Graduate Students

Attention Graduate Students in Economic History!

The 2007 Economic History Association Meeting will be held September 6-9 at the Sheraton Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas. Single rooms are $139 and double rooms are $149 per night, plus applicable taxes. Registration materials will be available online and mailed to EHA members in late May, 2007. The registration form allows for roommate requests to ease the financial burden. In addition, complimentary rooms for up to 3 nights are offered to participants. A job market workshop will be offered Friday morning as well as local tours of Austin. Friday night after the reception at the LBJ Library graduate students will be treated to dinner by the EHA. The Teaching and History Committees are planning discussions for Saturday morning’s early breakfast. Details will be available on the web in early June 2007. Some graduate students will be presenting papers, while others will be presenting posters. Be sure to check the Schedule section of this website as well as the Poster Session and Dissertation Session links. On Saturday night, awards will be given for the best U.S. and North American history dissertation (Nevins Prize) as well as the best non-North American history dissertation (Alexander Gerschenkron Prize). On Sunday you will be treated to breakfast and have time to buy some great books at half price at the book sale!

Graduate students are particularly encouraged to attend. To ease the financial burden, the EHA provides the following:

  • Travel subsidies of at most $500 for domestic flights, $800 for international flights or train fare for participants presenting a paper or a poster
  • Complimentary hotel rooms (with double occupancy) for up to 3 nights for participants presenting a paper or a poster
  • 60% discount on the registration fee
  • 80% discount on Saturday’s banquet meal
  • Free dinner Friday night with other graduate students

If you would like to attend the conference but are not prepared to participate in the Poster Session, please send an email to the Meetings Coordinator, Carolyn Tuttle, to receive the meal subsidies and complementary room. Please state your name, affiliation, advisor email address, roommate preference if any, and number of the days you plan to stay in Austin. In order to receive the complimentary room the request must be receive by August 15 to:

Carolyn Tuttle
EHA Meetings Office
Lake Forest College
Box M4
555 North Sheridan Rd
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Email:
Fax: (847) 735-6193
Phone: (847) 735-5137