Chicago Tours, Conference, and Workshops--Get Your Tickets While They Last!

In addition to all of the exciting sessions, panel discussions, and events of the 2015 Annual Meeting, we are pleased to offer an optional conference, workshops, and tours for our attendees.

Optional Conference/Workshops

ONE-DAY CONFERENCE: Sexual Harassment: International and Domestic Legislation, Training, and Advocacy
Monday, August 24, 7:30am-6:00pm
Location: Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel
Registration Fee: Complimentary to SSSP attendees; All others pay $100 before July 15; $125 after July 15; $25 students
Mail payment to: Dr. James Gruber, Sociology Department, University of Michigan, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128

ONE-DAY WORKSHOP: Institutional Ethnography
Monday, August 24, 8:30am-5:00pm
Location: Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel
Registration Fee: $100 for employed registrants or $70 for unemployed/ activist and student registrants

ONE-DAY WORKSHOP: Lifting the Veil
Monday, August 24, 8:00am-5:00pm
Location: Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel
Registration Fee: $100 for employed registrants or $70 for unemployed/ activist and student registrants

For descriptions of each conference and workshop, visit http://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/626/Optional_Conference/Workshops/.

Optional Tours

This year, SSSP is partnering with the American Sociological Association (ASA) and is pleased to offer four co-sponsored tours.

National Museum of Mexican Art and Public Mural Tour in the Pilsen Neighborhood
(co-sponsored with ASA)
Saturday, August 22, 10:30am-12:30pm
Ticket Fee: $35 (limit 10)
Transportation: Chartered Motorcoach
(loading at Radisson: 10:00am, unloading at Radisson: 1:00pm)

The Hull House Museum (co-sponsored with ASA)
Saturday, August 22, 2:30pm-5:00pm
Ticket Fee: $35 (limit 10)
Transportation: Chartered Motorcoach
(loading at Radisson: 2:00pm, unloading at Radisson: 5:30pm)

Urban Gorillas: A Tour of the Regenstein Center for African Apes at Lincoln Park Zoo
(co-sponsored with ASA)
Sunday, August 23, 10:00am-12:00pm
Ticket Fee: $35 (limit 10)
Transportation: Chartered Motorcoach
(loading at Radisson: 9:30am, unloading at Radisson: 12:30pm)

The Bronzeville Historical Tour: The Underground Railroad Trolley Tour
(co-sponsored with ASA)
Sunday, August 23, 1:00pm-3:30pm
Ticket Fee: $35 (limit 10)
Transportation: Chartered Trolley
(loading at Radisson: 12:30pm, unloading at Radisson: 4:00pm)

For descriptions of each tour, visit http://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/627/Optional_Tours/.

If you are considering attending a conference or workshop or taking one or more of the optional tours, buy your ticket(s) today while registering for the Annual Meeting! To register, click here: http://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/628/fuseaction/ssspconf.portal.

Posted by Douglas Oeser - Wednesday, 04/22/2015, 12:27 PM - Comments - Category: Annual Meeting