Announcements

• Published date: 01 December 2018
• Date: 01 December 2018
• DOI: 10.1177/1065912918803375
• Subject Matter: Information for Readers

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Political Research Quarterly

2018, Vol. 71(4) 1002

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Information for Readers

Western Political Science

Association (WPSA)

Not Too Late to Participate in the 2019

Meeting in San Diego

The 2019 meeting of the WPSA will be held at the

Manchester Hyatt in San Diego, California, from April 18

to 20. Jamie Mayerfeld, University of Washington, is

serving as Program Chair for this meeting. The University

of San Diego (USD) has once again offered to serve as

the local hosts. Cory Gooding and Timothy McCarty,

both professors in the USD Department of Political

Science and International Relations, are serving as the

local arrangements cochairs. Information regarding the

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

available on the WPSA website: see www.wpsanet.org.

In addition to the main program, several workshops are

being organized for Wednesday, April 17. There will also

be several miniconferences held during the meeting.

Information on these workshops and miniconferences

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 com-

munity that is interested in holding a meeting in the

spring, we may still be able to accommodate your group

by coordinating a miniconference within our conference.

The association does not charge for providing the space

and support for these miniconferences, though the attend-

ees 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: see 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, 2019, through March 30,

2023. 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 eventually 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., associate 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).

Learn More about the WPSA

If you are interested in learning more about the WPSA

and its activities, you can follow the WPSA on Twitter

(theWPSA) and Facebook. We also have a blog (The

New West) and a newsletter (The Western). All these

sources provide more detailed information and news

about the association than is presented in this column of

announcements. Links to these websites can be found on

our homepage (see http://wpsanet.org).

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