Important Dates

2024

May 1: DEADLINE for receipt of SERA Research Grant Proposals

June 1: SERA Research Grant Awardees are notified

Early August: Proposal and Registration System Opens

Sept 29: DEADLINE for conference Proposal Submission; Proposal System Closes

Oct 12: DEADLINE for receipt of conference Registration info and check if you are paying by personal check or university check via university Purchase Order; checks received after this date will not be cashed

Oct 19: DEADLINE for receipt of conference Registration info and payment if you are paying by credit card via PayPal; the next day all proposals for which any co-authors have not paid required conference registration fees will be rejected

Mid-Oct: SERA Elections begin

Early Nov: Proposal decisions e-mailed to first authors

Early Nov: SERA Elections close

Early DEC: DRAFT conference Program posted on the SERA website

DEC 15 (noon): DEADLINE for RECEIPT of payment from any school wanting to participate in the SERA Dean’s Awards program

2025

TBD: LAST day to register for a room in the conference hotel at the conference rate only if rooms are still available

JAN 3: DEADLINE for receipt of SERA Linda Reichwein Zientek Outstanding Paper Award. See the Call for Proposals

JAN 8: DEADLINE for receipt by the SERA Graduate Student Representative of an electronic copy of submissions for the SERA Dean’s Awards. See the Call for Proposals

JAN 8: DEADLINE for receipt by the SERA President of an electronic copy of submissions for the SERA Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award. See the Call for Proposals

JAN 8: DEADLINE for receipt of  your paper by the Discussant assigned to your presentation session only for Division VI (“Student Research In Progress”) papers

Jan 15: Repository opens

Jan 15: LAST day to register at  pre-conference registration rates for non-presenter

FEB 12-14: 48th SERA Annual Meeting