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.
2022 Annual Meeting
The 2022 Southern Demographic Association annual meeting will be held October 17-19 in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the Knoxville Crown Plaza. We are excited to be in person again!
Click HERE to see the Program. (Please note it has been updated as of 10/14/2022)
For those interested in US Census Microdata:
- Census Microdata Access Tool (Booth): Visit the U.S. Census Bureau’s table near the registration desk. Data.census.gov experts will be ready to provide live demos, answer questions, and hear your feedback on how to improve the data platform.
- Census Microdata Access Tool (Workshop): Many users know how to search for pre-made tables on data.census.gov, but did you know you can also use the site to create custom tables? Join a session from 9-10 on Tuesday (same time as Session Period I) to learn how to create custom tables using the U.S. Census Bureau’s Microdata Access Tool (MDAT) on data.census.gov. You will learn how to select and define variables, customize your table view, and download the data.
Click here to see the slides for the Census Microdata Access presentation.
Click here to see a video of the Early Days of the SDA Session
(Charles Nam, Cynthia Taeuber, Peter Morrison, Jeffrey Evans, and Dudley Poston)
This session will address the early days of SDA (known then as SRDG – Southern Regional Demographic Group), including why and how it originated in Oak Ridge in 1970. We will also remember those SRDG/SDA former presidents who are now deceased. The session will include on its panel a bunch of old-time members, who will reminisce about the early days of the SRDG.
COVID-19 Precautions: SDA will follow the current recommendations of the CDC for this conference.
Luncheon Speakers
Tuesday, October 18th
Jennifer Karas Montez, Syracuse University
States of Life and Death: Policies, Politics, and Population Health
Wednesday, October 19th
Rogelio Saenz, University of Texas at San Antonio
Reflections of Race/Ethnic Variations in COVID-19: A Moving Portrait (PowerPoint available here)
Meeting Registration and Calendar Year 2023 Membership
Registration for the 2022 SDA meeting is now open. Click here to register for the meeting.
Fee schedule (Meeting+Membership)
| Dates | Student | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| July 1 through Sep 12 (early) | $125 | $225 |
| Sep 13 - Oct 16 (standard) | $140 | $250 |
| Oct 17 and later (onsite) | $155 | $270 |
The meeting fee includes your 2023 SDA membership. Can't make the meeting? Renew your SDA membership here.
Conference Hotel
The conference hotel is the Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown University. Rates are $145-$160 per night depending on type and number of beds. To obtain the conference rate, call the hotel at (865) 522-2600 and ask for “in house" reservations.
Call For Papers
Southern Demographic Association
Annual Meeting October 17-19, 2022
Knoxville, Tennessee
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.
During the meeting, SDA will announce the 2022 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”. Send nominations to Jason Devine (jason.e.devine@census.gov)
- Everett S. Lee Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award (1 paper per 1st author). Send nominations to Julia Wolf (julia.wolf@utsa.edu)
- Outstanding Undergraduate Paper Award (1 paper per 1st author). Send nominations to Michael Topping (mtopping@wisc.edu).
Deadlines:
- All paper/poster/session submissions must be made by 11:59 pm CDT on Monday, August 8, 2022 at the following link: Submit SDA Abstract Here
- All paper award submissions must be made by 11:59 pm CDT on Friday, September 16, 2022 to their respective email addresses noted above.
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