81st Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference
Thursday, April 4 through Sunday, April 7, 2024
Hybrid Format: In-Person at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, IL or Online
All Panels/Paper Sessions, Roundtables, Lightning Talks and Working Groups will Feature a Hybrid Format (for In-Person or Virtual Participation). Undergraduate Poster Sessions will be In-Person Only.
Conference Program Co-Chairs:
Gisela Sin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Elizabeth Suhay, American University
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Important dates and deadlines for the 2024 MPSA Annual Conference
October 9, 2023 Extended through October 30, 2023 | Deadline for submitting papers, roundtables, and complete panel proposals. |
November 17, 2023 | MPSA begins to send acceptance emails. |
December 4, 2023 | Deadline for submitting subfield, undergraduate, and working group proposals. |
December 5, 2023 | Deadline for special scheduling requests. |
January 2024 | Preliminary program available on MPSA website. |
January 5, 2024 | Deadline to apply for a Graduate Student Travel Scholarship. |
January 12, 2024 | Deadline to submit an application for a conference registration fee waiver. |
January 17, 2024 | Early registration deadline. |
February 2, 2024 | Deadline to propose meetings, receptions and networking events for the conference. |
TBA | MPSA room block cutoff date for discounted hotel accommodations at the Chicago Hilton. |
March 20, 2024 | Deadline for regular registration. |
TBA | MPSA room block cutoff date for discounted hotel accommodations at the Palmer House Hilton |
March 21, 2024 | Suggested deadline date to upload research papers to the online conference program. |
April 4-7, 2024 | 81st Annual MPSA Conference |
July 1, 2024 | Deadline for Section Heads, Chairs and Discussants to nominate conference papers for awards for research presented in 2024. |
Future MPSA Conference Dates
- Thursday, April 3 – Sunday, April 6, 2025
- Thursday, April 23 – Sunday, April 26, 2026
- Thursday, April 1 – Sunday, April 4, 2027
- Thursday, March 30 – Sunday, April 2, 2028