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 2027: San Francisco

THEME
Artificial

DATES
May 6-8, 2027

DEADLINES
Call for Streams Announced: August 31, 2026
Call for Streams: September 18, 2026
Call for Papers Opens: October 1, 2025
Call for Papers: January 15, 2027
Registration Opens: January 1, 2027

ORGANIZERS:

Department of Scandinavian – UC Berkeley

VENUE

Hilton San Francisco Financial District

ACCOMODATIONS
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Standard Room | $195.98 plus taxes and fees

Future Meetings

SASS/AABS 2028: Madison

THEME
Shifting Alliances

DATES
May 17-20, 2028

DEADLINES
Call for Streams: TBA
Call for Papers: TBA
Registration: TBA

HOSTED BY:
Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ University of Wisconsin, Madison

EVENT VENUE
Monona Terrace 

ACCOMODATIONS

Madison Hilton Monona Terrace 

 

Past Meetings

2026: Brooklyn
April 24-26

2025: Minneapolis
April 24-26

2024: Seattle
May 11-13

2023: Austin
May 7–9

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

2014 : New Haven, CT
March 13–15
Joint conference with AABS

2013 : UC Berkeley  |  San Francisco, CA
May 2–4

2012 : Brigham Young  |  Salt Lake City, UT
May 3–5