Conference Mentoring Program

Are you new to NCPH or attending the NCPH annual meeting for the first time? Or, are you a veteran of NCPH or annual meetings who is willing to assist a new attendee? For the Monterey meeting, NCPH will match students and new professionals with experienced public historians for some informal conversation. If you are interested, let us know by checking the box on the annual meeting registration form. We are looking for both mentors and mentees able to meet during the conference. Mentors and mentees contact each other by email prior to the conference to agree on a place and time to meet, such as the Mentor/Mentee Pre-Reception on Wednesday evening, March 19. During the conference, mentors try to introduce their mentee to other public history practitioners, discuss networking, and share information to maximize the conference experience. Mentors also can give advice about selecting session and tours to attend, or making the rounds in the reception, the exhibit hall, or the Poster Session. How do you use this or any conference as a source of professional development, new projects, and new ideas?

Click here for more information about the guidelines and expectations of the Mentor/Mentee program, or feel free to contact the Mentor Coordinator, Nick Sacco, at [email protected] with any questions or concerns, or to sign up!

“The Conference mentor program was fantastic! As a first-time conference-goer, it was great to be matched up with a young professional a little further along in her career. We had a lot of common interests and enjoyed attending sessions and the Thursday evening reception and plenary address together!” – Conference Participant