Dear SOHA Community,
We are preparing for the #SOHA2020 conference at our institutional home at UNLV on March 27-29, 2020. We have amazing committees who have met regularly to create a program, select award recipients, and provide local arrangements for you to enjoy. Our board of directors and conference committees are following UNLV administrative guidelines as our host campus in regard to gathering during the COVID-19. The campus is posting updates on its news site to maintain safety. We encourage you to follow the UNLV Wellness Center reports and Travelers’ Health recommendations. At this time, we are planning on meeting in person based on current recommendations. If we are advised not to meet in person, we will notify you promptly and provide an alternative method to meet virtually as some professional organizations do regularly.
As we are looking forward to seeing you all soon, we hope that you remain vigilant. We ask that you follow the CDC guidelines and recommendations. Please limit physical contact with attendees and find alternative methods of handshaking. We respect people’s method to maintain healthy conditions. Find latest information at the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and DC Health. Please contact our office if you have specific questions at soha@unlv.edu.
Thank you for your continued support and participation in our annual meeting. Please do proceed with online registration and book your stay at the Embassy Suites Hotel Las Vegas using our group rate until the end of this week. Our leadership has invited leading scholars as our keynote and plenary speakers which include oral historian, teacher, writer, and performance artist J. Patrick Johnson and Alexander Aviña, ASU Associate Professor. We have planned workshops, receptions, sessions, and a new student lighting round to highlight your incredible work. Our goal is to support the UNLV community and are offering these students a discounted conference rate. We look forward to presenting awards to acknowledge your commitments to the field of oral history.
We trust you will have safe travel to UNLV and look forward to seeing you all soon!
Best,
Jennifer L. Keil, SOHA 2019-21 President
2020 Conference Planning Committees
Southwest Oral History Association 