WHA 2026: Closed Borders and Global Connections: Being Global after Globalization

The WHA will be hosting the 35th WHA Annual Meeting in Incheon, Korea, from 25- 27 June, 2026, co-sponsored by George Mason University Korea. Please visit the conference website for more details!

New Tech Stack Launches!

The WHA is excited to announce the launch of our new website. While visually similar, this website is static, lightweight, and built on Open Source technology! This means that it places a lower burden on our operational budget and we have more control and agency to resolve problems when they arise than we did with our previous platform. It is also less vulnerable to security breaches than our former dynamic sites.

We launched our new membership database through YourMembership last winter. If you are a returning member logging in for the first time, please use the email address associated with your WHA account and reset your password. For subsequent logins, go to the main member login page.

Calendar and Deadlines

• 1 October, 2025: Deadline for the Dissertation Prize
• 1 December, 2025: Early submission CFP Deadline for our Korea 2026 conference -- notice of acceptance by mid-December 2025
• 1 January, 2026: Registration for our Korea 2026 conference Opens
• 1 February, 2026: Deadline for the Bentley Book Prize (Note: submissions are mailed to the committee and must arrive by this deadline)
• 1 March, 2026: Standard submission CFP Deadline for our Korea 2026 conference -- notice of acceptance by mid-March 2026
• 1 April, 2026: Deadline for WHA Undergraduate & Graduate Student Paper Prizes
• 1 May, 2026: Late submission CFP Deadline for our Korea 2026 conference -- notice of acceptance by mid-May 2026 subject to available space in the program and at the conference venue
• 1 May, 2026: Deadline for World Historian Student Essay Competition
• 15 May, 2026: Deadline for WHA Undergraduate & Graduate Student Paper Prizes
• 15 May, 2026: Last day for Early Registration