Annual Meeting
The Society organizes an annual academic conference at varying locations throughout the United States. The conference generally takes place in late April or early May. Membership in the Society is required of all attendees and presenters. Each year the conference draws hundreds of presenters from various parts of the world, particularly the Nordic region, Europe, Canada, and the United States.
Upcoming Meeting
SASS 2025: Minneapolis
THEME
Location
DATES
April 24-26, 2025
DEADLINES
Call for Streams: September 10, 2024
Call for Papers: December 1, 2024
Registration: April 1, 2025
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Benjamin Bigelow (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Rosemary Erickson Johnsen (University of Minnesota, Crookston)
Dag Blanck (Uppsala University/Augustana College)
Natalie Van Deusen (University of Alberta)
Jordan Barger (University of Iowa)
VENUE
Minneapolis Marriott City Center
ACCOMODATIONS
BOOK NOW – Minneapolis Marriott City Center
Single $209 | Double $209
Future Meeting
SASS 2026: Brooklyn
THEME
TBA
DATES
April 23-25, 2026
DEADLINES
Call for Streams: September 12, 2025
Call for Papers: January 5, 2026
Registration: April 1, 2026
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Joan Templeton (Long Island University)
Colin Levin (Long Island University)
Brad Harmon (Johns Hopkins University)
Rachel Bott (University of Wisconsin)
Kelsey Fuller-Shafer (Fairfield University)
VENUE
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
ACCOMODATIONS
BOOKING LINK COMING FALL 2025
Standard Room | $289
Past Meetings
May 9-11, 2024
Hosted by the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington
April 20-22, 2023
Hosted by the University of Texas at Austin
2022 : Rio Mar, Puerto Rico
April 27-30
2021: Virtual
May 6,7, 13, and 14
2020: Postponed
2019 : UW Madison | Madison, WI
May 2-4
2018 : UCLA | Los Angeles, CA
May 2-5
2017 : UMN-Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN
May 11-13
2016 : New Orleans, LA
April 28-May 30, 2016 (Program)
2015 : UI Urbana-Champaign | Columbus, OH
May 7–9
Sponsored by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Ohio State University
2014 : New Haven, CT
March 13–15
Joint conference with AABS