The World History Association’s 34th Annual Meeting will be held in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States with the theme "Protest, Prohibition, and Pugilism: Louisville and the World." The rich history of Louisville places it firmly within the interactions, migrations, and networks that have formed the modern world, and the forces that have shaped Louisville have been globally resonant throughout human history as well.  You can find the extended theme and other information about the conference here.

Given the rising cost of running the conference as well as feedback from members and conference attendees, the WHA Council has voted to modify our registration process and rates for 2025. In the past, we have had member and nonmember pricing as well as individual discounted registration rates for students, k-14 teachers, and online only attendance with Early, Regular, and Late rates for each of those categories. This year, we've decided to streamline the registration rates to only three categories: Regular registration, Discounted Registration, and the OER Project Sponsored free registration for k-12 teachers from KY, TN, OH, and IN. We've also limited it to Early and Late Registration. The former rates for nonmember registration, in practice, were roughly equivalent to the member registration rate + the cost of a membership, so we are now making membership a requirement for Regular Registration and Discounted Registration and the discounted registration now encompasses students, middle school, high school, and community college instructors. We are still in negotiation with AV suppliers for the Seelbach to see if we can feasibly offer virtual or hybrid attendance this year. If online only attendance is possible, this will be included under the discounted registration rate.  

If you are a k-12 teacher from KY, TN, OH, or IN, please apply for the OER sponsored free free registration here. Since registration is now restricted to members, all other regular conference participants should either log-in or sign up for a membership before registering for the conference.