Joining the Professional Sociological Community
Sociological & Social Science Associations Annual Conferences (selected):
- American Sociological Association [ASA]
- 117th ASA Annual Meeting August 5-9, 2022, in Los Angeles, CA
- http://www.asanet.org/
- Society for the Study of Social Problems [SSSP]
- 72 Annual Meeting August 5-7, 2022, in Los Angeles, CA
- http://www.sssp1.org/
- Western Social Science Association [WSSA]
- 2022 Denver CO March 30, 2022 through April 2, 2022 Hilton Denver City Center
- 2023 Tempe, AZ April 12, 2023 through April 15, 2023 Tempe Mission Palms
- http://www.wssaweb.com/
- Southwestern Social Science Association (SSSA)
- April 21-23, 2022 San Antonio, TX Annual Meeting
- http://sssaonline.org/
- Association of Black Sociologists [ABS]
- 2021 Virtual August 4-6, 2021 No info for 2022
- http://associationofblacksociologists.org/
- Pacific Sociological Association [PSA]
- 2022 Conference April 7-10 Sheraton, Sacramento, CA and Online
- http://pacificsoc.org
- Sociologists for Women in Society [SWS]
- 2022 Summer August 2022 Los Angeles, CA
- www.socwomen.org
- Midwestern Sociological Society [MSS]
- http://www.themss.org
- 2022 Chicago, IL April 13-16
- 2023 Minneapolis, MN March 23-26
Interdisciplinary Conferences
- White Privilege Conference
- March 9-12, 2022 Charlotte, NC #WPC23 Charlotte
- http://www.whiteprivilegeconference.com
- Society for Disability Studies Conference [SDS]
- April 9-12, 2022, Virtual Conference
- http://disstudies.org
- National Association for Ethnic Studies [NAES]
- 2021 Nov 5-6, 2021, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
- http://ethnicstudies.org
- National Women’s Studies Association [NWSA]
- November 10-13, 2022, Hilton Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN
- http://www.nwsa.org
- Motherhood conference www.motherhoodinitiative.org
- Society for the Scientific Study of Religion www.sssrweb.org
In addition to going to conferences, I recommend joining associations (in particular, the ASA) and sections within them. When you do this, you get on that section’s listserve.
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