Welcome Wednesday

Late Morning: 

•  SASS Executive Committee Meeting

Evening: 

• New Member Reception, followed by a cash bar and meal buffet 
• Interest group meetings (e.g. NORTANA, ASTRA, DANA, ISA) in person or online, depending on membership preferences   

Day One: Sessions

Late Morning:

• Keynote Address by visual artists La Vaughn Belle and Jeannette Ehlers (in person and live streamed) 
• Brunch Buffet and Reception

Afternoon: 

●       Panel Sessions 1-3, with coffee breaks

Day Two: Excursions & Education Day

Late morning:

• Caribbean Scholars Plenary Session (in person and live streamed) with Professor Maribeth Polhill, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras and Assistant Professor Nahir Otaño Gracia, University of New Mexico followed by continental breakfast/coffee

Afternoon:

• Island excursions! Join a pre-planned tour or explore on your own (e.g. learn more about the Puerto Rican art scene, about the colonial history of Puerto Rico, and about the region’s Indigenous cultures).

Evening: 

• San Juan gallery reception at the art space :Pública, and dinner option   

Day Three: Sessions

Late Morning:

• SASS Author Series: U.S. Virgin Islands novelist Tiphanie Yanique (in person and live streamed) 
• Brunch Buffet and SASS Business Meeting 

Afternoon: 

• Panel Sessions 4-6, with coffee breaks

Evening:

• Cash Bar 

• Banquet and entertainment (tentative plan is to hold these on the balcony) 

Day Four: Departure / Optional post-conference excursions

The Frederiksted-based agency CHANT (Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism) will host an excursion to St. Croix following the conference. St. Croix is only a very short flight away from Puerto Rico. Indicate interest on your registration to learn about the traces and impact of Danish colonialism on the island and about the contemporary culture of the Virgin Islands!