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Since 1970, the Southern Demographic Association has hosted an annual meeting each fall, usually in October. The SDA meeting provides a friendly venue for people to present academic and applied demographic research, to discuss and learn about population issues, and to meet others with common interests.

2023 Annual Meeting

The 2023 Southern Demographic Association annual meeting will be held October 18-20, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas, at Hotel Contessa.  See below for the Call for Abstracts.

Meeting Registration and Calendar Year 2024 Membership

Registration for the 2023 SDA meeting is now open.  Click here to register for the meeting.

Fee schedule (Meeting+Membership)

Dates Student Regular
May 27 through Sep 19 (early) $125 $225
Sep 20 - Oct 16 (standard) $140 $250
Oct 17 and later (onsite) $155 $270

The meeting fee includes your 2024 SDA membership. Can't make the meeting? Renew your SDA membership here.

Conference Hotel: Hotel Contessa, San Antonio, TX

Cutoff for conference rates is September 19:

  • Students and government workers: Contact Kara Joyner at UT-San Antonio (kara.joyner@utsa.edu), the local arrangements liaison for the conference, to arrange for hotel registration at lower rates for students and government rates for government workers.
  • All other registrants: Conference hotel rate is $229 per night.  To book at this rate click this link  and follow the directions that are there.

Luncheon Plenary Sessions

Thursday, October 19th

Robert Hummer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Adolescents No Longer: A Sneak Peek at Wave VI of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) as the Cohort Moves Toward Midlife

Friday, October 20th

          Steven Ruggles, University of Minnesota

“It’s None of Their Damn Business”: Privacy and Disclosure Control in the U.S. Census, 1790-2022


Call For Abstracts

Southern Demographic Association Annual Meeting

October 18-20, 2023

San Antonio, Texas


We invite submissions of 250-word abstracts for individual research papers and/or posters in applied or academic demography, economics, geography, sociology, public health, psychology, and epidemiology. Also welcome are proposals for thematic sessions or panel discussions.

All paper/poster/session submissions must be made by 11:59pm CDT on Friday, July 14, 2023 at the following link: SDA Abstract Submissions.


During the meeting, SDA will announce the 2023 winners of three awards:

  • E. Walter Terrie Award for “the best paper presented at the SDA Annual Meeting on an applied topic, especially one relating to state and local demography” (1 paper per 1st author)
  • Everett S. Lee Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award (1 paper per 1st author)
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Paper Award (1 paper per 1st author)

All paper award submissions must be made by 11:59pm CDT on Friday, September 15, 2023 to their respective email addresses noted above. For award consideration, the paper submitted must be on the SDA program and must be presented at the SDA meeting by the author.

Questions? Contact Jarron Saint Onge, Program Chair (jsaintonge@ku.edu) or see more details at http://sda-demography.org/Awards.


    Upcoming Events

    • 2023 Southern Demographic Association meeting

      • 18 Oct 2023
      • (CDT)
      • 20 Oct 2023
      • (CDT)
      • San Antonio, TX

      The 2023 Southern Demographic Association annual meeting will be held October 18-20 in San Antonio, Texas, at Hotel Contessa.

      We invite submissions of 250-word abstracts for individual research papers and/or posters in applied or academic demography, economics, geography, sociology, public health, psychology, and epidemiology. Also welcome are proposals for thematic sessions or panel discussions.

      All paper/poster/session submissions must be made by 11:59pm CDT on Friday, July 14, 2023 at the following link: SDA Abstract Submissions.

      More information about the 2023 meeting can be found here.


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    • 2023 Southern Demographic Association Annual Meeting

      • 18 Oct 2023
      • 4:00 PM (EDT)
      • 20 Oct 2023
      • 3:00 PM (EDT)
      • Hotel Contessa, 306 W Market Street, San Antonio, TX 78205
      Register

      The 2023 SDA annual meeting will take place from Wednesday, October 18 to Friday, October 20 at the Hotel Contessa, 306 W Market Street, San Antonio, TX 78205

      About Hotel Registration at Conference Rates

      Cutoff for conference rates is September 19:

      • Students and government workers: Contact Kara Joyner at UT-San Antonio (kara.joyner@utsa.edu), the local arrangements liaison for the conference, to arrange for hotel registration at lower rates for students and government rates for government workers.
      • All other registrants: Conference hotel rate is $229 per night.  To book at this rate click this link  and follow the directions that are there.

      Luncheon Plenary Sessions

      When you register, you are able to select one (or both, for an additional $25) luncheon plenaries to attend.

      Thursday, October 19th

      Robert Hummer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      Adolescents No Longer: A Sneak Peek at Wave VI of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) as the Cohort Moves Toward Midlife

      Friday, October 20th

                Steven Ruggles, University of Minnesota

      “It’s None of Their Damn Business”: Privacy and Disclosure Control in the U.S. Census, 1790-2022

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