The 68^th Annual WSSA Conference

SECTION COORDINATORS

Please note that the Section Coordinators shall accept or reject all papers submitted within two weeks of the date on which the presentation is submitted. If you do not meet this deadline, we will accept submissions on your behalf. Section Coordinators are strongly encouraged to draft panels during the presentation submission process, when appropriate.

• August 13, 2025 - The website will be open for Conference Registration and the submission of individual sessions, individual abstracts, and panels/roundtables.
• November 30, 2025 - Early Bird registration ends.
• January 16, 2026 - Final Date for submission of abstracts and panels to the Section/Affiliate Coordinators.
• January 23, 2026 - Section/Affiliate Coordinators' final date for Accept/Reject/Referrals submissions to their section.
• January 30, 2026 - Section/Affiliate Coordinators submit their first draft of their sessions to WSSA using the submittal portal provided, with their requested day and time of the session.
• January 31 through February 7, 2026– No changes/modification/Additions will be accepted by WSSA
• February 13, 2026 - WSSA returns the first draft of the program to the Section/Affiliate Coordinators with the day and time of the panels.
• February 18, 2026 - WSSA the program will be posted on the website as a draft program with a notice it may be subject to change. Website will be updated each Wednesday until March 18, 2026.
• February 18, 2026 – Weekly Updates to Website Will start –On each Wednesday Section Coordinators will submit changes to program. Changes will be posted to Website by Friday of the same week.
  
  • Day and time of the panels will be assigned. Space, day and time will be reserved for the Sections.
  • Section Coordinators are responsible for verifying the time, date and content of each panel.
  • All Changes to the program shall only occur during these assigned times.
• March 20, 2026– Final draft program will be for the purposes of the Conference will be distributed. Updates will be continuous through the end of the Conference. Please note that updates are dependent on the information provided by the Section Coordinators. WSSA is not responsible for changes of which it has not been notified.
• April 30, 2026 - Final WSSA Program with all changes will be posted to the WSSA Website as a downloadable .pdf file.