Tri-University Graduate History Conference 2026

Conference held at Balsillie School of International Affairs

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Conference parking

Parking is available off Father David Bauer Drive ("behind" The Balsillie School). When you enter the parking lot from Father David Bauer Drive, turn left into the parking lot on the left. That is the lot reserved for the conference.

2026 theme: Local Meets Global: Studies Through Space and Time

This year’s theme centres on the diversity of methods used to explore the past and the consideration of time and space as part of historical inquiry. How does our work as scholars engage in questions of scope and scale?

Conference date

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Keynote

Dr. Cindy Ewing: "Working Within and Without International Order: Asian Solidarities in the Making of the Third World, 1945-1955."

Schedule and panels

Check out the final schedule and panels!

Location

Balsillie School of International Affairs,

67 Erb Street W.

Waterloo, ON

N2L 6C2

Conference organizers

University of Waterloo Conference Committee: Murad Alizada-Hamidlinski, Étienne Chevalier, Kynzay Fatima, John Loudfoot, Bruce Muirhead (Faculty Advisor), Adelina Nexhipi, Catherine Ramey, Akashia Smith, Jordan Tardif, Christine Trivino, Gillian Wagenaar, Robyn Wilkinson, and Vera Zoricic.

Contact

Questions? Please contact our committee at triu.conf@gmail.com

Call for submissions

The Call for Submissions has ended.