2012 Conferences

The American Catholic Historical Association holds two scholarly conferences each year. In 2012, the following conferences are scheduled.

• Chicago 92nd Annual Conference with AHA: January 5-8, 2012
• Tulane/Loyola (New Orleans) Spring Conference: March 23-24, 2012

Annual Conference

Since 1920 an annual conference has been held conjointly with the American Historical Association. At this conference the Executive Council meets in closed session and the officers of the association hold an annual business meeting at which all members are welcome to attend. Members may present papers or panels which have been accepted by the program committee. In addition panels can be co-sponsored either by the AHA or another co-sponsored association, normally the American Society for Church History. At present there are 78 societies co-sponsored by the AHA among which the ACHA is one of the oldest. While the ACHA holds a separate meeting, its program is published as a part of the larger AHA program. Co-sponsored sessions with the AHA must be submitted by February 15 of the year previous to the conference. Proposed papers and panels must be submitted several days prior to the ACHA/AHA deadline of May 15 of the year previous. To locate the exact deadline date, check the date under the “Call for Papers” section of this menu.

Spring Conference

Since 1987 the association has held a Spring conference on the campus of a college or university who formally hosts the event. While sponsored by the ACHA this conference is materially supported by the hosting institution who forms the program committee, provides the conference space, catering, printing and who sets the registration fee for the meeting. The Spring conference normally occurs over a weekend in March or April and is a particular opportunity for graduate students to present their research in progress as well as for university faculty to construct panels composed of their graduate students. In 2001 and again in 2011 the Spring conference was held conjointly with the Canadian Catholic Historical Association.

Programs From Recent Conferences

View or download programs from 2010 and 2011 ACHA conferences

• Joint ACHA/CCHA Spring Conference, Toronto (April 2011) [PDF]
• 91st Annual Conference with ACHA, Boston (January 2011)
• ACHA Spring Conference, Princeton (March 2010)
• 90th Annual Conference, San Diego (January 2010) [PDF]

Future Conferences (2013-14)

More details about the conferences listed below will be announced in 2012.

• New Orleans 93rd Annual Conference with AHA: January 3-6, 2013
• Stonehill (Easton Massachusetts) Spring Conference: April 5-7, 2013
• Washington DC 94th Annual Conference with AHA: January 2-5, 2014

Conference Financial Support

Since 2011 the ACHA has conferred two $500 fellowships on graduate students presenting papers at both of these conferences. For more information, see the Presidential Graduate Fellowship page.

Other Conferences of Interest

We also have information about conferences run by other organizations that may be of interest to our members.