43rd Annual AJHA Convention
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  |   Oct. 3-5, 2024

Convention contacts

Convention Coordinator

Aimee Edmondson

Ohio University

Registration Coordinator

Patti Piburn

California Polytechnic State University


Program Coordinator

Michael Fuhlhage

Wayne State University

Convention hosts

Pamela E. Walck

Duquesne University


Katrina Jesick Quinn

Slippery Rock University

Conference Sponsors



Thanks for the following entities at Slippery Rock University for their support: Frederick Douglass Institute; College of Business; Department of Strategic Communication & Media

Morning coffee at the hotel  (photo by Aimee Edmondson)

Kimpton Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh

Address: 620 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

NOTICE: Some nights at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco are sold out for our Pittsburgh conference. They are unable to add more rooms to our AJHA block. Overflow is available for the same rate at the adjacent Omni Hotel (530 William Penn Place). Use this booking link or contact the Omni at 412-281-7100 and tell them you are with the American Journalism Historians Association.


We are staying at a historic, centrally located hotel in Pittsburgh. 

Hotel Rate: $209 This does not include applicable state (7 percent) and local (7 percent) taxes.

Reservations after Sept. 7 will not receive the group rate.

Attendees can book rooms using this link: AJHA Conference Room BlockGuests can modify their stay dates by selecting the “change search” dropdown on the main page. 


If booking by phone, guests must call (800) 368-2544 or the central reservations number at (800) KIMPTON.

Hotel rates will be valid from October 1-6, as long as rooms are available. Feel free to arrive early or extend your visit to Pittsburgh.

The hotel check-in time is 4 p.m. and check–out time is 11 a.m.

There will be a complimentary hosted wine hour in the evenings, along with morning coffee and tea. There is complimentary wifi in the guest rooms and meeting spaces.

Valet parking is $42 per day. There is no hotel shuttle available from Greater Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT).

It is important that you make your hotel reservations as early as possible! This is vital for conference planning.

Questions or problems?

If you have any issues booking in the AJHA room block, please contact Convention Coordinator Aimee Edmondson at edmondso@ohio.edu.

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