Member Initiated Meeting

Wednesday, April 9

Novel Approaches to Poverty and Population Mapping Using Remotely Sensed and Socioeconomic Data
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Hybrid - 1957 E Street NW (GWU) + Online
Program | Register (no fee required)

Sequence Analysis Association Pre-PAA Mini-Conference
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Marriott Marquis, Mint 
Program   |   Register (no fee required)

Workshop on Rural Aging, Health, and Climate
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Marriott Marquis, Supreme Court 

Fertility goals: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Impact for Science and Policy
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Marriott Marquis, Treasury
 Open to all PAA attendees, but space is limited. Interested attendees can register here.

Thursday, April 10

Feminist Demography Brown Bag Meet-Up
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Judiciary Square

Census and ACS in the Classroom: A "Hands-on" Workshop for College Teachers | Register Here
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Westin, Meeting Room 6

Economic Demography Workshop
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Westin, Meeting Room 5

Disaster Data for Demographic Research
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM 
Courtyard Marriott, Horne

Chitwan Valley Family Study Information Session
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Westin, Meeting Room 4

Friday, April 11

After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Marriott Marquis, Union Station

Breaking through the Noise:  Strategies to Advance Demographic Literacy  
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Marriott Marquis, Farragut North

U of M, UCLA, Wisconsin, Brown, and Washington Reception
This reception is now jointly hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research, UCLA’s California Center for Population Research, UW-Madison’s Center for Demography and Ecology and Center for Demography of Health & Aging, Brown University's Population Studies and Training Center, and University of Washington's Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology. Refreshments will be served and good company will be abundant! Feel free to bring a friend or anyone who might be interested in connecting with others. This will be a casual event.

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Marriott Marquis, room TBA

Honoring Susan Watkins
6:15 PM – 8:00 PM
Marriott Marquis, Judiciary Square

Cornell Population Center & NextGenPop Reception
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Marriott Marquis, 10th Floor Terrace

Completing the World Fertility Transition
8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Marriott Marquis, Capitol Hill
 

Saturday, April 12

Research on East Asian Demography and Inequality
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Marriott Marquis, Shaw and LeDroit Park

Member-Initiated Meeting Definition

A member-initiated meeting (MIM) is defined as an event held by a population research-related organization or individual; that happens two days prior, during or one day post the PAA Annual Meeting; and occurs in the annual meeting host city. MIM attendees may come from the PAA Annual Meeting community or from outside the annual meeting audience. MIMs could include committee meetings, business meetings, staff meetings, group trainings, research groups, working groups, or receptions.

Member Initiated Meetings Guidelines

The PAA Annual Meeting brings together over 2500 population research professionals to share research and connect with the population research community. This event presents a prime opportunity for affiliates of PAA – exhibitors, population research centers, universities, publishers, foundations, and others with a professional interest – to hold meetings and events in connection with the PAA Annual Meeting.

Guidelines for MIMs

PAA has established a set of guidelines for affiliate groups to follow when planning and hosting an event during the Annual Meeting. Please review the following guidelines before completing the online request form:

• PAA does not allow MIMs to run at the same time as PAA research presentation activities (oral and poster sessions), the Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony, and the Welcome Mixer. 
• MIMs events must be in line with the overall mission of the PAA Annual Meeting. Groups that have no affiliation with and meetings whose focus is not related to population research will not be considered.
• Meeting space in Washington, DC, is limited, and requests will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Preference is given to organizers or groups who are members of PAA.
• Dependent on availability, PAA can offer portions of its contracted space rent-free during the week of the PAA Annual Meeting. Please note that if a group desires space outside PAA's contracted dates, a rental fee may be imposed.
• MIM organizers are responsible for all cost associated with the event. This may include food and beverage, audio-visual equipment, labor costs, meeting space rental, etc.
• MIM organizers may charge a registration fee to cover the cost of exceptions to the publication include meetings that are private and those held off-site during the Welcome Mixer, Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony, and oral sessions.

These guidelines were approved by PAA Board of Directors on April 10, 2019.

Submit your request in the Mirasmart submission site.

Please make note of the following:

• Participants attending the PAA 2025 and a Member Initiated Meeting (MIM) are required to register for the annual meeting. 
• We do not promote or list events that coincide with PAA research sessions or other PAA events within PAA Annual Meeting materials or outlets.
• Due to limited space, no changes or additional MIM applications will be accepted after the deadline.

Member-initiated meeting requests are no longer being accepted.