9th Annual Eastern Sierra History Conference

October 25-27, 2024

Offering two days of lectures and presentations from authoritative speakers, plus educational field trips on the third day, the History Conference delivers extensive knowledge about the nature, culture, history and economy of our region, deepening attendees’ understanding of such topics as geology, mining, watersheds and hydrology, wildfire management, Native American wisdom and traditional ecological knowledge, tourism and outdoor recreation, ranching, the legal protection of public lands, and more. Scroll down below the flyer and click on the link to see a preliminary (draft) schedule of this year’s conference. 

This year’s conference will be held October 25-27, 2024 at Cerro Coso Community College in Bishop, CA. Register below.

View a DRAFT Schedule of This Year’s Conference Here.*

*IMPORTANT: Please note that adjustments to the schedule happen till the very last minute. We ask for your understanding, as sometimes presentations need to be rescheduled or changed based on the presenter’s availability and other considerations. 

Our Sponsors:

Interested in sponsoring this event?

The Eastern Sierra History Conference is a big part of our mission to: Educate | Inspire| Explore.

Your generous sponsorship of the conference can help tremendously in offsetting costs so that ESIA can:

· Provide a modest honorarium to each speaker/presenter;

· Serve a locally catered breakfast and lunch to all attendees on days 1 & 2 of the conference;

· Continue to ensure state-of-the-art venue and audio/visual equipment rental;

· Promote the conference throughout the Western U.S. via traditional and social media; and

· Most importantly, offer tickets at an affordable price, especially to those with limited purchasing power: seniors and students. The History Conference is reasonably priced, with a regular adult 3-day ticket costing only $140. The reduced price for seniors is just $100, and for students, $50.

Kindly refer to our Sponsorship Tiers sheet below, for sponsorship packages ranging from $250 to $1,000. Call us at
(760) 872-1220 or email us at with questions. Thank you for your kind consideration.