The 2012 Annual WHA Conference will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from June 27 to June 30, 2012. We are excited to be hosted for the first time by a public school district--Albuquerque Public Schools, with the venue at Albuquerque High School, the oldest public high school in New Mexico. While it may be the oldest, it is also state of the art, with full A/V support and high speed wireless in all session rooms, hundreds of computers available to us, state-of-the-art lecture halls with excellent sound and light equipment, and a wonderful space for Exhibitors.
Albuquerque is also a fantastic city with its charming Old Town, the Sandia Mountains as a backdrop to the city, a mild climate, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center all within a few minutes drive of the conference site. The area has a huge variety of natural, cultural, recreational, and culinary opportunities, one conference attendees will be sure to enjoy. Santa Fe is connected by high-speed Rail Runner train, and is reached in less than 30 minutes, and also offers an outstanding variety of visitor options. Our local affairs committee will ensure that this conference is definitely one of the best WHA has ever had. We look forward to meeting you there!
Our two conference themes in 2012 will be "Frontiers in World History" and "Indigenous Peoples in World History.
The WHA is pleased to announce the Keynote presenters for this summer's 21st annual WHA conference in ABQ:
- Glenabah Martinez, an assistant professor in the University of New Mexico College of Education. Dr. Martinez has been asked to present the keynote address on the theme of "Indigenous Peoples in World History."
- David Dorado Romo, Ph.D. student in Borderlands History (Graduation Year: 2013), has already published a seminal work, Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juarez, 1893-1923, which is used extensively in the classroom. Mr. Romo will be presenting the second keynote address related to the theme of "Frontiers and Borders in World History."