For our 64th meeting in 2025, we’re heading to Henderson, NV in Las Vegas Metro (the first time in 58 years since our 6th Meeting in 1967!).
Our meeting dates are February 12-15, 2025, with the opening plenary and reception scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday (Feb. 12), followed by three full days of sessions on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (Feb 13-15).
Only full papers (draft format acceptable) will be accepted for this conference. All submissions will be reviewed and will be assigned to a discussant on the program.
The extended deadline for submission of full papers (draft version acceptable) is November 30, 2024!
The hard deadline for the Tiebout Competition is October 31, 2024).
All presenters are expected to discuss a paper and/or chair a session.
Thanks to the generous gifts from Prof. Gordon Mulligan, Prof. Arthur Getis, and many other WRSA members, WRSA will provide a Travel Grant for Graduate Students and Early-career Scholars (who earned a Ph.D. after 2019). The Travel Grant will cover the Conference Registration Fee and partial Hotel Accommodation. WRSA Program Committee will review the submitted papers by Graduate Students and Early-career Scholars and notify the selected recipients by the end of December 2024.
Our meeting hotel is Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa, a Mediterranean-style oasis in the Las Vegas desert. Surrounded by the Mojave’s mountains and desert, Hilton Lake Las Vegas is a 30-minute ride to the Las Vegas Strip. It is adjacent to MonteLago, a Tuscan-inspired village with a marina, shops, and water sports, and within a mile of Reflection Bay Golf Club, a Championship course, designated as a prestigious Jack Nicklaus Signature Design course. Our negotiated daily room rate is $199 plus applicable taxes and a reduced resort fee of $15 (from a regular resort fee of $29). The resort fee includes 24-hour guest room high-speed Wi-Fi internet access, complimentary self-parking in the hotel garage (50% off valet parking), access to the property fitness center, 10% off resort spa services, and a 10% discount at Reflection Bay Golf Course.
See the “Hotel Information” link to the left for the reservation instructions.
Full meeting information will be available in the upcoming Newsletter (be sure to renew your membership to receive it!) and on our website. Check back in the weeks to come!
The extended deadline for submission of full papers (draft version acceptable) is November 30, 2024!
The hard deadline for the Tiebout Competition is October 31, 2024).