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• Published date: 01 December 2019
• Date: 01 December 2019
• DOI: 10.1177/1065912919880687
• Subject Matter: Information for Readers

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Political Research Quarterly

2019, Vol. 72(4) 1004 –1005

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Information for Readers

Western Political Science

Association (WPSA)

Not Too Late to Participate in the 2020

Meeting in Los Angeles

The 2020 meeting of the WPSA will be held at the JW

Marriott at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, from

April 9 to 11. Jessica Lavariega Monforti, California

Lutheran University, is serving as Program Chair for this

meeting. Loyola Marymount University is serving as the

local host. Richard Fox, Professor of Political Science

and Dean of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, is

serving as local arrangements chair. Information regard-

ing the conference, its theme, and the list of section chairs

are available on the WPSA website: www.wpsanet.org. In

addition to the main program, several workshops are

being organized for Wednesday, April 8. There will also

be several mini-conferences held during the meeting.

Information on these workshops and mini-conferences

can also be found on the website.

Even though the deadline for paper proposals has

passed, there are still ways to participate actively in the

annual meeting. Any committees, caucuses, subject-mat-

ter sections, or other groups wishing to schedule sessions

or workshops during the WPSA meetings and who have

not already done so should contact WPSA Associate

Director, Elsa Favila, as soon as possible at favilaej@

csus.edu.

In addition, if you are part of a research community

that is interested in holding a meeting in the spring, we

may still be able to accommodate your group by coordi-

nating a mini-conference within our conference. The

association does not charge for providing the space and

support for these mini-conference, though the attendees

are required to register for the WPSA meeting. There is

also the opportunity to host receptions, business meet-

ings, and special events at the annual conference. Finally,

some section chairs are likely to be looking for individu-

als wanting to serve as discussants and panel chairs. Just

write them if you are interested.

Preregistration and hotel information is available now

on the WPSA website. It is possible to preregister and pay

by credit card at this site: http://wpsanet.org.

We Need Some Light Help in Editing the

WPSA Newsletter

The WPSA is searching for an individual or small team of

individuals to edit the association’s online newsletter, The

Western, from April 1, 2020, through March 30, 2024.

This four-year term is renewable for two-year optional

extensions. The Western was created to provide a forum

for scholarly conversations on political science teaching,

research, and political events focused on but not limited to

the western region. The publication was envisioned as a

means not only to serve our members, but to evolve even-

tually into an important contribution to the discipline.

The editor of The Western is responsible for the sub-

stantive content of the newsletter, developing the edito-

rial direction of the publication and coordinating

contributions, while working closely with the WPSA

Executive Director. The editor may appoint others to

assist in the editorial process. The title and responsibili-

ties of such appointments will be determined by the editor

to reflect an appropriate level of responsibility (e.g., asso-

ciate editor, deputy editor) or function (e.g., book review

editor).

This is a great opportunity for someone who is inter-

ested in becoming more involved in the association and

would like to build a publication. The workload is not

overwhelming. The newsletter is published twice a year

and most of the articles are written by contributors,

though some writing is required.

For more information on the position and how to

apply, please contact WPSA Executive Director Richard

Clucas (hprc@pdx.edu).

Donate to WPSA Endowments

When planning for next year’s conference, consider donat-

ing to the WPSA when you register online. Or better yet,

don’t wait, do it now. We have set up the WPSA website to

enable individuals to donate directly to the WPSA.

Contributions can be given without strings attached to the

association, or they can be targeted at specific funds.

Among these funds are the association’s first four endow-

ments. Two of these endowments—the Betty Moulds Fund

and the Joel Olson Fund—were created to establish awards

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