The Northeastern Political Science Association is one the leading regional professional organizations in the United States for the study of politics. Every year, at its Annual Conference, the NPSA brings together hundreds of political scientists from all fields of study and from all parts of the United States and the world for the purpose of enhancing and expanding their knowledge of politics. It also provide a free job placement service, a book fair, and awards for the best papers presented at the conference.

You are invited to visit all our links and to consider participating in our future conferences as a paper presenter, panel organizer, panel chair or discussant, or just by simply attending. NPSA publishes the distinguished, peer-reviewed journal Polity.

NPSA will hold its 43rd annual meeting on November 17-19, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more information, click on the Call for Papers tab on the left. The Conference hotel is Crowne Plaza. Ffor more information, click on Hotel Directions tab. To pre-register for the conference and/or to become a member of NPSA, click on "Registration Form" on the right Column.

To submit a proposal for the 2011 NPSA Conference, please go to the Submission Site. To post the electronic version of your paper, you will need to use your login name and password and follow the directions for posting. As a professional courtesy, please also email a copy of your paper to your panel chair/discussant and fellow panelists when you post it. If you have questions, contact the appropriate Section Chair or the conference Program Chair. To pre-register for the conference and/or to become a member of NPSA, click on "Registration” tab on the right Column. You are urged to pre-register for the conference and take advantage of the substantial fee discount which pre-registration offers. If you pre-register, please remember to bring your printed receipt to the registration desk at the conference.

We hope to see you at what promises to be a very exciting conference in the beautiful city of Philadelphia. We strongly suggest that you plan to attend all 3 days of the conference so as not to miss many interesting special events such as the Pi Sigma Alpha luncheon, the APSA Presidential Plenary, the Annual NPSA Awards dinner, the Washington Center luncheon, the Women's Caucus Luncheon and several professional development panels.