Pre-PAA workshop 2026
The Sequence Analysis Association is organizing a Pre-PAA workshop at the same venue as the Population Association of America conference in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 6, 2026. The workshop will be run by Tim Liao (in collaboration with Ting-Syuan Lin)
Info will follow soon. No registration fee is required.
Pre-EPC Conference meeting 2026
We are happy to announce that the SAA is organizing a one-day side meeting before the 2026 European Population Conference (EPC) in Bologna entitled “Life Course Dynamics: Insights from Sequence Analysis". The meeting will take place on June 3rd, 2026 (approx. 9 a.m.-17 p.m).
All contributions that apply sequence analysis or related methods to the study of life course dynamics are welcome. However, we are particularly interested in applications that touch on recent demographic trends in Europe and beyond, such as population ageing.
Abstracts (max. 250 words) can be submitted via this form by February 15, 2026 (see below).
It is also possible to participate without presenting by registering on a first-come, first-serve basis from April 1, 2026: more information will be available in March, visit https://sequenceanalysis.org/.
Important dates:
- Deadline for abstract submission: 15th February, 2026
- Acceptance notification: 6th March, 2026
- Registration for presenters opens: 6th March, 2026
- Registration for presenters closes: 31st March, 2026
- Registration for auditors opens: 1st April, 2026
- Registration for auditors closes: 2nd May, 2026
The organizing committee is composed by: Danilo Bolano (University of Florence), Kevin Emery (University of Geneva), Carla Rowold (Hertie School of Governance) Dolores Sesma Carlos (University of Valencia) and Emanuela Struffolino (University of Milan).
Participation is free of charge. The event is supported by the project ERC WIDOW: A Social Demography of Widowhood across Ageing Societies (G.A Project 101117173, Zachary Van Winkle).
Past conferences
The SAA organized a Pre-PAA conference at the same venue as the Population Association of America conference, in Washington DC, on April 9, 2025 Program (pdf)
SAA Symposium at the SLLS 2021 International Conference, Online, September 22, 2021 (Session 2D). Full programme of SLLS 2021 available here.
The SAA Conference 2020 scheduled at Bocconi University in Milan (I), June 10-12, 2020 was cancelled due to the pandemic.
SAA Symposium at the SLLS 2019 International Conference, Potsdam, Sep 25-27, 2019 (Session 2C)
ISSA – International Symposium on Sequence Analysis and Related Methods, Monte Verità, October 10-12, 2018
LaCOSA II – International Conference on Sequence Analysis and Related Methods, Lausanne, June 8-10, 2016
LaCOSA – Lausanne Conference on Sequence Analysis, Lausanne, June 6-8, 2012