Panel Proposal Submissions: 2026 Annual Meeting in Chicago - American Catholic Historical Association

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ACHA 106th ANNUAL MEETING • January 8-10, 2026

Chicago 2026

Submit a panel proposal

Submission deadline: March 15, 2025
Deadline if submitting as joint AHA-ACHA panel: February 15, 2025

This is the submission form for panels only. Use this form to submit multiple papers on a common theme.
If you are submitting a different type of proposal, please select from the options below.
Looking for collaborators? To encourage making connections before the proposal deadlines, we have created a Google Sheet where you can share information about your paper or panel with others interested in the ACHA conference. The program committee will monitor the spreadsheet and encourages contact between members and sharing of ideas to build out panel proposals.

Submit paper →

Use this option to submit one single paper. It can have multiple authors.

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Anything else. E.g., site visits, book discussions, film screenings.

Panel submission form

If you need assistance:

E-mail [email protected] for help or to report problems.

Contact person's name*
The person to whom we should direct inquiries about this panel. (In all likelihood, this is you!)
Contact person's e-mail address*
Contact person's affiliation*
e.g., University of California, Los Angeles; freelance editor; Archives of the Archdiocese of New York
Panel title*
A working title is acceptable.
How many participants will be presenting papers as part of your panel/roundtable?*
The minimum number of presenters is 3; the maximum is 5. Do not count the chairperson or commentator.
Area or discipline your panel covers*
Please select the general discipline your panel covers. Select the "Other" category only if your panel falls completely outside the scope of the categories listed.
- Pre-colonial Africa
- Colonial Africa
- Post-Colonial Africa
- Modern Africa
- Pre-colonial Asia
- Colonial Asia
- Post-colonial Asia
- Modern Asia
- Colonial Caribbean
- Post-Colonial Caribbean
- Modern Caribbean
- Colonial Americas
- Latin America
- 19th-century United States
- Modern United States
- Pre-confederation Canada
- Modern Canada
- Imperial Europe
- Medieval Europe
- Renaissance
- Early Modern Europe
- Modern Europe
- Other
Panel summary*
Are you proposing this as a joint panel?*
We welcome presenters giving joint papers with the American Historical Association (AHA) or with other affiliated societies.
- No
- Yes, with the AHA
- Yes, with an affiliated society
Please specify the affiliated society.*
Request for A/V equipment
We encourage you to incorporate multimedia into your presentations, but please keep in mind: 1) Let us know now so that we can reserve the equipment from the venue at the lowest cost possible. 2) You must provide your own laptop or source. The venue only provides the projector/screen and cables.
- I am requesting A/V equipment for my presentation.
Why are you requesting the A/V equipment?*
E.g., for a PowerPoint, video presentation, etc. If you need anything more exotic than a projector and amplification for your computer, please tell us here. We'll try to accommodate you, but cannot make guarantees.
Presentation policy*
All those appearing on the ACHA program must be members of the ACHA, although membership is not required to submit a proposal. In addition, all presenters must be registered for the AHA annual conference.
- I agree to the presentation policy.
Chairperson
Please provide a few details about the panel chairperson.
Panel chairperson: Name*
Please list name as it should appear in our program.
Panel chairperson: E-mail address*
Panel chairperson: Affiliation*
e.g., University of California, Los Angeles; freelance editor; Archives of the Archdiocese of New York
Panel chairperson: C.V.*
Please upload CV in PDF or DOC format. One page maximum.
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf, Max. file size: 20 MB.
Commentator
If you are proposing a panel with a commentator, please provide his or her information.
Will your presentation have a commentator?*
Panels generally have commentators; roundtables do not.
- Yes
- No
Panel commentator: Name*
Please list name as it should appear in our program.
Panel commentator: E-mail address*
Panel commentator: Affiliation*
e.g., University of California, Los Angeles; freelance editor; Archives of the Archdiocese of New York
Panel commentator: C.V.*
