News

Flying

For those flying to the conference, you’ll want to fly into LAX (Los Angeles), which is approximately 25 minutes from USC Marshall. (For those flying in on Wednesday, keep in mind that we have an opening reception beginning at 5pm.)

Hotels

We’ve reserved a small block of rooms at the USC Hotel, the conference hotel (and the only hotel within walking distance of the venue). After you register for the conference, we will send you an email that includes discount codes for the below regional hotels. (You will receive two emails: first a generic automated confirmation from the conference registration system; second, an email with information specific to AQCA2023. Please note that this second email is sent manually, so it will be at least 1-2 business days until you receive it.)

Hotel

USC Hotel  (University Park Campus)

Hotel Indigo DTLA

The Biltmore Los Angeles

DoubleTree by Hilton DTLA

Hilton Checkers

Courtyard by Marriott at LA LIVE

Residence Inn by Marriott at LA LIVE

The Westin Bonaventure

JW Marriott at LA LIVE

The LA Grand Hotel Downtown (Closed for renovation; reopening TBD in 2022)

Los Angeles Athletic Club

Intercontinental DTLA

Omni Los Angeles Hotel

Registration for AQCA2023 is now open: https://calendar.uhd.edu/event/qca_conference_of_the_americas_aqca_9052

After registering for the conference, you will receive two emails: first a generic automated confirmation from the conference registration system; second, an email with information specific to AQCA2023, including discount codes for the regional hotels. Please note that this second email is sent manually, so it will be at least 1-2 business days until you receive it.

If you have any questions about your registration, please email us at aqca@compasss.org.

We’re extending the abstract submission deadline to Dec 1 for those who need a bit more time. We will still begin reviewing submitted abstracts next week and those who have submit by Friday can expect to receive a decision within the next few weeks.

We are pleased to announce that we will again have two keynote speakers for AQCA2023. Charles Ragin will participate in an open discussion about QCA, its history and its continued development. Benoît Rihoux (UCLouvain) will present on “Mapping the Evolution of QCA: A Challenger Approach in the Methods Battlefield.” The keynote addresses will be hybrid events, and both in-person and virtual attendees will be able to participate in the discussions.

If you need financial support to attend AQCA2023 in Los Angeles, please email us at aqca@compasss.org. We want everybody to be able to attend and are offering grants of $500 for domestic travel and $1,000 for international travel.

Registration fees for this year’s conference will remain the same as last year. As with last year, the registration fee includes admission to Claude Rubinson’s QCA training (hybrid) on Wednesday, March 15.

	Standard rate	Students and those w/financial need
Before Feb 15	$250 in-person $150 virtual	$175 in-person $75 virtual
After Feb 15	$300 in-person $200 virtual	$225 in-person $125 virtual

AQCA2023 will be held at the University of Southern California, March 15-17, 2023. Please see our call for abstracts, available at https://compasss.org/aqca/call-for-abstracts/. Submission deadline is Friday, November 18.