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 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)

We look forward to seeing members, friends and participants at the Fall 2012 NEHA Conference, held at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA, on Saturday October 13th, 2012.

Register for the conference by downloading our form and mailing it to Jim Hanlan by October 5th to guarantee your slot and your lunch ticket. Please note that all participants, chairs, commentators and presenters must register for the conference.

The preliminary conference program is now posted; contact Dane Morrison at Salem State University if you are interested in chairing one of the “chairless” panels.

Click here for participant information and campus map/directions.

See you in October!

The NEHA Fall 2012 conference will be held at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA on Saturday, October 13, 2012. The deadline for submitting proposals is July 15, 2012.

Download the flyer to post at your institution. Please pass along the CFP to interested colleagues and graduate students.

NEHA invites papers on any historical topic, time period, or theme. Proposals (paper title, one-page abstract, and brief C.V.) for single papers or complete sessions are equally welcome.

Those willing to serve as a panel chair or commentator are invited to contact the Fall 2012 conference chair, Dane Morrison of Salem State University in Salem, MA at dane.morrison@salemstate.edu or the NEHA Executive Secretary, Jim Hanlan, at jphanlan@wpi.edu.

Proposals may also be sent via US mail to:

Dane Morrison, NEHA Fall 2012 Program Chair
Department of History
Salem State University
352 Lafayette St.
Salem, MA 01970

We are pleased to announce a CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS from an affiliated organization, the New England Regional World History Association. They are holding a symposium: “Africa in World History: Integrating Research and Teaching.”

Where: African Studies Center, Boston University
When: 22 September 2012

Proposal submission deadline: 1 August 2012

Contact: Dane Morrison, email: dmorrison@salemstate.edu
President, New England Regional World History Association
Professor of Early American History
Department of History
Salem State University
352 Lafayette St.
Salem, MA 01970