MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING IN SAN FRANCISCO
Join APSA in San Francisco for the 113th Annual Meeting to address the latest scholarship in political science while exploring the 2017 theme, “The Quest for Legitimacy: Actors, Audiences, and Aspirations.” APSA and the 2017 Program Chairs Amaney Jamal, Princeton University, and Susan Hyde, University of California, Berkeley, look forward to your participation in panels and sessions prepared by APSA’s 56 divisions and numerous related groups at the 2017 meeting.
Photos courtesy of San Francisco Travel Association (photo by Scott Chernis).
The largest political science conference in the world will be held in San Francisco—recently rated in Frommer’s “18 Places to Go in 2017.” San Francisco’s landmarks include the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz, Chinatown, Union Square, North Beach, the Castro district, and Mission Dolores. The city is home to world-class theatre, opera, symphony, and ballet companies and often boasts premieres of Broadway-bound plays and culture-changing performing arts. San Francisco is one of America’s greatest dining cities with more than 3,489 places to eat—more per capita than any other major city in the United States. The diverse cultural influences, proximity of the freshest ingredients, and competitive creativity of the chefs result in unforgettable dining experiences throughout the City.
The scenic beauty, cultural attractions, diverse communities, and world-class cuisine continue to make San Francisco a popular destination. Be sure to book your APSA hotel early to take advantage of the group rate. Registration is now live! For more information, visit: http://community.apsanet.org/annualmeeting/register/registration.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
An anticipated 6,500 political scientists will participate in the three-and-a-half days of sessions—and the preliminary day of short courses. Sessions are developed by APSA sections, divisions, and related groups. The preliminary program will be available at the end of May.
In addition to the educational sessions, meeting highlights will include the presidential address by David Lake, University of California, San Diego; the opening reception; career placement; the APSA awards ceremony; APSA section and partner meetings and receptions; and an exhibit hall with about 100 booths for publishers, classroom software technology providers, and more. The popular new session formats, introduced in 2016, will return, allowing for more interactive discussion and participation.
For more information visit http://community.apsanet.org/annualmeeting/conference-program/schedule-at-a-glance and http://community.apsanet.org/annualmeeting/call/proposal-options.
PARTICIPATION
After a successful Call for Proposals, the Annual Meeting cochairs have been busy planning and confirming details for approximately 40 plenaries, theme panels, and breaking-news sessions.
Proposal acceptances went out last month, and participants are confirming their participation roles. When accepting panel and individual paper proposals, it is important to follow the four 2017 participation rules:
Rule 1
Participation Limitation: Participation is limited to one (1) paper author or coauthor presentation and one nonauthor appearance, excluding discussants.
Limit 1: Author presentations in research panels and poster sessions: Participation in the Annual Meeting is limited to one (1) paper author or coauthor presentation in a paper panel session, regardless of the organizer (division, related group, conference cochairs, etc.). Only presentations count against this participation limit. For example, an attendee may have three coauthored papers on the program and, so long as she or he is a presenter for only one of these papers (and a non-presenting coauthor in the other two), this would fall within the participation limits.
Limit 2: Nonauthor appearances in research panels, roundtables, and other session formats: Participation in the Annual Meeting is limited to one (1) appearance on the program as a panel chair OR one (1) nonauthor presentation participant in any other session format, in sessions organized by any of the following: division, APSA committee, or related group.
Exemptions
Participation as a nonpresenting coauthor does not count against the author presentation limit.
Participation as a discussant does not count against any appearance limits.
Participation in a theme panel is an allowed third role/appearance.
Participating or presenting a paper on a panel organized by Division 9: Teaching and Learning in Political Science or Division 10: Political Science Education does not count against these limits.
If a person is appearing during a panel session as an author or coauthor presenter, serving as chair or discussant of the same session does not count against the participation limit.
Participation in or leadership of preconference workshops or short courses does not count against the participation limit.
Delivery of an e-poster presentation does not count against the participation limit
There are no other exemptions from the participation limits.
Rule 2
Preregistration: The APSA Council requires all program participants to preregister by June 9, 2017. Participants who do not pre-register by June 10 will be removed from the program.
Rule 3
Paper Delivery: As a paper presenter, you have an important obligation to ensure that all members of your panel, especially discussants, receive your paper two (2) weeks prior to the conference, with enough time to prepare for the meeting. Papers should be uploaded to the conference system no later than August 14, 2017.
Rule 4
Panel Schedule: Panels are scheduled in time slots beginning at 8:00 am on Thursday and concluding at 12:00 noon on Sunday. Participants are expected to be available for any of the time slots. Please note that due to the large number of participants on the meeting program, scheduling requests are not accepted.
TRAVEL GRANTS
APSA provides travel grants to assist some members in attending the Annual Meeting. APSA members who are US graduate students, international graduate students studying in the United States, unemployed, or international scholars are eligible to apply. If selected, recipients must preregister for the APSA Annual Meeting in order to be able to receive travel grants. Priority will be given to applicants who will present at the Annual Meeting, to first-time applicants, or those who have not received a travel grant since 2014. For more information visit: http://community.apsanet.org/annualmeeting/register/travel-grants.
San Francisco is known for its fine dining and diverse culture. Photo courtesy of San Francisco Travel Association.
