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• 2: Annual Meeting
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  • 2.4: SSSA Conference Hotel Policy
  • 2.6: Exhibitors
• 3: Membership
• 4: Social Science Quarterly
• 5: Organization
  • 5.1: SSSA Council
  • 5.2: Constitution & Bylaws
  • 5.3: Minutes and Reports
• 6: Affiliates
• 7: News
• 8: Blogs
  • 8.2: Executive Director's Blog
• 9: Contact
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• 15: SWPSA Proposals

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Welcome to the web site for the Southwestern Social Science Association (SSSA). Founded in 1919, SSSA is the oldest interdisciplinary social science association in the United States, and is composed of professionals and students in the social sciences, including academics and other professionals.

SSSA is the umbrella organization for seven academic and professional affiliate associations, including the areas of Economics, History, International Studies, Political Science, Social Work, Sociology, and Women's & Gender Studies. The purpose of SSSA is to promote, cultivate and correlate the various areas of the social sciences and their applications through:

• Publication of Social Science Quarterly, a well-regarded and well-ranked interdisciplinary journal; and
• Annual meetings, which regularly draw about 1,000 social scientists from across the country and the world. Our 2008 conference in Las Vegas drew nearly 1,100 participants from most states and more than a dozen different countries, while our 2009 conference in Denver had nearly 900 attendees.