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Conference Information

Note: This page was posted for the 2008 SESP conference. Details on the 2009 conference (to be held October 15-17 in Portland, Maine, at the Holiday Inn by the Bay Hotel) will be posted by July 1, 2009.

University of California, Davis 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 2008 SESP conference is sponsored by the University of California, Davis, and will take place in Sacramento, California, on October 24-25th, with an opening reception on the evening of the 23rd and preconferences also on the 23rd. For a schedule of events, please see the 2008 Conference Program.

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Note: The deadline for an advanced registration discount is October 1, 2008.

Preconferences

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

Relationships Preconference
Organizers:
Grainne Fitzsimons (grainne@watarts.uwaterloo.ca)
John Holmes (jholmes@watarts.uwaterloo.ca)

Groups Preconference
Organizers:
Heather Smith (smithh@sonoma.edu)
Mark Van Vugt (M.van-Vugt@kent.ac.uk)

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

Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel The site for the 2008 SESP Conference is the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, located in the beautifully restored historic Public Market Building. The hotel is situated in the heart of downtown Sacramento, and the city's best shopping and restaurants are located within blocks of the hotel. The negotiated room rate for SESP attendees is $159 plus tax per night for single or double occupancy ($189 plus tax for triple occupancy; $209 plus tax for quad occupancy). Reservations can be made online or by calling Sheraton reservations at 1-800-325-3535. To receive the group rate, you must call by October 1, 2008, and indicate that you are part of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology group.

The Sacramento Area

Sacramento is the state capitol of California and is situated in the center of Northern California, just 90 miles from San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, and 60 miles from the Napa Valley.

Napa Valley, California Sacramento is home to museums, world-class dining, and many recreational activities. For details, see the SESP Sacramento Dining and Entertainment Guide or visit these sites:

Travel Information

Sacramento is accessible by air, train, and car. The closest airport is Sacramento International Airport, and Amtrak offers train transportation to Sacramento from various points in California. Information regarding ground transportation from the airport to the conference hotel can be found here.

Weather Information

Sacramento generally experiences very mild fall temperatures. The average high temperature in October is 79ºF and the average low temperature is 54ºF.



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