Visitor Studies Association

Join VSA for our 2025 Virtual Conference!

Who? You
When? July 15-17
Where? Virtual
Why? Effective Advocacy Through Visitor Studies

Early bird rates through June 30!
Register here: https://buff.ly/Pp5uoxY

VSA 2025 - Call for Session Proposals is Open!

Interested in presenting at the 37th Annual Visitor Studies Association Conference? The VSA 2025 Call for Session Proposals is open and accepting submissions through January 31, 2025

Learn about this year’s theme, Effective Advocacy through Visitor Studies, information on session formats and tracks, and how to submit a session proposal at the link below.

Call for Session Proposals Call for Proposals Call for Session Proposals37th Annual Visitor Studies Association ConferenceVirtual • July 15-17, 2025 Effective Advocacy through Visitor Studies Visitor studies and evaluation have the potential to drive change and support informed decision-making. Grasping and utilizing this i...

The 36th Annual Visitor Studies Association Conference in St. Paul MN begins! This morning we kicked off the conference with an expression of our commitment to equity, justice, sustainability, and community. We opened with remarks by local leaders who are advocating for justice and equity, including Cantemaza from Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi and Jeanelle Austin from Rise and Remember. Jill Stein (VSA President) introduced our new REDEFINE initiative, where we will be working to redefine what it means to be a visitor studies professional to highlight the importance of being responsive to and continually in conversation with the communities we serve. We ended our opening plenary with a talk by Coral Gessner, who reminded us that power is abundant and something that can be shared. She encouraged us to reconnect to our own sources of power to express genuine care for our community and invite more voices into the conversation. What a beginning!