2020 NASPSPA Virtual Conference

The 2020 NASPSPA Virtual Conference will be held on Thursday, June 11 and Friday, June 12.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 NASPSPA Conference that was originally scheduled for June 11-14, 2020 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was cancelled. However, in an effort to preserve scientific dissemination and professional networking, we have pivoted to a virtual format.

The major talks (Keynotes, Senior Lecturers, Early Career Distinguished Scholar, and the Business/Award meeting) will be held mid-day US central time and accessible an online video conference format. Everyone who had an abstract accepted for presentation is invited to also present at our virtual conference. The details of how/where/when to submit your talks are coming soon. Below is some relevant conference information, including how/when to register.

• Conference registration: All lead presenters of accepted abstracts and anyone else who wishes to participate in the 2020 NASPSPA Virtual Conference need to register for the conference, for which the fees have been reduced relative to our face-to-face conference. Conference registration will provide access to the major talks and all virtual conference presentations.

  • We recognize it is possible for one person to register and share the login information with others. However, we discourage this activity and encourage all people who want to participate (co-authors, colleagues, students, etc.) to individually register, which provides financial support to NASPSPA as we navigate these unprecedented times. There were some non-refundable costs associated with the cancelled face-to-face meeting planned for Vancouver and there are technological assistance costs associated with running a virtual conference. Thus, we have reduced the fees relative to the face-to-face conference, but to a level that still allows NASPSPA to cover the virtual conference costs.

• REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! If you are a NASPSPA member, click here to register. If you are not yet member of our Society, you can either click here to join and then pay the member rate below or you can click here to register at the non-member rate. Even if you are not presenting, it is appreciated if you can register prior to May 20, as that will help our planning process. The registration fees are as follows:

  • Students: $50

  • Post Docs: $60

  • Retirees: $90

  • Professionals: $200

  • Non-Members: $300

  • Open Registration: Pay what you can over $300

    • Open Registration is available for anyone who has extra funding available that they wish to use to pay a higher registration fee to support NASPSPA. In this option, you can choose how much you want to pay, as long as it is higher than the required registration fee. You will get a receipt that says Registration for NASPSPA Conference 2020 that indicates the total amount you paid. We still have costs associated with this virtual conference, as well as planning the original physical conference, and we appreciate those who are able to support the Society through this option.

• PayPal: Conference registrations are processed with PayPal. Please note that you do NOT need a PayPal account to make payment. When you arrive on the PayPal page through our conference registration link, please look for the Pay with credit or Visa Debit card option.

• Staying connected with NASPSPA:  We invite you to watch the YouTube video created by NASPSPA President Catherine Sabiston that outlines some of the recent decisions the Executive Committee has made in the wake of COVID-19. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay updated on the latest Society news. If you are a student member, please join our NASPSPA Student Member group on Facebook. We are also building a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on our website that can serve as a resource as you plan for the upcoming 2020 NASPSPA Virtual Conference.