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Organize an Annual Meeting Working Group for the 2009 Annual Meeting in Toronto, ON, Canada. The deadline to submit an Annual Meeting Working Group application is June 30, 2009.

Annual Meeting Working Groups consist of small groups of scholars who convene throughout the APSA Annual Meeting to discuss a common topic or subfield. Group members draw upon the rich content of the Annual Meeting by agreeing to attend a specified set of panels and then meeting to discuss the emerging themes. Working groups can enrich member participation by creating a community and networking experience.

Organizing a Working Group

Working group sponsors assume responsibility for providing coordinators to develop a theme and purpose description.  Groups and descriptions will be posted to the website as they are established. Groups will be limited to 20 participants, selected on a first-come, first-served basis (except that there should be no more than 1 participant from any 1 institution.) 

The following are some operating principles for the working groups:

• Proposals should include the designation of at least two coordinators and procedures for accepting participants. Along with permanent or school contact information, summer contact information must be provided so APSA can contact coordinators directly.
• APSA post lists of proposed working groups, receives applications to participate, and forward lists of participants to coordinators, so they can follow-up with the applicants and inform APSA of the final list of participants.
• Working group leaders should contact participants in advance, and suggest panel papers that participants may wish to download in advance from PROceedings.
• Annual Meeting working groups should convene on Wednesday prior to the annual meeting, so participants can introduce themselves and their interests, and organize a schedule for panel and plenary attendance for the rest of the meeting. Some organizers may wish to link them to Short Courses scheduled for that day, but this is not necessary.  
• Participants will likely identify more panels than could be attended at the meeting, but it is likely they would not all attend the same panels. To allow time for other interests and pursuits, a schedule might include participant attendance at just a couple of panels daily on the common theme.
• Participants should meet 2 or more days during the meeting between noon and 2:00 pm or in the evening after 6:00 pm to discuss panel and plenaries they've attended. APSA will supply rooms for these meetings.
• The group should wrap up discussions on Saturday and make plans for any future exchanges.

Organizer Application

If you'd like to organize a working group for this year's Annual Meeting, download one of the applications below and return the completed application by email to workinggroups@apsanet.org by June 30, 2009.

• 2009 Working Group Application  (.pdf)
  

2009 Working Group Descriptions

All Working Group Organizers that do not see their name on the designated list should resubmit their application as soon as possible.

Learn more about Annual Meeting Working Groups at Annual Meeting Working Groups--How Do They Work?

If you have additional questions about the 2009 Annual Meeting Working Groups, contact workinggroups@apsanet.org.