student Paper Prize Committee

Responsibilities: read circulated submissions of graduate student papers presented at the 2012 meetings, and select one prize winner if appropriate. Committee business is generally conducted by email.

Timeframe: papers are being solicited now & will be read/discussed over the next few months and the summer. Award may be given at the October 2013 meeting with ample notice to the winner so she/he can be there in person.

The NEHA Spring 2013 conference will be held at Westfield State University in Westfield, MA on Saturday, April 20, 2013. NEHA invites papers on any historical topic, time period, or theme. Proposals (paper title, one-page abstract, and brief C.V.) for complete panels or individual papers are equally welcome.

Download a CFP flyer to distribute/post (PDF)

Send proposals by January 15, 2013 to:
Professor Dane Morrison
Salem State University
History Department
352 Lafayette Street
Salem MA 01970

email: dmorrisson@salemstate.edu

We are looking forward to seeing all our participants at the NEHA Fall conference, Saturday Oct 13 at Merrimack College.

Here are some quick links you may find helpful:

Conference Program as webpage
Conference Program as PDF (updated 10/11/12)
Info for panelists or panel chairs/commenters
Directions, Accommodations and Logistics
Download a PDF registration form (mail by Oct 5th or bring with you for same-day registration)