Future Conferences
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA
45th annual meeting convenes 18 t0 21 July 2024 in Philadelphia, PA.
SHEAR returns to Philadelphia in 2024 and will be headquartered at the DoubleTree Hotel, 237 South Broad Street, located in the heart of the Theater District on the Avenue of the Americas. Rates are $179/single or double; $189/triple; $199/quadruple and are valid for up to three days before and three days after the SHEAR conference, based on availability. All conference attendees are responsible for making their own room reservations directly with the DoubleTree Hotel by calling (800) 222-8733 (TREE). Please be sure to request the group rate for SHEAR.
Providence, Rhode Island. Harbor view, taken from the grounds of George W. Rhodes, Esquire. Hand-colored lithograph. Source: Library of Congress‘s Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3g11330.
46th annual meeting convenes 17 to 20 July 2025
SHEAR will meet in Providence, Rhode Island, headquartered at the John Carter Brown Library and Brown University July 17-20 2025. The campus is located within a lively community and neighborhood, and is a short walk to Providence’s downtown, including hotels, the city’s great food scene, historic sites, museums, and other cultural centers.
Organizers will share more detailed arrangements information in the fall of 2024 with the Call for Papers.
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA
47th annual meeting convenes 16 to 19 July 2026 in Philadelphia, PA.
SHEAR returns Philadelphia for the nation’s semiquincenntenial and will be headquartered at the DoubleTree Hotel, 237 South Broad Street, located in the heart of the Theater District on the Avenue of the Americas. Rates are $179/single or double; $189/triple; $199/quadruple and are valid for up to three days before and three days after the SHEAR conference, based on availability. All conference attendees are responsible for making their own room reservations directly with the DoubleTree Hotel by calling (800) 222-8733 (TREE). Please be sure to request the group rate for SHEAR.