Seventeenth Annual World History Association Conference
University of London, Queen Mary College, Mile End Campus
25-29 June 2008

Themes: Global Cities
and
The Sea: Highway of Change

Queen Mary College will host the Seventeenth Annual World History Association Conference at its Mile End campus in London, June 25 through 29, 2008.

The conference begins with registration and a reception on the afternoon of June 26, however, the WHA's Conferences Committee will offer optional activities for conferees who arrive on the 25th. Panel sessions and other conference-related activities will commence on the morning of 27 June and continue to midday 29 June.

The Conferences Committee has made arrangements for reasonably priced accommodations in single rooms (some doubles will be available), with daily breakfast and lunch, at Queen Mary. Plans include five- or four-night packages, 25-29 June and 26-29 June (departing in both instances on the 30th ). Information regarding housing, registration, the keynote speakers, and related issues will begin appearing on the WHA website www.thewha.org in September 2007.

 

Call for Papers

The World History Association invites proposals from scholars and teachers around the world for full panels, single papers, and roundtables on topics related to the scholarly and/or pedagogical aspects of the conference's themes, “Global Cities” and “The Sea: Highway of Change.”
For guidelines and submission forms, please click here.

Due date: January 15, 2008
Because of the need for early notification and travel planning, late proposals will not be accepted.
Notwithstanding acceptance of a proposal, any presenter not registered for the conference by May 1, 2008 will be dropped from the program.