| National Associations |
APSA |
Varies |
September/October |
All except IR |
Largest |
January |
Yes |
|
| |
ISA |
Varies |
March/April |
IR/IPE |
Large |
1-Jun |
? |
https://www.isanet.org/Conferences/ISA2026 |
| |
MPSA |
Chicago |
April |
American, Comparative |
Large |
October |
No |
https://www.mpsanet.org/conference/ |
| |
SPSA |
Varies (southern US) |
January |
All |
Med/Large |
|
No |
https://spsa.net/annual-meeting/2025-conference-information/ |
| |
WPSA |
Varies (West Coast) |
March/April |
All (though specializes in theory, enviro politics, and REP) |
Med/Large |
September |
No |
https://www.wpsanet.org/meeting/ |
| |
AAPOR |
Varies |
May |
Public Opinion |
Med/Large |
|
|
http://www.aapor.org/AAPOR_Annual_Conference.htm |
| |
ISPP |
Varies (usually Europe) |
July |
Political Psychology |
|
|
|
http://www.ispp.org/meetings/ |
| American/REP |
PRIEC |
Varies |
Varies |
REP, American |
Small |
Varies |
Yes |
https://priec.org |
| |
SPIRE |
Varies (Midwest to East Coast) |
Varies |
REP, American |
Small |
Varies |
? |
http://www.spirepolisci.org/ |
| |
Justice and Injustice Conference |
Yale, MIT, UT |
November |
Criminal justice |
Very small |
|
Yes |
https://criminaljusticepolitics.wordpress.com/ |
| |
Junior Americanist Workshop |
Virtual |
Varies |
American |
Small |
Varies |
Yes |
https://jawspolisci.network/previous.html |
| Methods |
SoCal Methods |
Varies |
|
Methods |
Small |
Varies |
Yes |
https://polmeth.org/socal |
| |
POLMETH |
Varies |
Varies |
Methods |
Small |
Varies |
Yes |
https://polmeth.org/ |
| |
Visions in Methodology |
Varies |
May? |
Methods |
|
|
|
http://visionsinmethodology.org/conferences/ |
| IR |
ISA West |
Pasadena |
September |
IR/IPE |
Medium |
|
No |
https://www.isanet.org/Conferences/West-Pasadena-2025 |
| Other/Regional |
Media Effects Empirical Workshop |
Columbia |
|
Media |
Very small |
|
Yes |
https://iserp.columbia.edu/events/media-effects-empirical-workshop-meew |
| |
SoCal Political Behavior |
Varies |
|
Behavior |
Small |
Varies |
Yes |
|
| |
JPIPE |
Varies, SoCal |
Varies |
Comparative/American Institutions |
Small |
Varies |
Yes |
https://sites.google.com/view/socalpipe/events |
| |
TransResearch Consortium |
Varies, Usually West |
August |
IR/IPE |
Small |
|
? |
|
| |
NCOBPS |
Varies |
March |
Black politics |
|
December |
|
https://www.ncobps.org/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-55 |