Special Convention Events

  1. Meeting of the Council of the American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Branch
    Thursday, August 6, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m./ University Center 104
    Presiding: Al Hurtado, Arizona State University

  2. Meeting of Editorial Board of the Pacific Historical Review
    4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m./University Center 104
    Presiding: David Johnson and Carl Abbott, Portland State University

  3. Welcoming Reception at the Maritime Museum Of San Diego
    Thursday, August 6, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
    Visit and mingle with friends as you tour the exhibits aboard the Star of India, Berkeley and Medea now docked in San Diego harbor. Shuttles will leave from the University Center at 6:00 p.m. and return to the Alcala Apartments by 9 p.m. The ships are located on North Harbor Drive near Ash Street. Hors d'oeuvres and no-host bar will be provided.
    Reception Sponsors: Maritime Museum of San Diego and the University of San Diego

  4. Western Association Of Women Historians Luncheon
    Friday, August 7, 12:30-2:00 p.m./University Center, Faculty Dining Room
    Presiding: Karen Blair, Central Washington University, President WAWH
    Address: "All You Need Is Love: The Peace Corps and the Spirit of the 1960s" by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, San Diego State University

  5. John Niven Memorial
    Friday, August 7, 4:30 p.m./ University Center, Forum A
    Presiding: James Rawley. University of Nebraska

  6. Annual Business Meeting of the American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Branch
    Friday, August 7, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m./ University Center, Forum A
    Presiding: At Hurtado, Arizona State University
    President, AHA-PCB

  7. PCB and Pacific Historical Review Joint Reception
    Friday, August 7, 6:00-7:00 p.m., University Center Patio

  8. Annual Presidential Banquet of the American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Branch
    Friday, August 7, 7:00 p.m., University Center, Faculty Dining Room
    Presiding: Iris Engstrand, University of San Diego, President-elect, AHA-PCB
    Presidential Address: "Sex, Gender, Culture and a Great Event: The California Gold Rush" by Albert Hurtado, Arizona State University

  9. Sunset Reception at the Junipero Serra Museum of the San Diego Historical Society in Presidio Park, Old Town
    Saturday, August 8, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    End your afternoon or begin your evening "on the town" by strolling the grounds and viewing the exhibits of Junipero Serra Museum in Presidio Park above Old Town. From the tower of the museum, vistas of San Diego Harbor and Mission Bay are incomparable. Southwestern hors d'oeuvres, wine, and entertainment will be provided. For those needing rides to the museum, shuttles will depart from the University Center at 4:45 p.m.
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