Please upload CV in PDF or DOC format. One page maximum.
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf, Max. file size: 20 MB.
Author #1
Please tell us about the first paper presenter.
Author #1: Name*
The author's name as it should appear in our program. Include titles, initials, suffixes, etc., if desired. CO-AUTHORED PAPERS: If a submission is written by more than one author, list each author in the order that he/she should be credited.
Author #1: E-mail*
Author #1: Affiliation*
e.g., University of California, Los Angeles; freelance editor; Archives of the Archdiocese of New York
Author #1: Paper title*
A working title is acceptable.
Author #1: Paper prospectus*
Please paste a brief (250 words maximum) summary of your paper. Our system will not accept summaries more than 250 words.
Author #1: C.V.*
Please upload CV in PDF or DOC format. One page maximum.
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf, Max. file size: 20 MB.
Author #2
Please tell us about the second paper presenter.
Author #2: Name*
The author's name as it should appear in our program. Include titles, initials, suffixes, etc., if desired. CO-AUTHORED PAPERS: If a submission is written by more than one author, list each author in the order that he/she should be credited.
Author #2: E-mail*
Author #2: Affiliation*
e.g., University of California, Los Angeles; freelance editor; Archives of the Archdiocese of New York
Author #2: Paper title*
A working title is acceptable.
Author #2: Paper prospectus*
Please paste a brief (250 words maximum) summary of your paper. Our system will not accept summaries more than 250 words.
Author #2: C.V.*
Please upload your CV in PDF or DOC format. One page maximum.
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf, Max. file size: 20 MB.
Author #3
Please tell us about the third paper presenter.
Author #3: Name*
The author's name as it should appear in our program. Include titles, initials, suffixes, etc., if desired. CO-AUTHORED PAPERS: If a submission is written by more than one author, list each author in the order that he/she should be credited.
Author #3: E-mail*
Author #3: Affiliation*
e.g., University of California, Los Angeles; freelance editor; Archives of the Archdiocese of New York
Author #3: Paper title*
A working title is acceptable.
Author #3: Paper prospectus*
Please paste a brief (250 words maximum) summary of your paper. Our system will not accept summaries more than 250 words.
Author #3: C.V.*
Please upload CV in PDF or DOC format. One page maximum.
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf, Max. file size: 20 MB.
Author #4
Please tell us about the fourth paper presenter. (Don't have a fourth paper presenter? Make sure you selected the correct number of participants at the top of this form.)
Author #4: Name*
The author's name as it should appear in our program. Include titles, initials, suffixes, etc., if desired. CO-AUTHORED PAPERS: If a submission is written by more than one author, list each author in the order that he/she should be credited.
Author #4: E-mail*
Author #4: Affiliation*
e.g., University of California, Los Angeles; freelance editor; Archives of the Archdiocese of New York
Author #4: Paper title*
A working title is acceptable.
Author #4: Paper prospectus*
Please paste a brief (250 words maximum) summary of your paper. Our system will not accept summaries more than 250 words.
Author #4: C.V.*
Please upload CV in PDF or DOC format. One page maximum.
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf, Max. file size: 20 MB.
Author #5
Please tell us about the fifth paper presenter. (Don't have a fifth paper presenter? Make sure you selected the correct number of participants at the top of this form.)
Author #5: Name*
The author's name as it should appear in our program. Include titles, initials, suffixes, etc., if desired. CO-AUTHORED PAPERS: If a submission is written by more than one author, list each author in the order that he/she should be credited.
Author #5: E-mail*
Author #5: Affiliation*
e.g., University of California, Los Angeles; freelance editor; Archives of the Archdiocese of New York
Author #5: Paper title*
A working title is acceptable.
Author #5: Paper prospectus*
Please paste a brief (250 words maximum) summary of your paper. Our system will not accept summaries more than 250 words.
Author #5: C.V.*
Please upload CV in PDF or DOC format. One page maximum.
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf, Max. file size: 20 MB.

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