Annual Meeting Schedule
We are pleased to share the official dates and daily schedule for the 75th SSSP Annual Meeting, which will take place Friday, August 8 – Sunday, August 10, 2025, in Chicago, IL. Note: Evening events will begin on Thursday, August 7. Please note that all conference programming will take place in Central Time.
Most daytime program sessions are 1 hour and 40 minutes in length, followed by a 20-minute break. Exceptions are noted in the Program Schedule.
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Thursday, August 7 5:00pm – 6:30pm 6:30pm – 7:30pm |
Friday, August 8 8:30am – 10:10am 10:30am – 11:45am 11:50am – 12:25pm 12:30pm – 2:10pm 2:30pm – 4:10pm 4:30pm – 6:10pm 6:30pm – 7:30pm 7:45pm – 8:45pm |
Saturday, August 9 8:30am – 10:10am 10:30am – 12:10pm 12:30pm – 2:10pm 2:30pm – 4:10pm 4:30pm – 5:30pm 5:45pm – 7:00pm 7:15pm – 8:15pm |
Sunday, August 10 8:30am – 10:10am 10:30am – 12:10pm 12:30pm – 2:10pm 2:30pm – 4:10pm |
Please refer to the Program Schedule for a full daily listing of all sessions and evening events. Session presiders are asked to ensure that sessions start and end on time to participants ample time to transition between events and to avoid scheduling conflicts.
On Thursday, the meeting will kick off with the Opening Plenary from 5:00pm-6:30pm, followed by the Arrival Meet & Greet Reception from 6:30pm-7:30pm.
On Friday, the 10:30am-11:45am time slot is allocated for the SSSP Business Meeting, followed by the Town Hall: Open Forum from 11:50am-12:25pm in the same room. Evening events include the Welcoming Reception from 6:30pm-7:30pm and the Student Social Hour from 7:45pm-8:45pm.
On Saturday, the 4:30pm-5:30pm time slot is allocated for the Presidential Address, followed by the Awards Ceremony from 5:45pm-7:00pm, and the Division-Sponsored Reception from 7:15pm-8:15pm.
On Sunday, all sessions conclude at 4:10pm.
We look forward to welcoming you to Chicago this August as we celebrate the 75th SSSP Annual Meeting.
Acknowledgment
On behalf of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Michele Smith Koontz, Administrative Officer & Meeting Manager, wishes to thank President Rose M. Brewer; Program Committee Chair Assata Zerai and her committee Melanie E.L. Bush, Walda Katz-Fishman, and Rahsaan H. Mahadeo; Local Arrangements Committee Chair Kayla M. Martensen and her committee Iolanthe Brooks, Tia Dickerson, and Teresa Irene Gonzales (advisory role); Executive Officer Elroi J. Windsor; Assistant to the Administrative Officer Kelsey Whitaker; Information Technology Specialist Rachel Cogburn; and Graduate Research Associate and Webmaster Helen Elaine Wilds for their contributions to the program. Additional thanks to graphic artist Laura Barroso, who created the program artwork.
A special thanks to our sponsors from the Ad Hoc Fundraising Campaign Committee for the SSSP’s 75th Anniversary Annual Meeting for their financial contributions to program activities: Walda Katz-Fishman and Anna Maria Santiago.
