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Call for Conference Submissions is Now Open!

We are thrilled SPSSI’s Summer Conference is taking place June 26 - 29, 2025 in Portland, OR! Join us as we share great presentations, participate in networking opportunities, and learn together! The submission deadline is February 9, 2025. There will be no extension of this deadline. If you have questions about the SPSSI Conference or the submission process, please email spssicon@spssi.org. This year's theme is Research as Seed, Teaching as Root, Action as Bloom: Foundations for a Just Future.

Submission Types:

  • 15-MINUTE PRESENTATIONS: Individual proposals may be submitted as 15-Minute Presentations. If accepted, SPSSI co-chairs will group these short presentations with 2-3 other submissions of similar topic based on the keywords you select. Proposals must include a title (10-word max), a summary (200-word max), and contact information for all authors.
     
  • POSTER PRESENTATIONS: Individual proposals may be submitted as Posters. Proposals must include a title (10-word max), a summary (200-word max), and contact information for all authors.
     
  • INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS (1 hour): In this format, presenters and attendees sit at roundtables for an informal, interactive discussion. Presenters will give brief remarks to introduce the topic and facilitate an interactive discussion.  Audio-visual equipment will not be available for these sessions. Proposals must include a title (10-word max), a summary (200-word max), and contact information for all authors.
     
  • SYMPOSIUM (90 minutes): Symposium presentations include 3 to 4 talks on a common topic. Proposals must include a symposium title (10-word max), a summary of the symposium theme (200-word max), talk titles (10-word max) and talk summaries (200-word max), and contact information for all authors.

Seeking Reviewers for #SPSSICON25!

Reviewers need to be available February 14 - 24, 2025 to review submissions. We are so excited that SPSSI’s Summer Conference is taking place June 26-29, 2025 in Portland!  First and foremost, thank you for your service to SPSSI. We know reviewing submissions takes time out of your busy schedules, and we sincerely appreciate the time you’re devoting to determine conference programming. Those with prior experience reviewing proposals for symposia, papers, and posters are particularly encouraged to volunteer.  Advanced graduate students are welcome as reviewers. Must be a SPSSI member.  Sign up by January 31st at 11:59pmEDT.  We will assign each reviewer 5-8 submissions based on your area of expertise. Given the large number of submissions, you may be asked to review some presentations that are outside of your expertise. Please reach out if you have any questions and thank you again for your service! 

2025 Travel Grant Programs are Open!

Learn more about our programs today, open to various students, early career scholars, and international scholars.  SPSSI travel funds may be used to cover all conference-related expenses including conference registration, economy transportation, lodging, and approved meal expenses.  All travel grants are awarded following the conference only in the form of post-expense reimbursement upon submission of all receipts, and expense form completion.  Exclusions: Applicants are able to submit to more than one program.  However, no more than one type of travel grant will be given to an individual. The application deadline for all travel funding grants is March 15, 2025. 

Research as Seed, Teaching as Root, Action as Bloom: Foundations for a Just Future

As communities worldwide navigate an era of unprecedented challenges, SPSSI invites submissions from scholars, educators, activists, and practitioners whose work addresses pressing social justice issues for its annual conference, “Research as Seed, Teaching as Root, Action as Bloom: Foundations for a Just Future.” This year’s conference will be held in Portland, Oregon–the City of Roses–a symbol of the potential, beauty, and challenges that accompany progress and change. As Portland and communities across the globe work to address social, economic, and environmental challenges, we must ask ourselves how to create and maintain healthy, just futures: What must be replanted? What needs to take deeper root? What strong roots need better conditions to fully bloom? What protections must we cultivate to defend our growth?

This year’s theme centers on growing vibrant, healthy, and flourishing communities, highlighting essential stages of transformative work: planting seeds through research, cultivating strong, deep roots in classrooms and communities, and fostering actions that bloom into lasting impact. Yet, for growth and blooms to truly flourish, hard-won progress toward justice must also be protected. Just as a rose’s thorns defend its growth, we need strategies that nurture and safeguard against threats. Collectively, through policy, education, grassroots activism, and scholarship, our work can cultivate a thriving future for all.

In this spirit, we invite submissions that address a wide range of crucial topics, including, but not limited to, racial and economic justice, health and well-being, political polarization, educational equity, healthcare access, gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, climate change and environmental justice, immigration, and human rights. As we navigate long-standing issues with fresh relevance, and confront new challenges, we welcome submissions that not only seek to inform but also to transform. Join us as we envision and develop strategies for a flourishing future amidst and beyond the uncertainties of today.

Registration will open soon!
Early Bird Registration ends May 15th!


 

In an ongoing effort to meet the economic needs of our many constituencies, SPSSI is pleased to continue a special category of rates for the 2025 Summer Conference.  SPSSI's Regional rates apply to conference attendees residing in the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Across all rates, further reductions or hardship requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

 


 

2025 Conference Co-Chairs
 

     

     

SPSSI 2025 Conference Co-Chair
Tessa L. Dover
Portland State University
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SPSSI 2025 Conference Co-Chair
Giselle Laiduc
Santa Clara University
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Past SPSSI Conferences:

SPSSI presents special programming each year at the APA Convention as well. Find more information here.