Annual Conference

General Information:

Dates:	February 16, 2012 through February 19, 2012
Hotel:	Fairmont Newport Beach 4500 MacArthur Boulevard Newport Beach, CA 92660 (949) 476-2001
Rate:	$169 per night, subject to availability. The Fairmont has graciously agreed to extend this special conference rate for three nights before and after the conference. To qualify for this rate, reservations must be made prior to January 2, 2012 through the Fairmont's Global Reservation Center: 1-800-441-1414. When booking, be sure to give your "Western Society of Criminology Annual Conference" group affiliation. This code cannot be utilized to make on-line reservations through the Fairmont's standard web reservation system. If you wish to reserve a room online, please do so using this link: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/wsoc2012
Present:	The deadline to submit abstracts was October 10, 2011. Submissions are now closed.
Register:	Press here to be taken to our online Conference Registration Form. Please note that no refunds for registration will be given less than 31 days prior to the conference. Regular Members -- Faculty and justice professionals who are members of the WSC pay $140 to participate in the annual conference ($135 plus a $5 Pay Pal processing fee). Student Members -- Students who wish to participate in the annual WSC conference pay $105 ($100 plus a $5 Pay Pal processing fee). Please note that this fee includes a one-year student membership in the WSC. Thus, students attending the conference should not pay the $25 student membership fee. Non-Members -- People who are not members of the WSC but who wish to participate in the society's annual conference pay $205 ($200 plus a $5 Pay Pal processing fee). Late Fees -- The prices listed above apply to advance conference registrations. An additional $20 will be added to the cost for anyone registering within 30 days of the conference (including those who register on-site). Thus, late registration for regular members costs $160; late registration for students costs $125; and late registration for non-members costs $225.

Program :

• Press here to access the program for the 2012 annual conference.
  
  
• On Thursday, February 16th--the first day of the WSC Conference--a one-day mini-conference on critical criminology will be hosted at the University of California, Irvine. Press here to see the call for participation.
  
  

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Prior Conferences

2011

The 2011 Conference was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia from February 3rd through 5th. The final program is available in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) by pressing here.

2010

The 2010 Conference was held at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu, Hawai'i from February 4th through 6th. The final program is available in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) by pressing here.

2009

The 2009 Conference was held at the Island Palms Hotel and Marina in San Diego, CA, from February 5th through 7th. The final program is available in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) by pressing here.

2008

The 2008 Conference was held at the Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza in Sacramento, CA, from February 14th through 16th. The final program is available in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) by pressing here.

2007

The 2007 Conference was held at the Radisson Fort McDowell Resort & Casino in Scottsdale, AZ, from February 15th through 17th. The final program is available in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) by pressing here.

2006

The 2006 Conference was held at the Red Lion Hotel in Seattle, WA, from February 23rd through 26th. Unfortunately, the final program is not available.

2005

The 2005 Conference was held at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu, Hawai'i from February 17th through 19th. The final program is available in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) by pressing here.

2004

The 2004 Conference was held at the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Long Beach, CA, from February 19th through 22nd. The final program is available in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) by pressing here.

2003

The 2003 Conference was held at the Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver, BC, from February 20th through 23rd. The final program is available in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) by pressing here.

2002

The 2002 Conference was held at the Red Lion Hanalei Hotel in San Diego, CA, from February 21st through 24th. The final program is available in web-based format (.htm) by pressing here.