2026 Submissions, Registration, & Hotel

CALL FOR PAPERS 

Deadline: August 2, 2026

Conference Theme: Revisiting Democracy: Facts, Fears and Myths about the Threats to American Democracy

Submit your abstracts using our member portal: “MSSA Online Marketplace”

Instructions for submitting sessions in portal.

In addition to regular paper, panel poster, roundtable, and workshop sessions, we are once again hosting a Theory Mini-Conference and Virtual Post Conference.

MSSA Membership and Conference Registration

All conference presenters (including virtual-only presenters) must have an active MSSA membership AND register for the meeting at the time of conference, or pay the non-member registration rate, unless given special permission by the Executive Office.

See MSSA Membership Rate Structure for membership pricing.

Join or renew your membership and register for the conference using our Online Portal.

Hotel Information
Embassy Suites by Hilton Huntsville
Address: 800 Monroe Street, Huntsville, Alabama, 35801
Phone: (256) 539-7373
Block Rate Booking Information
Information coming soon.
Conference Registration Rates

Early Registration

Late Registration

2026 Regular Meeting Registration

$120.00

$150.00

2026 Emeritus Meeting Registration

$120.00

$150.00

2026 Joint Meeting Registration

$120.00

$150.00

2026 Non Member Meeting Registration

$155.00

$185.00

2026 Graduate Student Meeting Registration

$70.00

$100.00

2026 Undergraduate Student Meeting Registration

$55.00

$85.00

2026 Sponsored Undergraduate Registration

$10.00

$10.00