Virtual Programs
Welcome to the home for NCPH programming that is hosted virtually and doesn’t fit into our conference or mini-con models! Watch this space for information on upcoming programs, and use the sidebar at right to navigate.
AI Bot Policy for NCPH Virtual Events
The NCPH office and its staff do not knowingly or intentionally use AI products beyond those built into the technological ecosystem in use at Indiana University, our host institution (namely the Microsoft suite, Gmail and Google Drive, and Zoom). Our virtual programming is hosted on Zoom, and we provide either Zoom’s auto-captions or human-driven Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) captioning for all virtual events. As determined by the comfort level of the presenters, some events are recorded and made publicly available; others are recorded and shared only with registrants; others are not recorded at all to allow for especially frank or nuanced conversation.
Beginning July 1, 2026, NCPH staff will remove third-party AI bots from all virtual NCPH events. This includes the Otter.ai bot, the Read.ai bot, Fireflies.ai, and all other AI notetaker or meeting assistant bots. Collecting meeting transcripts via bot presents privacy and data security concerns and runs counter to a fundamental purpose of our membership organization, which is community-building. If you would like to communicate with NCPH about accessibility needs in advance of a virtual event, please email [email protected].
New, Upcoming, or Ongoing
Federal Grants Comment-a-thon | July 10, 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET
Sign up to receive the Zoom link and resources at https://community.ncph.org/event/JulyComment-a-thon
Join members of the NCPH community for a targeted comment-writing session on Friday, July 10, focused on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) proposed new rule which would further politicize the federal grant review process by requiring a political appointee review and approve all federal grants. Under the guise of ensuring efficient use of taxpayer dollars, this new rule would have huge impacts on research and programming in virtually every sector of American life, including the public history field, and an especially chilling effect on grant proposals related to IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity, and inclusion) work and research. We’ll spend the first half an hour getting familiar with the proposed rule and sharing strategies for effective public commenting on federal regulations, guided by advocacy recommendations from history organizations. In the second half hour, we’ll use that information and momentum to leave our public comments. If you’re keen to make your voice heard but struggle to find the words or the time, join this working advocacy session to get it on your schedule and find solidarity with your NCPH friends and colleagues.
(This one-hour event will be held in Zoom Meetings, which means attendees will have the option to your camera and mic on to chat with the group, although we also welcome lurkers. We will not record this event, so plan to attend live if you want to participate–although if your plans change, we encourage you to use the resources we’ll send to leave a comment anyway!)
Public History Book Club
Presented by NCPH’s Professional Development Committee
Registration: https://community.ncph.org/event/PHBookClub2026
(registering will mean you’ll automatically receive the Zoom links for both Summer 2026 book club events, but no pressure to attend both!)
For the sixth summer running, NCPH’s Professional Development Committee presents Public History Book Club! All are welcome to read this summer’s books and participate in a one-hour virtual book club meetings to discuss. These events are free, low-pressure, and informal, so the only preparation you need is to get your hands on the book and read! We encourage you to source the books through your local library, but if you choose to buy, we hope you’ll buy from an independent bookstore or from the publishers.
JULY 21, 7 pm ET | We Were Illegal: Uncovering a Texas Family’s Mythmaking and Migration by Jessica Goudeau
AUGUST 18, 7 pm ET | Fleshing the Archive: An Intimate Genealogy of Chicana Knowledge Praxis by Maria Eugenia Cotera
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