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Conference on the Americas

The 25th Annual Conference on the Americas will be a virtual conference to be held on February 18-19, 2022 and hosted by the University of North Georgia.

About the Conference

The Americas Council provides an annual conference for presenters and participants to explore critical socio-cultural, political, economic, environmental, global, regional and national issues including the challenges and opportunities facing Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada.

While the focus of this conference is primarily for university/college faculty members, we encourage graduate and undergraduate students to showcase their research on the Americas. 

Keynote Address to be delivered by Prof. Enrique Pumar, Fay Boyle University Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Santa Clara University; Chair, Sociology of Development Section, American Sociological Association (ASA); Member, International Advisory Board, Global Journal of Political and Social Research; faculty member, Latinx Education Research Center, Santa Clara University. 

View the Final 2022 Conference Program (PDF) View Abstracts from the 2022 Conference (PDF)

The conference is sponsored by The Americas Council, University System of Georgia (USG) and hosted by the University of North Georgia represented by the College of Arts and Letters and the Mike Cottrell College of Business.

We invite you to attend and/or participate in this upcoming conference!

Registration Fees: Faculty and other professionals - $25 to $30; Students - $10
The price is subject to change without notice.

Contact Information

Program Chairs

Donna Danns, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, 台湾swag
Phone: 678-717-3684
Email: donna.danns@ung.edu

Alvaro Torres-Calderon, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, 台湾swag
Phone: 706-867-2170
Email: alvaro.torrescalderon@ung.edu

George Danns, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, 台湾swag
Phone: 678-717-3461 
Email: george.danns@ung.edu