ASSA 2026 General Information
2026 Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, PA
January 3–5, 2026 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)
Meeting Facilities
ASSA Headquarters Hotel is the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown. The Co-Headquarters Hotel is the Loews Philadelphia Hotel and the Pennsylvania Convention Center. ASSA registration and exhibits will be in Franklin Hall of the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown on the fourth floor. Sessions will be held in the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, the Loews Philadelphia Downtown, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The Pennsylvania Convention Center is attached to Marriott Philadelphia Downtown. Sessions begin Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. and run until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Individuals unable to attend in-person will be able to view selected 蝌蚪网 live-streamed sessions for free. These sessions are marked with the label "livestream" on the preliminary program.
Preliminary Program
The prelminary program will be available on August 28. Updates are made continuously throughout the fall. Please send any changes to paityn.h.younger@vanderbilt.edu. When updating participant informaiton, please include the individual's affiliation and email address. Printed programs are no longer available.
Go Mobile
The ASSA Conference mobile application allows you to build a personal daily schedule, receive reminders and updates, find what you are looking for, take notes, and more. You will receive a username and password when you register for the meetings. This app will be available on-line the first week of December at www.aeaweb.org/conference.
Registration
Registration will open on September 9, 2025. You will receive an email confirmation of payment with your registration ID number and the link to housing. If you do not receive a confirmation, email ASSA@vanderbilt.edu. Check your confirmation for name and affiliation accuracy. We recommend you bring your confirmation when picking up your packet at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown. Everyone must register, including speakers, discussants, students, guests, and administrators. Badges are required for admission to sessions, exhibit hall, luncheons, and other activities. Pick up your registration packet in Franklin Hall on the fourth floor of the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown. On-Site and Advance Registration Booths will be open as follows:
Friday, January 2 — 1:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.*
Saturday, January 3 — 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.*
Sunday, January 4 — 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.*
Monday, January 5 — 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
(Located in Registration II, 5th Floor, Marriott Philadelphia Downtown.)
*The on-site registration line will be closed off fifteen minutes prior to closing each day. Early registration fee (received by December 3, 2025) is $240. Registration fee after December 3, 2025, and on-site is $290.00. Online registration or onsite registration are the only options after December 3, 2025.
Refunds
To process refunds for pre-registration, you must forward your cancellation confirmation of your hotel room to assa@vanderbilt.edu. We must receive your refund request by December 3, 2025. Refunds are not issued for any reason if requested after this date. If you register after December 3rd or on-site, no refunds are issued.
Photography & Video Disclaimer
By attending the 2026 ASSA Annual meeting, you acknowledge and agree that you may be photographed and/or recorded by the 蝌蚪网 Assocation or its partners. These photos, videos, or audio recordings may be used in promotional materials on the organization’s website, or in other communications related to the event.
Housing
The housing site will open on September 9, 2025. See housing information. Each hotel room requires a separate registration ID.
Persons with Disabilities
If you need disability aids or services to fully participate in the meetings, contact the ASSA Registration Office at 615-322-3509 by December 3, 2025. If you need a specially equipped sleeping room, inform the Official Housing Company when making your hotel reservation.
Spouse or Guest
There is no spouse program. Spouses or guests wishing to attend any of the meetings may register by December 3, 2025, for $70.00. After December 3, 2025, and on-site the registration fee is $120.00. If your spouse or guest needs an affiliation on their badge, they must pay the full fee.
2026 蝌蚪网 Recent Development Series Lectures
The 蝌蚪网's Continuing Education Program is now held simultaneously with the ASSA Annual Meeting as part of the regularly scheduled sessions. The continuing education sessions renamed, “蝌蚪网 Recent Developments Series,” are accessible to all registrants at no additional cost. The 蝌蚪网’s Recent Developments Series is designed to help economists at all career stages sustain and enhance their expertise. Each session, presented by leading scholars in their fields, is tailored to explore the latest research across different fields of economics.
2026 Job Market
Job market interviews will occur online once again in 2026. We hope that you will continue to take advantage of the JOE Network for your candidate profiles, job listings, and letter writing, as well as the application module that includes a tool for scheduling interviews. The 蝌蚪网 will continue to provide Signaling and the Job Market Scramble. The 蝌蚪网 Committee on the Job Market offers periodic updates on conditions in the job market.
Welcome Reception
Plan to attend the "ASSA Welcome Reception," January 2, 2026, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown in Grand Ballroom Salon G & H on the fifth floor. If you mark that you will attend the Welcome Reception when you register, you will receive a free drink coupon at the door. There will be heavy hors d'oeuvres available.
Children's Program
KiddieCorp will provide a professional children's program at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown in meeting rooms, Meeting room 302 & 303. Online registration will be available in the coming weeks. If needing to register and pay via check, please contact assa@vanderbilt.edu. KiddieCorp has been in business since 1986. Team members are qualified childcare specialists.
Exhibits
Exhibits are in Franklin Hall on the fourth floor of the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown. The hours will be:
Friday, January 2 — 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 3 — 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 4 — 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Monday, January 5 — 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Car Rentals
We have selected Avis as our car rental supplier for the ASSA Meetings. Please refer to the Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) # J947275 and call 1-800-331-1600 or for ASSA 2026 Annual Meetings. Discounts are good from Philadelphia Airport and all over the city.
Parking
Valet Only at Marriott - Daily: $71.66 (this includes taxes). Parking Rates are subject to change without notice.
Transportation
- is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley. The airport is served by taxis and the SEPTA R1 Regional Rail Line. Taxis offer a flat rate of $28.50 from the airport to Center City. The R1 railway line serves each terminal throughout the day until approximately midnight and takes about twenty minutes to travel between the airport and center city Philadelphia, making stops at all major commuter tunnel stations: 30th Street Station (Amtrak), Suburban Station (Penn Center, City Hall) and Market East Station (East Market Street, The Gallery, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Reading Terminal). Tickets for the R1 train can be purchased on-board the train, cash-only, for $9.25.
- Alternatively, you can fly to or , each of which has a more or less direct connection by Amtrak to 30th Street Station (1 hr from EWR; 80 min from BWI). Other New York and Washington-area airports are much less convenient.
- Philadelphia is one of America's most walkable cities. The city is marked extremely well by "Walk! Philadelphia" signs that are placed on each block, sometimes only several feet apart, that guide visitors toward shopping, dining, gallery perusing, cultural enjoyment, local must-sees and public transportation. The city has two very walkable shopping districts as well as the walkable Benjamin Franklin Parkway, which is home to many museums, including the Franklin Institute and the Museum of Art that was made famous in the "Rocky" movies.
- Phlash Bus: Philadelphia has a seasonal (May-October) trolley bus for tourists called the Phlash. It runs in a 20-stop East-West circuit of major tourist locations, from the Museum of Art in the West to Penn's Landing in the East. Free for kids under 5 and for senior citizens (aged 65 or more). It is $2 per ride or $5 for a one day pass. Look for the purple trolley bus or the winged purple & blue logo.