Welcome to the 2007 SPSA Conference as we plan our return to New Orleans.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Pre-registration Deadline for Inclusion in the Program: November 15, 2006

Final paper uploads are now available. To upload your paper login to the submission site and click the Upload Final Paper link. Click the Upload Final Draft link and follow the upload instructions. Papers should be uploaded no later than December 20th to allow discussants, chairs and other panelists a two week review period prior to the meeting.

Reservation Deadline for the Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans Convention Rate: December 1, 2006

Final Pre-registration Deadline: December 15, 2006

Childcare will be available at the meeting. Information about the provider will be posted on or before November 1. A minimum of twelve children must be pre-registered for the service to be provided. Childcare Pre-registration deadline of December 1, 2006


If you were on the 2006 conference program, your contact information is already in the All Academic database. Your user name is your entire email address. If you forgot your password, please use the link in the next column to the right. You may update your contact information from the "Edit Personal Contact Information" option on the Submitter Menu.

The information you provide when you create your user name (or edit your personal contact information) will be used in the printed program. Please proofread your entry carefully. You may submit your proposal for review to a maximum of two sections. This is a sequential review, so your preference will influence which section chair has the right of first refusal.

Copies of all conference communication will reside in the All Academic Message Center. Check the site for the status of your proposal (by choosing to edit your proposal). Proposal Submission will close June 15, 2006. All decisions of the program committee regarding acceptances will be made by July 30, 2006. You must confirm your intent to participate by August 15, 2006. To confirm your intent to participate, login to the site and click the Confirm Attendance link in the Submitter Menu. Confirm or decline attendance by selecting yes or no and click the Submit button.

Pre-registration for the meeting will be available beginning July 30, 2006 through November 14, 2006.

Paper loading to the site prior to the meeting will be available beginning November 14, 2006 through December 31, 2006. Paper loading will again become available for a brief period after the conference. Check the SPSA website for updated information using the link in the column to the left of this one.