Conference

Our upcoming Dallas conference at Embassy Suites, Dallas Love Field is from October 18-20, 2026. The conference has negotiated rooms for a
reduced price of $129/night. Includes daily breakfast, evening cocktail reception, and a free airport shuttle from Love Field Airport. Rooms will go quickly!

Enjoy an evening reception , poster presentations, and a networking session on
Sunday (Oct. 18)

Board of directors meeting on Sunday (Oct. 18)

Complementary breakfast on Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 19-20)

Awards Luncheon Monday (Oct. 19)

Seminar sessions, research presentations, and round table sessions on Monday and
Tuesday (Oct. 19-20)

Reduced early registration rates for all attendees registering before September 18, 2026.

NSSA is offering a “Student Paper Competition” at the conference. Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit a paper and attend the conference.

The scoring rubric and paper expectations are located
at https://nssascholars.org/student-paper-competition/. Papers will be eligible for
peer-review process to be published in the National Social Science Journal.

Submit your student papers to [email protected]. Student papers are due by
2/18/2026. We have special conference registration rates: Professionals –
$350, graduate students -$250.00, and undergraduate students – $200.00.

We have three-session formats, research presentations, traditional seminars, and
roundtable session offerings; there is something for everyone. The proposal deadline
is September 18, 2026. Use the link below to our new NSSA webpage to send your
conference presentation proposal, register for the conference, and get your Embassy Suites hotel room.

We are eager to welcome you to the conference and look forward to seeing you in Dallas on 

October 18-20, 2026!