Plan Now to Attend!
Make plans now to join thousands of your colleagues when we gather in the Big Apple for the 121st ASA Annual Meeting! The 2026 can’t-miss event for the sociological community will be held August 7-11, 2026, at the Hilton New York Midtown and Sheraton New York Times Square in New York City. We hope to count you among the 5,000 attendees who will enjoy the opportunity to connect with one another, share knowledge and new directions in research and practice, attend inspiring plenary sessions, and choose among nearly 600 programmatic discussions.
Meeting Theme
ASA President Shelley J. Correll has identified “Disrupting the Status Quo: Putting Sociologists to Work for a More Equitable Society” as the theme of the 2026 Annual Meeting. In her theme statement, Dr. Correll writes, “to have the greatest impact, we need a sociology that is focused on solutions, prioritizes externally engaged research, and is unapologetic in its ambition to create a more equitable world.” To learn more about the theme and some of the questions programming will address under this exciting umbrella, see the full theme statement.
Program Committee
The 2026 Program Committee is developing an inspiring program of invited sessions designed to appeal to sociologists in various careers and at various career stages, and to broaden participation by sociologists from across the United States and around the world.
Online Program and Highlights
The online program is now live! Explore the full schedule to start planning your summer experience. PDF and large-print versions will be available in July for easy reference.
Don’t miss these featured program sessions:
While hundreds of sessions will be selected through the meeting submissions process, a variety of programmatic highlights can be viewed now: Plenary Sessions, Thematic Sessions, Special Sessions, Book Forums, and Regional Spotlight Sessions.
Hotels and Travel
The 2026 Annual Meeting will be held at the beautiful Hilton New York Midtown and Sheraton New York Times Square, located in the heart of New York City. Discounted room rates are available for those booking within the ASA room blocks. For more information about lodging and travel, click here.
Access for All
ASA is committed to making the Annual Meeting accessible to all, and will arrange for services, such as sign-language interpreters, sighted guides, other communication tools, and transportation assistance for meeting registrants. Click here for detailed information.
Exhibits, Sponsorships, and Advertisements
The ASA Annual Meeting features a wide variety of opportunities for exhibitors, sponsors, and advertisers to showcase their products and services. Check out the 2026 Prospectus.
Land Acknowledgement
Before we can talk about sociology, power, inequality, we must acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the traditional and unceded territory of the Lenape (pronounced len-ah-pey, meaning Original People). The American Sociological Association (ASA) acknowledges that academic institutions, indeed the nation-state itself, was founded upon and continues to enact exclusions and erasures of Indigenous Peoples. This acknowledgement demonstrates a commitment to beginning the process of working to dismantle ongoing legacies of settler colonialism, and to recognize the hundreds of Indigenous Nations who continue to resist, live, and uphold their sacred relations across their lands. We also pay our respect to Indigenous elders past, present, and future and to those who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.
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