MPSA Annual National Conference
General Conference Information
In April of each year, MPSA holds one of the largest political science conferences in the United States. This year, more than 4,000 presenters from the United States and countries throughout the world presented more than 3,300 papers.
Traditionally, the MPSA Annual National Conference is held at the historic Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. The next four conferences will be held in Chicago on the following dates:
- 66th MPSA Annual National Conference, April 3-6, 2008
- 67th MPSA Annual National Conference, April 2-5, 2009
- 68th Annual National Conference, April 22-25, 2010
- 69th Annual National Conference, March 31-April 3, 2011
Conference presentations are organized by topic in approximately 65 sections; each section is managed by a section head, who selects papers and assigns them to session formats ( panel, poster, roundtable, or informal roundtable). Section heads comprise the Conference Program Committee.
Each year, MPSA provides a limited number of scholarships for conference registration, travel, and childcare assistance on a first-come basis to eligible individuals. For more information, click here.
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