Conference Postponed

IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND ANNOUNCEMENT: SOHA 2020 ANNUAL CONFERENCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 2020

Dear SOHA members and conference participants:

We appreciate everyone’s diligent effort and support for the Southwest Oral History Association (SOHA) 2020 Annual Conference. As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and health issues develop, travel bans and freezes on travel funding are affecting and prohibiting our members and conference participants from attending. Our registration and hotel room group rate reservations reflect these pressing circumstances. After having conducted several meetings and voting consensus, SOHA board members and conference organizers have decided to postpone the SOHA 2020 conference from March 27-29, 2020 to September 2020. We had considered offering an online conference, but this isn’t the tradition of our organization.

We will follow up and communicate with conference participants and registrants to move forward on postponing the conference. Individuals who have already registered for the SOHA 2020 conference will have their registration applied to the new dates of the conference in September 2020. For those who already reserved their hotel room at the Embassy Suites in Las Vegas under the SOHA group rate, we will work with the hotel to change the reservation dates to the time of the rescheduled conference. Individuals may also cancel their hotel reservations usually within 72 hours of the check-in date to avoid charge.

If individuals cannot attend the conference in September 2020, please contact and communicate directly with the SOHA office. You can contact the SOHA office regarding any questions and concerns at soha@unlv.edu or at 702-895-5011. As we work through the postponement of the conference, more details and announcements will be communicated as soon as possible.

Thank you for your understanding, patience, and attention. It is with heavy heart that we must face these choices, but we are so grateful for each of you and our SOHA family. We care for each of you and wish you all to be well and stay well during these difficult times. We hope to see you all at SOHA 2020 conference in September.

SOHA 2020 Postponement Letter PDF

More information will be posted on our website, southwestoralhistory.org.