The 63rd Annual WHA Conference

The  63rd Annual Western History Association Conference will be held in Los Angeles, CA from October 25-28, 2023. 

To read tour descriptions, please visit the 2023 Travel and Tours page!

If you have any questions regarding registration please contact the WHA office via email at wha@westernhistory.org.

WHA Refund Policy:

Refunds will be issued for cancellations on registration for the Los Angeles conference received by midnight on September 25 (this includes cancelled registration and ticketed events). All refunds for cancelled registration received after September 25 and before October 23 will be honored, minus $40 handling fee (allow 2-4 weeks processing). No refunds will be issued after October 24.  No refunds on food-related tickets will be honored after September 25. 

Exhibitors:

Organizations and institutions that reserved a single booth in the exhibit hall will be allowed two complimentary conference registrations (double booth reservation will receive three; triple will receive four).

Registration Rates*: July 1 - September 12

Registration and Onsite Rates: Beginning September 13

*All persons attending, including program participants, are required to register. Pre-registration rates (discounted for members) are available until September 12, and full payment must be processed or postmarked by this date. Mailed registrations postmarked after September 12 will be processed with an onsite registration rate. The WHA office will not process registrations (online or mailed) that are not received by October 19. The online registration portal will close at 5:00 P.M. (Central) on October 19.

**The CONTINGENT Faculty category includes those whose primary employment, whether full-time or part-time, is not on the tenure track.

***The WHA defines a GUEST as a family member or someone who would not attend the conference except to accompany a conference attendee. Each WHA conference attendee, regardless of membership category, must individually register – unless they qualify as a guest.

+Any personal assistants or interpreters needed for accessibility purposes will receive complimentary conference registration. Please notify the office ahead of time so the WHA staff can have a registration packet and name badge ready at onsite registration for them.