Annual Meeting Schedule
The official datys of the 2026 Annual Meeting are Thursday, August 6 to Sunday, August 9. Plrogram sessions are scheduled on all four days of the meeting.
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. All conference programming will take place in Eastern Time.
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Thursday, August 6 5:00pm – 6:30pm 6:30pm – 7:30pm |
Friday, August 7 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 8 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 9 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 allow 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, the Town Hall: Open Forum will follow 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.
Acknowledgment
On behalf of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Michele Smith Koontz, Administrative Officer & Meeting Manager, wishes to thank President Sarah Jane Brubaker; Program Committee Chair Hadi Khoshneviss and committee members Victor Tan Chen, Zehra Sahin Ilkorkor, and Atticus M. Wolfe; Local Arrangements Committee Co-Chairs Uzma Chowdhury and Cami L. Touloukian and committee member Rafia Javaid Mallick; Executive Officer Elroi J. Windsor; Assistant to the Administrative Officer Kelsey Whitaker; IT Specialist Rachel Cogburn, and Graduate Research Associate and Webmaster Helen Elaine Wilds for their contributions to the program. Additional thanks to graphic artist Dawn Iehstoseranonnha of PassTheFeather.ca, who created the program artwork.
We would also like to extend our appreciation to our valued program sponsors: Virginia Commonwealth University, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs; University of Delaware, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice; and Rhodes College Academic Affairs.
