Welcome!
Welcome to the web site for the Southwestern Social Science Association. Founded in 1919, SSSA is the oldest social science association in the United States. The organization is composed of professionals and students in the social sciences, including individuals in academia and those in fields of professional practice.
SSSA is the umbrella organization for seven academic and professional affiliate associations. 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 more than 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.
SSSA’s Mile-High 89th Annual Meeting – Denver, Colorado, April 7-11, 2009
SSSA will be traveling to the beautiful city of Denver in 2009, for a program organized under the theme, “Investing in the Social Sciences: A Hidden Gem in Higher Education.” Join more than 1,000 colleagues at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver, on a diverse program representing the major social science disciplines.
2008 Las Vegas Convention Recap
In March 2008, nearly 1100 social science academics and practitioners from around the US and the world came together at the Riviera Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Highlights included the plenary session with remarks from Dr. Howard Silver, Executive Director of the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA), a coalition of professional and academic associations promoting attention to and federal funding for the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, and serving as a bridge between the research community and the Washington policy making community. See his presentation here.
Executive Director Update
In Las Vegas, the association’s membership approved changes to the SSSA constitution and bylaws that establish an Executive Director for the association for the first time in our 90-year history. A search committee headed by SSSA President Abdul Turay is scheduled to hire the Executive Director during early summer, 2008. For more information about the status of the search, contact Dr. Turay at aturay@tougaloo.edu.
2009 Convention, Denver: Hotels and Travel
SSSA’s convention hotel this year is the beautiful Grand Hyatt, in downtown Denver. Located within walking distance to many restaurants, shops, museums, and Coors field (home of the Colorado Rockies), this hotel features spacious rooms and reasonable rates negotiated for our convention attendees.
SSSA strongly encourages convention attendees to stay in the convention hotel. We have contracted with the Hyatt to fill 1200 room nights over the convention time frame, and the association is financially liable if we do not meet our contracted room block. Convention registrants who choose not to stay at the convention hotel must pay a $30 surcharge in their registration fee. (For more information, please see our Convention Hotel Policy.) This year, the Convention Director will have real-time access to hotel reservations for our group, and will be monitoring the relationship between convention registration and hotel reservations.
RATES
The following room rates have been negotiated for our convention attendees:
Single: $129
Double: $136
Triple: $144
Quadruple: $159
Rates do not include state and local taxes of 14.85%. The rates are available for three days before and after the convention dates, based on guest room availability.
RESERVATIONS
Reservations will be available through this website shortly, and must be made by the Cutoff Date (see below). If you prefer to reserve your rooms by phone, you may call (888) 421-1442 (toll free) or (402) 592-6464, referring to our group name: SOUTHWESTERN SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.
CUTOFF DATE
The deadline for hotel reservations at the negotiated rate is MARCH 10, 2009. Any reservations not received on or before the cutoff date will be accepted by the hotel on a space available basis at the best available rate at the time of reservation.
AIR TRAVEL
Denver International Airport is served by all major airlines, and several discount airlines as well. When scheduling flights and transportation, especially on days when you also have convention commitments, keep in mind that the airport is at least 45 minutes from the hotel.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Transportation between Denver International Airport and the downtown area is via taxi ($47 one-way flat rate, for up to 5 passengers); airport shuttle ($21 one-way per person); and bus ($9 one-way per person). Taxis and shuttles go directly to the Grand Hyatt; the bus stops within a couple blocks of the hotel. (NOTE: transportation rates are as of August 1, 2008, and are subject to change.)
Program Files
The programs for the SSSA Annual Meeting and for the individual affiliates have a new home on the SSSA website! Click here to view the programs that are available (Adobe Acrobat required).
Did you know...
- Social Science Quarterly publishes an annual special issue at no extra charge to subscribers? 2005’s special issue is on inequality and poverty, and 2006’s special issue is on ethnicity and social change.
- Our affiliates include History, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, International Studies, Women’s & Gender Studies, and Social Work?
- Our 2006 membership now stands at 1234, with members in 13 countries, including the US, Canada, Germany, India, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
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