The ISA Annual Convention is the largest international scholarly event, offering over 1000 panel and roundtable sessions and drawing more than 5500 participants from across the globe. Each year, scholars, practicioners and students come to the Annual Convention to share research from across the discipline (in a variety of intellectual traditions and topics), to keep up on the most recent trends in the field and to network with colleagues and publishers. Over 120 publishers, government and non-profit organizations and universities come to the ISA Annual Convention to showcase products and services and increase their exposure by exhibiting, advertising and sponsoring events.
Before you Leave
- Travel: Ensure that your travel plans are in order including: passport, travel visa (if required), hotel guest room reservation (and confirmation number) and plane tickets (boarding passes)
- ISA Registration: Review your Convention Registration to ensure that ISA has received your registration information and fee
- Coordinate with Panel: Be sure to coordinate with your panel chair about presentation length and ensure that the panel discussant(s) has received your paper (contact information for your panel(s) can be obtained from the detail tab to the left of your panels)
- Upload Paper: To ISA Paper Archive no later than 1 week prior to your scheduled panel(s)
- Flashdrive: Be sure to bring your presentation (Windows compatible) on a flashdrive for your panel session (PDF or Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 ONLY, a Windows netbook is set up on-site in each panel room)
- Revisit Online Program: To check for any last minute panel/meeting changes and to take advantage of MyISA's option to search and build your own program schedules
- Request Letters of Participation/Attendance: If you need a letter of invitation from ISA, please contact Director of Administrative Support, Lyn Brabant (embrabant@isanet.org), as soon as possible and she will be happy to assist you.
What to Know OnSite
Convention Registration and Check-In
At check-in/registration, attendees pick up their program and name badges. All convention attendees MUST wear name badges at all times while attending the Convention. Registration and check-in is located in the Hilton San Francisco Union Square (333 O'Farrell Street), East Lounge, Ballroom Level. Registration hours are: Tuesday, April 2: 1-6pm; Wednesday, April 3 - Friday, April 5: 7:30am - 6pm; Saturday, April 6: 8am - 4pm.
Ground Transportation
SuperShuttle San Francisco (discount code: 3U9UG), American Airporter Shuttle, and Lorrie's Airport Service will offer ground transportation to and from SFO and local hotels. More information is available here.
San Francisco Visitors Bureau
The San Francisco Visitors Bureau website contains a wealth of information about visiting San Francisco. They have put together a very helpful site offering links to everything you would need to help you plan your trip, with tips on where to eat, what to do, and where to find discounts for convention attendees. Find out more here.
Tips for Saving Money
Tips for Saving Money (Attendees)
Registration (see Rates)
- Register using MyISA: Attendees who register for the Annual Convention using their MyISA account online will automatically receive a discounted registration rate at checkout, at $20 off the regular rate
- Pre-Registration: A discounted registration rate is provided to attendees who register with ISA-HQ prior to the Annual Convention rather than OnSite
- Early Registration: Attendees receive an additional discount if registration is completed by November
- Membership Registration: ISA members have additional discounted registration fees in all registration periods
- Student Registration: Students have access to discounted registration fees in all registration periods
- Students can also purchase a Student ISA membership AND a Student Member Convention Registration for the less than the price of a Student Non-member convention registration
Hotel & Transportation
- Convention Hotel Rates: ISA has contracted with official ISA hotels to provide attendees with discounted guest room rates. Please see our Convention hotels website for more information.
- Overflow Hotels: ISA has also contracted with overflow hotels in San Francisco for discounted rates. Please see our Convention hotels website for more information.
Exhibit Hall
- Discounts: Exhibitors provide Convention attendees with coupons and discount offers which attendees may download and redeem in person at the Exhibition Hall during the Annual Convention in San Francisco (the terms and conditions of each discount offer are set by the publishers and not ISA)
Tips for Saving Money (Advertisers, Exhibitors & Sponsors)
- Early Bird Special: Exhibitors who make a early reservations will receive a discount on a booth and on a full page ad in the convention program.
- 5% Discount: Purchase multiple exhibition booth spaces OR a combination of exhibition booths & advertising OR qualify under non-profit status and receive a 5% discount
- Official Sponsorship: A package of savings including free booths, advertising, mailing lists, hotel rooms and other benefits are provided for sponsors, variant with the designated sponsorship level
