Call for Paper Session Proposals
The Program Committee is welcoming paper session proposals for the 2025 MSS Annual Meeting.
The deadline for proposals is July 16.
Have a great paper session idea that you would like to organize? Submit it for consideration to be shared with all potential conference participants. Approved sessions will appear as part of our paper submission portal so anyone can submit papers to your session.
If you agree to organize a session, you will need to select papers from those submitted, attend the session, and either preside or select another presider. When you submit your session, you will need to be prepared with a title and short description (150 words or less). These will be used for paper submissions. All paper session submitters must have an active MSS profile.*
We will continue to offer the opportunity to created closed sessions, where organizers recruit the presenters outside of the MSS portal. This should be done through the submission portal that opens August 1.
*An "active MSS profile" means either a currently active membership or a "SUBMISSION PROFILE" member type. If you cannot access the portal and don't have a currently active membership, you will need to, at minimum, renew your membership at a "Submission Profile" level. This is a temporary membership type and will not bill you until January, when you'll need to purchase a membership to remain active. If you have any questions or trouble, reach out to us at [email protected].
2025 Submission Portal to Open August 1 and Close October 15
Due to an early meeting in 2025, the standard submission portal will open August 1 and close October 15 for all papers, panels, and workshops. Posters and 3MT submissions will be due December 20.
About the MSS
Founded in 1936, MSS is a membership organization of academic and applied sociologists as well as students of the discipline. About 2/3 of the 1300 members live in the Midwest, but membership is open to all; and about 1/3 of the members are from other parts of the nation and the world.
Organized in 1936, MSS held its first annual meeting in 1937. In 2011-12, MSS celebrated 75 years of scholarship and collegiality at our annual meetings in St. Louis and Minneapolis.
What We Do:
- Publish The Sociological Quarterly;
- Hold a four-day annual meeting each spring;
- Provide opportunities for leadership and committee work;
- Support a minority fellowship, several grant and award programs, and research by MSS members.
With the adoption of a long-range strategic plan, MSS is moving forward intentionally, to meet the challenges of the future.
We invite you to join us!
