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Conference Participation

Conference participation requirements and fees will be finalized by December 4, 2024.

**Deadline to complete the required registrations is April 15, 2025.**

Only participants (chair, moderator, discussant, presenters, panelists, or keynote speaker) in compliance by this deadline will be included in the Conference Program.

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Funding Programs

CSA Membership

Applicable to those participating in one or both Conference sections; in-person (June 1 - 5, 2025) and/or virtual (June 9 - 13, 2025).

All participants in a session (chair, moderator, discussant, presenters, panelists, and keynote speaker) must be a member of the Canadian Sociological Association.

Canadian Sociological Association Membership is independent of Conference registration.

The first step is to ensure that your membership is in good standing throughout June 13, 2025. This may require that you enrol as a new member of the Canadian Sociological Association or renew your membership if it is set to expire prior to the Conference. Membership renewal will be possible 45 days prior to the expiration date.

Learn more about membership fees, policies, and the link to register or renew.

Contact us if you are unsure of your membership status.

Once your membership is confirmed, you may proceed to register for the Conference.

CSA In-person Conference Section Participant Registration

Applicable to those attending the in-person Conference section from June 1 – 5, 2025.

The Canadian Sociological Association Conference is held as part of the larger Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences therefore those wishing to attend our Conference at George Brown College must register through Congress (registration opens in January 2025).

There are two components in the delegate registration fee; the ‘Congress Base Fee’ and the ‘Association Conference Fee’. When registering as a delegate, you will be asked to select the Association Conference(s) in which you will be participating or attending.  To participate in the CSA Conference, select ‘#59 - Canadian Sociological Association / Société canadienne de sociologie (CSA-SCS)’ and appropriate fee category. 

Members of the CSA benefit from reduced Association Conference Fee rates.

Register for the in-person conference - opens in January 2025

**Register by March 20, 2025 for the reduced rates below!** 

Congress Base Fees increase as of March 21, 2025.  Learn more about Congress Base Fees (coming soon)

In-person Conference registration fees: Rates for CSA members

Delegate Category Congress Base Fee (<March 20, 2025) CSA Association Conference Fee Total Fees

Black and Indigenous Students

You are a student who self-identifies as Black or Indigenous and is attending or presenting at the CSA conference.

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  $0 $0  $0

Special Reduced Congress Fee

You self-identify as one or more of the following definitions, and you are attending or presenting at an association conference:

Student (you are enrolled full-time as an undergraduate, graduate, or diploma academic program and hold a student ID card/number and are not employed full-time by the same institution)

K-12 school educator (you are employed full or part-time)

Retired (you are over the age of 55, retired from employment, and no longer engaged in regular research, academic and/or other scientific activities)

Unemployed (you are under the age of 55, currently unemployed)

 $84 $60 $144

Reduced Congress Fee

You self-identify as one or more of the following definitions, and you are attending or presenting at an association conference:

Underemployed (You are employed part-time, seasonal or temporary)

Postdoctoral Researcher

 $165  $60  $225

Regular Attendee

You are employed full-time and attending or presenting at an association conference and do not self-identify in the Reduced or Special Reduced Congress Fee definitions.

  $220  $100  $320

 

In-person Conference registration fees: Rates for Non-Members

Those attending as observers only (not participating as a chair, discussant, presenter, or panelist) may attend the Conference.  Congress delegate registration is required but membership in the CSA is not.  In this case, the Non-Member rates apply.

Delegate Category

Congress Base Fee (<March 20, 2025)

 CSA Association Conference Fee Total Fees

Special Reduced Congress Fee

You self-identify as one or more of the following definitions, and you are attending or presenting at an association conference:

Student (you are enrolled full-time as an undergraduate, graduate, or diploma academic program and hold a student ID card/number and are not employed full-time by the same institution)

K-12 school educator (you are employed full or part-time)

Retired (you are over the age of 55, retired from employment, and no longer engaged in regular research, academic and/or other scientific activities)

Unemployed (you are under the age of 55, currently unemployed)

 $84  $80  $164

Reduced Congress Fee

You self-identify as one or more of the following definitions, and you are attending or presenting at an association conference:

Underemployed (You are employed part-time, seasonal or temporary)

Postdoctoral Researcher

  $165  $80  $245

Regular Attendee

You are employed full-time and attending or presenting at an association conference and do not self-identify in the Reduced or Special Reduced Congress Fee definitions.

  $220  $125  $345

 

Virtual Conference registration fees: Rates for CSA members

Those participating in the virtual sessions (June 9 - June 13, 2025) as a chair, discussant, presenter, or panelist, are required to pay a nominal fee to help the CSA off-set the costs of facilitating the sessions (virtual plaform and staffing). 

This fee is not required for those who have registered as Congress delegates with the CSA Conference to also participate in the in-person sessions (June 1 - June 5, 2025).

There is no fee for those wishing to attend the virtual sessions as observers only.

Participant Category CSA Virtual Conference Fee

Student (you are enrolled full-time as an undergraduate, graduate, or diploma academic program and hold a student ID card/number and are not employed full-time by the same institution)

Postdoctoral Researcher

Retired (you are over the age of 55, retired from employment, and no longer engaged in regular research, academic and/or other scientific activities)

Underemployed (You are employed part-time, seasonal or temporary)

Unemployed (you are under the age of 55, currently unemployed)

  $20
Regular (you are employed full-time by an academic, government, or community organization)  $50