Sociologists for Women in Society

Summer Meeting 2023

Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, August 19 and Sunday, August 20

SWS Awards Reception and the 2022 SWS Feminist Activism Awardee Talk by Georgiann Davis at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown on Sunday, August 20. More details to come.

Please be reminded that SWS Summer Meetings are held in tandem with the ASA Annual Meeting. As per a long-standing agreement between SWS and ASA, SWS Summer Meeting attendees must be registered for the ASA 2023 Annual Meeting.

Dear SWS Members:

We are delighted to inform you about our plans for the SWS 2023 Summer Meeting, which will include two parts this year. First, we will have an in-person meeting in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown from August 19 – 20, 2023. We are grateful that the American Sociological Association has provided this meeting space for us at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. Second, we will have a virtual Students’ Research Symposium to be held in September 2023. 

Given the many competing events of the American Sociological Association’s Annual Meeting (August 17th-21st) and other sociological meetings during this period (e.g., ABS, SSSP, etc.), we decided to streamline the offerings of our Summer Meeting to enable our members to participate in all the phenomenal programming taking place in Philadelphia this August. This year, our in-person meeting will consist of several workshops that consider the “stages in the life cycle of a sociologist,” from milestones in the life of a graduate student through preparing for retirement, for example, as an academic or an applied sociologist.  

We have asked our Committee Chairs to plan the workshops for the Summer Meeting in response to member needs that they have identified through their SWS Committee work. For this reason, we will not have an open call for submissions for the 2023 Summer Meeting. 

If you have an idea for a workshop, we do encourage you to reach out to the appropriate Committee Chair in March and early April as we have asked for Committee Chairs to submit their ideas to us by May 1, 2023. 

Please note that all participants who are facilitators/presenters must be able to attend the meeting in Philadelphia – in person. We will not have the resources in place for virtual participation at the 2023 Summer Meeting in Philadelphia. 

In addition to featuring workshops, our Summer Meetings will include presentations from our 2022 SWS Feminist Activist Awardee, Georgiann Davis, and Honorary Feminist Sociologist, Sharon Harley, as well as our Reception and Awards Ceremony on Sunday evening, August 20. We will provide information about the virtual Students’ Research Symposium a bit later this spring.

We look forward to welcoming you to Philadelphia this August!

Sincerely, 

Melanie Heath and Mary Osirim, SWS Co-Presidents 

Please note that we are not accepting open submissions for the 2023 Summer Meeting; Committee Chairs have been asked to organize Summer Meeting programming.

For details on Travel and Hotel, please visit: https://www.asanet.org/annual-meeting/2023-annual-meeting/hotels-and-travel/.

Hotels

All ASA hotels may be booked from the same central reservation website. The deadline to make a reservation at the group rate is July 27, 2023. If you prefer to speak to a Connections Housing representative to make a reservation, please call Connections Housing directly at (404) 282-0412, Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Eastern.

Travel

Getting to the Pennsylvania Convention Center
The Pennsylvania Convention Center is easily accessible by car, train, regional rail at SEPTA’s Jefferson Station, and bus. Download a Center City Map. SEPTA is Philadelphia’s local transit agency, responsible for Regional Rail, subways, buses, and trolleys. Travel to the Pennsylvania Convention Center – Public Transit.

Airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) serves the Philadelphia region.

  • Once you arrive, it’s about a 25-minute ride on the SEPTA Airport Line or a 20-minute ride in a taxi to Center City. Trains run every 30 minutes on weekdays and operate from 5:07 a.m. to 12:07 a.m. (Airport to Center City). On weekends, they run hourly and operate from 6:07 a.m. to 12:07 a.m.. The Airport Line serves the airport and Jefferson Station.
  • Fare for the Airport Line is $6.75 when you use a SEPTA Key card or a Quick Trip [both of which you can buy from a fare kiosk at the airport] and $8 when you use cash or a credit card.
  • The taxi ride costs a flat rate of $28.50.