2013 MSSA Annual Conference

39th Annual MSSA Conference

Action Sociology:
Opportunities in a (Post) Modern World

October 23-26, 2013 - Atlanta, GA

Program Chair: Dr. Timothy B. Gongaware University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
(tgongaware@uwlax.edu)

MSSA Membership and Meeting Registration Form 2013

The 2013 Mid South Sociological Association’s Annual Conference is beginning to take shape and there are plenty of exciting developments. The Conference Theme has already generated quite a bit of interest and we hope it even leads to a bit of debate as people contemplate whether the science of sociology can or should have an interventionist role within a democratic society.

Conference Activities

As the program comes together, the calendar of events and sessions will be available online for registrants to peruse and/or sync to their mobile devices.

The conference will include a number of receptions, a banquet dinner, and breakfast will be available for participants.

Receptions on Wednesday and Thursday evenings with snacks and a cash bar will be a chance to meet and catch up with colleagues, but don’t worry – we’re scheduling them to allow time for people to go out and explore a bit of our host city, Atlanta.
Breakfasts will be available on a first come, first serve basis (as long as the food lasts) before the sessions get started Thursday through Saturday.
Lunch is on your own and there will be plenty of time to grab some food and attend either the Women’s Caucus meeting on Thursday, the Minority Caucus meeting on Friday, or hop the hotel shuttle (runs every half hour) to visit a local eatery in downtown Atlanta.
The annual banquet dinner on Friday night is included with the meeting registration, and we’ve decided to focus solely on collegiality and on celebrating the accomplishments of students and professionals in our presentation of the various MSSA awards.
The banquet will be followed by the annual business meeting at a specifically designated time for those who wish to attend.
After that, we might just need to relax a little and Mississippi State will be fulfilling that need with the return of the always popular MS State party.
Throughout the entire conference, attendees will have a chance to peruse the book exhibit being hosted by the Library of Social Science

Keep checking back – we’ll update conference activities as more plans get confirmed.

Conference Sessions

Answering the call for sessions and workshops, so far thirty nine people have proposed 45 sessions, panels and workshops, and we are still accepting proposals for other sessions and workshops. More exciting, we are sending out the initial Call for Participation. If you take the time to look through the proposed sessions, there appears to be plenty for everyone. We expect that each of these will provide important opportunities to explore exciting developments in the field of sociology.

In addition to the research paper and panel sessions, there are also a number of professional development workshops and invited panels being put together.

So far they include:

Becoming an ASA Department Resource Group Consultant
Horror Stories: Tips on How to Successfully Procure Tenure and Promotion
The Importance of Mentoring and Networks in Graduate School and the Early Career
Publishing in Academic Journals
The Publishing Game: 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration (or structure, organization and common-sense)
Mentoring the Thesis/Dissertation: Mentor Expectations for Students – Student Expectations for Mentors

Conference Site
Holiday Inn: Atlanta Capitol Conference Center

450 Capitol Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30312
phone: 404-591-2000
($129/night)
(parking: $10/night)

Link for Online Reservations

Note: Although the hotel shuttle does not pick up or drop off at the airport, getting to the hotel from the airport is fairly straight forward. First, The Marta Train from the airport is $2.50 per person each way (1 transfer required). The hotel is located 3 blocks south of the Georgia State stop and the hotel shuttle van can pick up from that Marta Station. Second, the Greater Atlanta Airport Shuttle Service is $30.00 round trip per person (www.taass.net – see site for reservation information). Finally, a taxi ride to the hotel is $35.00 (one way)

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