Experience Southern’s Hospitality at the 2025 SPSA Conference in San Juan!

The SPSA is pleased to announce that it will hold its 2025 Annual Conference at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico! 

The Conference will take place January 8-11, 2025.

2025 Preliminary Program Now Available

The 2025 SPSA Preliminary Program is now available!  Click HERE to download the program and search for the times and locations of your panels.

Hilton Caribe and Overflow Room Blocks Open!

The Hilton Caribe is the 2025 SPSA Annual Conference hotel. Please click here to reserve your room. Due to tremendous interest in the conference, only limited availability remains.

Due to limited space at the Hilton Caribe, we secured blocks in two overflow hotels. The Condado Plaza Hotel ($299 per night) and the Hilton Garden Inn ($304 per night) are both available. Both hotels are only a short walk from the conference. Reservations can be made using one of three options:

1. Personalized Webpage Address: Reservations can be booked at the Condado Plaza Hotel by clicking here, and reservations at the Hilton Garden Inn can be booked by clicking here.
2. Group Code: Using condadoplaza.hilton.com or HGI.com, select the desired arrival and departure dates, select the “Special Rates” button, and add the group code SPSB25. Then continue with the reservation process.
3. By Phone: Attendees can make reservations directly with the reservation offices of the Condado Plaza Hotel (787-721-1000) or the Hilton Garden Inn (787-723-2000). It is important that each person identify themselves as part of the Southern Political Science Association and use the group code SPSB25 to receive the group rate.

Prices shown on the websites include $30.00 resort charge per night, but excludes taxes and gratuities.

Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines is pleased to offer special discounts for Southern Political Science Association.

Please click here to book your flights.

You may also call Conferences and Events® at 1.800.328.1111* Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (EST) and refer to Meeting Event Code  NY3FG
*Please note there is not a service fee for reservations booked and ticketed via our reservation
800 number.

Inability to Attend Insurance

The Southern Political Science Association will provide No Refunds if you are unable to attend. Instead, we now provide a refund insurance policy (please see below).

Attendee Registration Insurance is now included in your registration fees. This coverage is underwritten by Lloyds of London.

You will receive a 100% refund if you are unable to attend the event for a reason outside of your control that is covered under the policy. This coverage starts on the date you pay for registration and ends on the first date of the conference.

Click Here which takes you to our claims website and then click on the tab Policy Terms & Conditions to see what is covered under the policy.

Click Here for the Attendee Refund Policy.

Conference Registration:

You can now register for the 2025 Annual Meeting!  Click here to go to the Registration Page.

In collaboration with the KiND Institute we are offering several professional development workshops at the SPSA’s 2025 Annual Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Click here to view the three workshops.

Return to this Web Page for updates about the 2025 Conference.

Receptions for SPSA 2025

The SPSA hosts several receptions that are open to all attendees. We warmly invite you to join us at our following receptions:

• Thursday, January 9, 7 – 9 pm: Welcome Reception – 7 to 9 pm – Las Olas Terrace

• Friday, January 10, 12:30 – 1:30 pm: SPSA Awards Reception – Las Olas Terrace

• Friday, January 10, 2:30 – 4 pm: SPSA Ice Cream Social for the Young and Young at Heart – Flamingo Foyer

• Friday, January 10, 7:30 – 9:30 pm: SPSA President’s Reception – Las Olas Terrace

• Saturday, January 11, 6:30 – 9:30 pm: SPSA Rums of Puerto Rico Finale Reception – Hammock Garden (Note: This event requires a ticket, which can be purchased during conference registration)