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Conference Information

Note: This page was posted for the 2009 SESP conference. Details on the 2010 conference (to be held October 6-9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the Marriott Minneapolis City Center) will be posted by July 31, 2010.

To watch some videotaped debates that took place during the conference, please see Videos from the 2009 SESP Conference.

Portland, Maine

Every October, SESP holds an annual conference open to its members and their sponsored guests (to keep the size of the conferences small, each SESP member is limited to bringing only one guest per meeting). Each annual conference is hosted by one or more academic institutions within the same geographic area, and the meeting site varies from year to year depending upon where the host institutions are located.

The 2009 SESP conference is sponsored by Colby College and will take place in Portland, Maine, on October 16-17th, with an opening reception on the evening of the 15th and preconferences also on the 15th. For a schedule of events, please see the 2009 Conference Program.

Preconferences

There are three preconferences being held in conjunction with the SESP meeting this year:

Relationships Preconference
Organizers:
Grainne Fitzsimons (grainne@watarts.uwaterloo.ca)
Eli Finkel (finkel@northwestern.edu)

Groups Preconference
Organizers:
Ann Rumble (rumble@ohio.edu)
Carsten De Dreu (C.K.W.deDreu@uva.nl)

Person Memory Interest Group
Organizers:
Eliot R. Smith (esmith4@indiana.edu)
David L. Hamilton (hamilton@psych.ucsb.edu)

SESP members and their guests can register for the Relationships and Groups preconferences at the same time that they register for the main conference. Individuals who are not SESP members or a guest of a SESP member may register for the Relationships or Groups preconferences by contacting the designated preconference organizers. Registration for the Person Memory Interest Group preconference is being handled separately (see the PMIG web site for instructions).

Hotel Information

Holiday Inn by the Bay Hotel
The site for the 2009 SESP Conference is the Holiday Inn by the Bay Hotel, located in a hill in downtown Portland overlooking the Harbor and the Old Port District, where shopping opportunities and a wide variety of excellent restaurants lie within easy walking distance of the hotel. The Holiday Inn by the Bay is a perfect size for our conference, and offers free parking and shuttle service to and from the airport. The negotiated room rate for SESP attendees is $175 plus tax per night for single or double occupancy ($185 plus tax for a Standard King; $185 plus tax for triple occupancy; $190 plus tax for quad occupancy). Reservations must be made by calling hotel reservations at 1-800-345-5050. To receive the group rate, you must call by September 12, 2009, and indicate that you are part of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology group.

Portland Dining

Portland has plenty of great restaurant choices located near the hotel. To give you a taste of Portland's cuisine, see our informal Dining Guide (also available in Word format) or visit some of the web sites listed below.

The Portland Area

Portland Waterfront
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is situated about 100 miles north of Boston on the Atlantic Coast next to the beautiful islands of Casco Bay.

Portland is home to museums, world-class dining, and many recreational activities. For details, please visit these sites:

Travel Information

Portland is accessible by air, train, and car. The closest airport is Portland International Jetport (PWM), and Amtrak offers train transportation to Portland from Boston and connection points in the Northeast. The convention hotel (Holiday Inn by the Bay) provides a free shuttle to and from the airport.

Weather Information

Portland generally experiences mild fall temperatures. The average high temperature in October is 64ºF and the average low temperature is 45ºF.



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