Students are encouraged to explore professional organizations related to their career interests and, if relevant, present their work at conferences and annual meetings.<\/p>\n
Organizations that may be of interest American Alliance of Museums<\/a> Other conferences and meetings Conference on Illinois History<\/a> Conference funding<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Between travel, lodging, registration costs, and food, attending conferences can be prohibitively expensive. The following resources can help offset some of these costs.<\/p>\n Some professional organizations offer awards and grants<\/strong> to help with the cost of conference travel or attendance for students, new professionals, and others. For example, NCPH offers a select number of student travel awards every year. Check individual professional organizations for information about travel grants and awards.<\/p>\n Loyola’s History Graduate Student Association<\/strong> offers travel grants<\/strong> for students attending professional conferences. Contact the HGSA treasurer for more information.<\/p>\n Loyola’s Graduate School<\/strong> offers travel grants<\/strong> for students who are attending a professional conference to present original work. Visit the Graduate School<\/a> website for more information.<\/p>\n Conference planning as professional development<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Planning a conference offers myriad professional development opportunities. Interested students are encouraged to join the History Graduate Student Association’s conference planning committee. HGSA will announce when volunteers are needed.<\/p>\n Resources<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n “A Beginner’s Guide to Live-Tweeting Academic Conferences,”<\/strong> by Andrea Eidinger and Krista McKracken: Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n “The Psychology of Networking”<\/strong> by Joseph Barber: Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>This is not an exhaustive list. Many hold annual conference meetings.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAmerican Association for State and Local History<\/a>
\nAmerican Historical Association<\/a>
\nAmerican Library Association<\/a>
\nAmerican Society for Environmental History<\/a>
\nAssociation of Midwest Museums<\/a>
\nAssociation of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums<\/a>
\nBerkshire Conference of Women Historians<\/a>
\nChicago Emerging Museum Professionals<\/a>
\nChicago Museum Exhibitors Group<\/a>
\nCoalition of State Museum Associations<\/a> (for links to individual state museum associations in the U.S.)
\nCoordinating Council for Women in History<\/a>
\nHistory of Education Society<\/a>
\nIllinois Association of Museums<\/a>
\nInternational Council of Museums<\/a>
\nInternational Federation for Public History<\/a>
\nInternational Standing Conference for the History of Education<\/a>
\nMidwestern History Association<\/a>
\nMuseumNext<\/a>
\nNational Collaborative for Women’s History Sites<\/a>
\nNational Council for the Social Studies<\/a>
\nNational Council on Public History<\/a>
\nNational Humanities Alliance<\/a>
\nNew England Museum Association<\/a>
\nOral History Association<\/a>
\nOrganization of American Historians<\/a>
\nOrganization of Educational Historians<\/a>
\nSociety for Classical Studies<\/a>
\nSoutheastern Museums Conference<\/a>
\nUrban History Association<\/a>
\nWestern Association of Women Historians<\/a>
\nWestern History Association<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>In addition to the meetings hosted by the organizations listed above, the following conferences and seminar meetings may be of interest to history graduate students:<\/p>\n
\nNewberry Library Scholarly Seminars<\/a>
\nWomen’s and Gender History Symposium at UIUC<\/a><\/p>\n