Call for papers: 2025 ACSUS Conference
The call for papers is now open, and abstracts are being accepted until February 1 on the theme "Canada: Spaces of Change." Canadian Studies Center director Nadine Fabbi, of University of Washington, is chairing the section on North and Arctic Studies and hopes you will consider submitting an abstract!
The 2025 annual conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the U.S. is being held in Seattle this fall.
The conference proposal schedule and registration fees, which includes a required 2-year ACSUS membership valued at $120 USD, are as follows:
- The final date to submit a conference proposal is February 1, 2025
- Confirmations will be sent out to participants by April 1, 2025
- For individuals who stay at the Hyatt at Olive 8, the early conference registration fee is $359 before August 1, 2025. To receive this discounted members’ registration rate, individuals must first make a hotel reservation with the Hyatt at Olive 8. At the time of on-line registration for the conference, you will need to enter your assigned hotel confirmation number to secure the reduced registration rate.
- For individuals who stay at the Hyatt at Olive 8 and who register after August 1, 2025, the registration fee is $399
- For individuals who opt to stay at a non-conference hotel, registration fees are $459
- For individuals residing in the greater Seattle region, registration fees are $359 before August 1, 2025, and $399 after August 1, 2025
- A one-day registration fee is available at $150 for non-members. Accepted presenters who register at the one-day rate will be also required to purchase an ACSUS membership at the appropriate fee.
- Registration for undergraduate and graduate students is sharply discounted at a rate of $125, which includes a 2-year ACSUS membership.
- For individuals who are retired and stay at the Hyatt at Olive 8, the registration fees are $299 before August 1, 2025, and $339 after August 1, 2025. For retirees who do not stay at the conference hotel, the registration rate is $399.
NOTE: All registration fees and room rates listed above are in USD. All presenters must register for the conference by September 21, 2025; individuals not registered by this date will not be listed in the printed and on-line conference program.
Conference registration refunds will be honored until October 3, 2025.
There is a separate call for papers for an Emerging Scholars Colloquium, which will take place in conjunction with the conference and includes up to $1,000 in funding for the conference itself.
Submissions can be made at the ACSUS conference page.