Southern Political Science Association

The SPSA is extending this year's $10 discount on our low online conference registration fees through the end of today, Monday November 16th. You can complete your registration by clicking below, or by calling 912-739-2240 to register by phone. https://spsa.site-ym.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1414238

Registration for the 2021 SPSA conference is now open! Low conference registration fees for online attendees (which means everyone) are being discounted a further $10 if you register by November 16th. You can register online: https://spsa.site-ym.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1414238 or contact the Association office at 912-739-2240 if you need to register by phone.

The SPSA Council has decided, after considering the current pandemic and business travel environments, to transition the 2021 SPSA Annual Meeting to an all-online format. All panels, professional development workshops, mini-conference meetings, and other 2021 Conference related activities will now take place online. The reduced online registration fees will now apply to all attendees, and everyone who has already paid the higher, in-person rate will be refunded the difference. You do not need to do anything right now. Program Committee members are currently evaluating proposals and submitters will be informed of panel assignments by October 15th. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Today is the deadline to submit your SPSA conference proposals! Proposal submission site: https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/spsa/spsa21/

The SPSA conference proposal deadline is tomorrow! Don't forget to submit your proposals to our submission system: https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/spsa/spsa21/ You can choose between in-person (New Orleans, January 7-9) and online meeting formats.

The 2021 SPSA proposal deadline is September 1st --just one week away! We are planning both in-person panels taking place in New Orleans, January 7-9, and virtual panels taking place online. Details can be found on our 2021 Conference Information page. https://spsa.net/annual-meeting/2021-conference-information/

The 2021 SPSA Annual Meeting will take place in New Orleans and Online, January 7-9, 2021! Please submit your paper and/or panel proposals to our All Academic submission site: https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/spsa/spsa21/ You can choose an in-person or online conference section when you submit your proposal. Proposals are due September 1, 2020.

Dear Members of the SPSA Community, We write today to express our condemnation of institutional racism and social injustice that we see in United States and to stand with our colleagues and students, particularly those of color, who fight against inequality in society. We must do better at recognizing racial injustice, educating others about it, and standing up to it in order to change factors in society that perpetuate it. The SPSA in a non-partisan organization that, typi...cally, does not issue positions on public policy. However it does speak out on issues that affect its membership and the central missions of the Association which include teaching, scholarship, and communication and respect among scholars. Racism and injustice in society inhibit all of these. Thus we must speak out against systemic racism, and its history of violence and oppression most recently seen in the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. Tragically, these unjustifiable killings are only the most recent evidence of a much broader and insidious problem that we must combat as scholars and human beings. We recognize the profound negative impact that police brutality and racial biases in policing have had on black and minority communities and we offer our compassion and support in the efforts to create change. The SPSA encourages and supports efforts to reduce racial bias, injustice, and inequality in all its forms, through teaching, scholarship, engagement, and in the practice of politics. Political scientists have a long history of studying issues of institutional and systemic racism, power relationships, governance, human rights, and social injustice. We have a responsibility as scholars to speak out from our place of knowledge on the issues that so profoundly affect our students and colleagues. Cherie Maestas, President Jeff Gill, Past President Chris Wlezien, President-Elect Robert Howard, Executive Director

The SPSA is accepting paper and panel submissions for its 2021 Annual Meeting, January 7-9, at the New Orleans Riverside Hilton! This year we are planning both on-site panels in New Orleans, and virtual panels that will be hosted by the SPSA during the annual meeting. Please see our Conference Information Page and its FAQ for more information! https://spsa.net/2021-conference-information/

This bottle did indeed get lost, and now it wants to return to its rightful owner. This bottle can be picked up from the Caribe Hilton lost and found. #spsa2020

For those of you lucky enough to be at the conference, the "Rums of Puerto Rico" Finale Reception has been moved to San Geronimo C and its patio area. 6:30pm, tonight!

We have a lot of lost possessions that are missing their owners. If you lost an item in a meeting room at #SPSA2020, please come to the Registration desk in Flamingo Pre Foyer.

For more information about the earthquake's impact on the island, please visit https://www.puertoricodmo.com//upl/2020/01/DPR_FAQ_1_7.pdf #SPSA2020

Conference Registration is now open in Flamingo Pre Foyer on Floor 2. We will be able to pick up your badge or register on-site every day from 7 AM to 6 PM.. #SPSA2020

This is the current view at the Caribe Hilton. #SPSA2020