ASA Annual Meeting General Information
The ASA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of Africanist scholars in the world and is the flagship event of the association. With an attendance of over 2,000 scholars and professionals, the conference offers the following:

2025 Location
The 2025 ASA Annual Meeting will be held in Atlanta, GA at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis from November 20 – 22. The Pre-conference PIPES Workshop will be held November 19. More information on hotels and travel can be found here.

Registration
Review our 2025 registration rates, which now include more equitable tiers and accessibility for Emerging Scholars in Africa and the Diaspora.
Register for the 2025 Annual Meeting in our MyASA Portal.
Pre-registration is required to access the CFP submission portal.
Onsite registration tables will have hours posted closer to the event.

2025 CFP Theme & Submission Categories
Read the full CFP theme: Crossing Boundaries and Recovering Intellectual Traditions
2025 Program Co-Chairs: Pedro Monaville (McGill University) and Anatoli Ignatov (Appalachian State University)
AfricaNow! opens each August to accommodate late breaking issues and experimental sessions.
Submit a presentation proposal to the event through our online submission portal.

How to Participate in ASA Programming
Review our 2025 Submission and Participation guidelines before submitting a proposal.
Assemble a session you’d like to submit to the CFP by calling likeminded co-presenters.
Register to submit to the main ASA CFP prior to its close March 15.
Submit in our second-chance call for proposals with AfricaNow!, opening in August.
Register to attend sessions without presentation.
Participate in Coordinate Organization activities.