Status List of 2020 Social and Behavioral Science Conferences

Amid concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus and its accompanying disease, COVID-19, mass gatherings around the world are cancelling their public events, sometimes with virtual options or sometimes just outright. Most notably, the South by SouthWest (SXSW) and SXSW EDU festivals in Austin, Texas were cancelled. Since conferences are a vital part of the current global academic ecosystem, and these too are being cancelled, Social Science Space will collect and list cancelled social and behavioral science conferences on this page.

Click on the name of each group to link to their latest statement or annual meeting page.

Let us know about your meeting’s status: Send a quick email to michael.todd@sagepub.com

GROUP MEETING STATUS GOOD TO KNOW
American Society for Public AdministrationnApril 3-7, Anaheim, CaliforniaCancelled
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Political Studies AssociationApril 6-8, Edinburgh, ScotlandCancelled
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American Association of GeographersApril 6-10, Denver, ColoradoPhysical meeting cancelledVirtual options being considered
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Western Political Science AssociationApril 9-11, Los Angeles, CaliforniaCancelled Optional online meeting May 21-23
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Midwest Political Science AssociationApril 16-19, Chicago, IllinoisCancelledVirtual sessions planned
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National Council on Measurement in EducationApril 16-20, San Francisco, CaliforniaCancelledPostponement or virtual meetings options considered
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American Educational Research Association April 17-21, San Francisco, CaliforniaPhysical meeting cancelledVirtual meeting
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Broadcast Education AssociationApril 18-21, Las Vegas, NevadaCancelled
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British Sociological AssociationApril 21-23, Birmingham, EnglandCancelled
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Population Association of AmericaApril 22-25, Washington, D.C.Cancelled
Congrès de l’Acfas  May 4-8, Sherbrooke, QuebecCancelled
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International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry May 20-23, Champaign-Urbana, IllinoisCancelledWritten materials will be posted
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Association for Psychological ScienceMay 21-24, Chicago, IllinoisCancelled
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International Communication Association May 21-25, Gold Coast, AustraliaPhysical meeting cancelled Virtual meeting
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Congress of the Federation of the Humanities and Social SciencesMay 29-June 4, London, OntarioCancelled
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Thinking Qualitatively Conference June 15-19, Edmonton, AlbertaPhysical meeting convertingVirtual meeting
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Sociolinguistics Symposium 23 June 16-19, Hong KongPostponedLikely dates in May/June 2021
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International Conference on ICT-enhanced Social Sciences and Humanities June 29-July 1, AmsterdamVirtual
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International Association for Media and Communication Research  July 12-16,
Beijing, China
Moved but same dateNew location in Tampere, Finland
Joint Statistical MeetingAugust 1-6, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMigrating to virtual

Past meetings

GROUP MEETING STATUS GOOD TO KNOW
London Book FairMarch 10-12Cancelled
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American Psychosomatic SocietyMarch 11-14, Long Beach, CaliforniaCancelled
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Eastern Psychological AssociationMarch 12-14, Boston, MassachusettsCancelledLooking into virtual options
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Cognitive Neuroscience Society March 14-17, Boston, MassachusettsPhysical meeting cancelledVirtual meeting
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Society for Applied Anthropology March 17-21, Albuquerque, New Mexico Cancelled
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Geo Connect AsiaMarch 18-19, SingaporeRescheduledInaugural event now set for March 24-25, 2021
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European Social Science History Conference  March 18-21, Leiden, NetherlandsPostponedMarch 24-27, 2021
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Society of Research on AdolescenceMarch 19-21, San Diego, CaliforniaCancelled
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Association for Asian StudiesMarch 19-22, Boston, MasachusettsCancelled
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Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences March 24-26, San Antonio TexasCancelled
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International Studies Association March 25-28, Honolulu, Hawaii Cancelled
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Northwest Anthropological Conference March 25-28. Ellensburg, WashingtonCancelled
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Brazilian Studies AssociationMarch 26-28, Austin, TexasCancelledExamining options for rescheduling
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American Conference for Irish StudiesApril 1-4, Houston, TexasCancelled
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Western Social Science AssociationApril 1-4, Portland, OregonPhysical meeting cancelledVirtual meeting in May
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Society for Cinema and Media Studies April 1-5, Denver, ColoradoCancelled
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Society for Linguistic Anthropology April 2-5, Boulder, ColoradoPostponedReset for September 24-26
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Chinese Psychology Society/Experimental Psychology SocietyApril 3-5, BeijingCancelled
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