Hello applied demographers,
We are pleased to provide you with this "Save the Date" update on the plans for the 2009 Applied Demography Conference that will be held in San Antonio, Texas. First, we have good news on the site in that it is likely that the 2009 conference will again be held at the Crown Plaza hotel, which worked very well for the 2007 Conference. Karl Eschbach and the rest of the University of Texas-San Antonio team have negotiated good room rates with the Crown Plaza for the conference, which is targeted to be held on January 5th and 6th (Monday and Tuesday), with a reception the evening of Sunday, January 4th. The package was submitted to the UTSA finance office for final approval. As soon as this approval is received, an official call for papers will be distributed.
Second, we have issued an invitation to a potential plenary speaker who was very receptive but needed to do some calendar rearranging before being able to commit. Karl and I expect to have this confirmation soon and will send the announcement out with the call for papers. We are also considering some invited panels and will pass on news of them along with the call for papers.
Third, we are still on track to have the 2009 proceedings published by Springer, which released the 2007 proceedings several months ago. We were very pleased to continue this arrangement with Springer for several reasons, not the least of which was the speed at which Springer was able to turn out such a high quality product for the 2007 proceedings (Applied Demography in the 21st Century, edited by Steve Murdock and David Swanson). Nazrul Hoque, Karl, and I will serve as editors for the 2009 Proceedings and are looking forward to having another set of excellent submissions to be peer-reviewed as part of the selection process.
Fourth, using our experience with the 2007 conference and suggestions from interested parties like you, we will identify and contact potential session organizers and chairs in advance of the official call for papers so that we can have information on the conference tracks and both the submission contacts and procedures in the Call for Papers.
Finally, on behalf of Karl Eschbach, Nazrul Hoque and the rest of the UT-SA team I personally want to thank those of you who participated in the 2007 conference and made it so succesful. I also thank you on behalf of Steve Murdock who in his new role also looks forward to another succesful conference.
Best regards,
David Swanson, Karl Eschbach, and Nazrul Hoque
David A. Swanson, Professor (and Research Associate)
Department of Sociology (and Center for Sustainable Suburban Development)
University of California Riverside
Riverside, CA USA 92521
email: David.swanson@ucr.edu
Phone: +(1)951 827-5444
Fax: +(1)951 827-3330