Annual Conference

The 54th Annual Meeting of the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era

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Louisiana State University and Louisiana State University in Shreveport will co-host the 54th annual conference of the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era (CRE) at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from Thursday, February 22 to Saturday, February 24, 2024. The hotel is located in the historic downtown, amidst the Louisiana capital’s culinary and cultural attractions. We are pleased to welcome David Blackbourn (Vanderbilt University), Darrin McMahon (Dartmouth College), Elizabeth Cross (Georgetown University) as our keynote speakers.

Hotel Information: The Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the official conference hotel. Attendees can use this link to receive the conference rate of $169/night: https://book.passkey.com/e/50688646

Travel Information: Attendees are strongly advised to fly into Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport and NOT New Orleans International Airport; the distance from New Orleans to Baton Rouge is approximately 70 miles, and there is no public transportation.  On arriving in Baton Rouge, guests who are staying at the Hilton may summon a free hotel shuttle by calling (225)-344-5866 and then dialing 0 (it will take about 15 minutes to arrive), or take an Uber or taxi to the Hilton, about a 15- minute drive away.  Attendees who do choose to fly into New Orleans will do best to rent a car for the drive to and from Baton Rouge (about 1 hours 15 minutes, depending on traffic).

CRE 2024 Program Committee

Alexander Mikaberidze (Louisiana State University-Shreveport; Program Co-Chair)

Denise Davidson (Georgia State University; Program Co-Chair)

John Bardes (Louisiana State University)

Samantha Cavell (Southeastern Louisiana University)

Benjamin Haines (Louisiana State University, conference chair, History Graduate Student Organization)

Suzanne Marchand (Louisiana State University) (ex-officio)

 

Register for the conference here.

Host of the Annual Meetings of the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era

2024 LSU Baton Rouge/Shreveport

2023 University of North Texas

2022 Mississippi State University

2021 Virtual Conference

2020 Florida State University

2019 Georgia State University

2018 West Chester University of Pennsylvania

2017 Charleston College and University of South Carolina

2016 Louisiana State University-Shreveport

2015 High Point University

2014 University of Mississippi

2013 University of North Texas

2012 Louisiana State University

2011 Florida State University

2010 Charleston College and University of South Carolina

2009 Georgia Southern University

2008 University of Alabama-Huntsville

2007 George Mason University

2006 Georgia State University

2005 Florida Southern College*

2004 High Point University

2003 Louisiana State University, Lafayette

2002 Louisiana State University

2001 Auburn University

2000 University of Alabama-Huntville and Jacksonville State University

1999 Charleston College and University of South Carolina

1998 Florida State University

1997 Louisiana State University and University of Alabama-Huntsville

1996 Georgia Southern University

1995 Louisiana State University and Loyola University, New Orleans

1994 University of Alabama-Huntsville and Jacksonville State University

1993 Georgia State University

1992 Auburn University

1991 Louisiana State University

1990 Florida State University (Meeting held in September 1989 for bicentennial of the French Revolution)

1989 Charleston College and University of South Carolina

1988 Samford University

1987 Georgia State University and University of Georgia

1986 Florida State University

1985 Louisiana State University

1984 Duke University

1983 Charleston College and University of South Carolina

1982 University of Georgia

1981 University of Alabama-Huntsville

1980 Florida State University

1979 Charleston College and University of South Carolina

1978 Louisiana State University

1977 University of Alabama-Huntsville

1976 University of Georgia

1975 Duke University

1974 Florida State University

1973 University of Florida

1972 University of South Carolina

1971 University of Georgia

* The Consortium on Revolutionary Europe changed its name to the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era in 2005.