América Latina y el Caribe: Pensar, Representar y Luchar por los Derechos
May 24 – 27, 2023 • Vancouver, Canada & Virtual
The hybrid component will allow people to attend and participate in person in Vancouver, Canada, or remotely via the Internet. The Book Exhibit will also be a hybrid. More details about the hybrid component of LASA2023 will be published soon.
All the LASA2023 virtual sessions will happen in the video conferencing system Zoom.
We recommend that you download the latest version of this platform in advance of your presentation and use the Zoom desktop client to participate. However, if you prefer to use the web version, please use the Google Chrome browser for the best experience. For detailed instructions on how to use the Zoom video conferencing platform, click here.
LASA2023 sessions will have a designated LASA host who will be on-site in the meeting room and will be responsible for starting the session promptly, both in virtual mode for those participating or attending virtually, and in person, for those who are in the room at the Vancouver Convention Center. At the beginning of each session, the LASA host will welcome the panelists and other virtual and in-person participants and then hand the microphone to the session chair. If the chair is not present, the role of co-host may be assigned to the organizer. The LASA host will be available to assist both in-person and virtual participants to ensure that the session runs smoothly. In addition, remote participants can use the HELP desk at the LASA2023 Congress Hub.
At the end of the session, one hour and 30 minutes, the co-host along with the LASA host will conclude the session and open the next one.
The chair, whether in-person or virtual, is responsible for ensuring that all the presenters and the discussant adhere to the agreed time limits, and for coordinating the question-and-answer session with the audience after session members have completed their presentations. To do so, the chair will be promoted to co-host at the beginning of each session.
It is suggested that the chair let the panelists and attendees know at the beginning of the session when there will be space for comments or questions. As co-hosts of the session, and to moderate the Q&A, chairs may mute or unmute attendees to allow attendees to talk. Both chairs and active participants are able to manage the raise hand feature, view all Q&A, and respond.
If the chair of the session assumes the role of co-host, the discussant’s and organizer’s tasks remain the same.
At the end of the session, one hour and 30 minutes, the co-host along with the LASA host will conclude the session and open the next one.
If you are participating in person, you will need to use the LASA computer and microphone available in the meeting room to ensure that both virtual and in-person participants and attendees can see and hear your presentation. Those present in Vancouver will be able to see and hear your presentation through the screen and speakers in the room, while those connected virtually will be able to see and hear your presentation through the Zoom session. If you are participating virtually, we recommend that you use headphones with built-in microphones rather than speakers and microphones built into your computer. Headphones with built-in microphones will pick up your voice better, reduce background noise and minimize echo. It is also recommended that you test your video before your session.
The XLI International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association will be hybrid: on-site in Vancouver, Canada, and virtual, May 24–27, 2023.
The main Congress venue for people who would like to attend LASA2023 in person is the West building of the Vancouver Convention Centre.
All sessions and events of the Congress will be conducted in accordance with the Pacific Time Zone (Vancouver Time). The films of the LASA2023 Film Festival are available to watch at any time from May 24 until May 27, 2023, on the LASA2023 Congress Hub.
If you would like to make sure you are registered for the LASA2023 Congress, look for your name in the list of registered participants.
The first sessions of the Congress will start on Wednesday, May 24 afternoon, Vancouver, Canada time.
Pre-conferences will be held on Tuesday, May 23 at the West Building of the Vancouver Convention Centre, the main site of the Congress.
Yes. The Welcome Ceremony, the ten Presidential Sessions and the LASA2023 Award sessions are open to the public and will be broadcast live on LASA's YouTube page. You don't need to be registered for the Congress to watch these sessions.
The Book Exhibit is also open to the public.
Those attending or participating in person at the Congress must be accredited to enter the meeting rooms for these sessions.
The Welcome Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 24, at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time, in Vancouver. This will be the official event to launch LASA2023 and includes the recognition of the LASA2023 Award winners.
You are cordially invited to attend the Welcome Ceremony in person or via the LASA YouTube channel. You don't need to be registered for the Congress to view the Welcome Ceremony broadcast on LASA's YouTube channel.
English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese are the official languages of LASA and its congresses.
The program tracks are the thematic areas in which the sessions of each Congress are grouped. You must select a program track to submit your proposal.
Individuals can participate in the Congress with the following roles: paper presenter, presenter without a paper, chair, discussant, and organizer.
However, the deadline to submit proposals and actively participate in the Congress was September 8, 2022. Currently, you are welcome to attend the Congress. Attend all LASA2023 sessions in Vancouver, Canada, or virtually, with the All Access subscription valid through May 28.
To attend the Congress virtually or in person, simply renew or subscribe to All Access by selecting one of the following categories:
All Access provides access to more than 900 academic sessions, the Book Exhibit (on-demand or in-person) viewing of Film Festival films, networking, and more.
Regardless of your mode of participation, virtual or in person, to find out the day and time of the session(s) in which you will participate, click on Go To My Participation.
To see the entire LASA2023 Congress Program you can check the web version of the Program Book or download the LASA2023 mobile app. Both are available on the LASA2023 website.
Registered participants with an active role in the Congress –presenters, chairs, discussants, and organizers– will be able to enter any meeting or type of session –panel, roundtable, or workshop– through the LASA2023 Hub. The following steps will guide you to find your session.
You will need to enter your LASA username and password.
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The Congress has 10 presidential sessions. Active participants –presenters, chairs, discussants, and organizers– of the presidential sessions must enter their session using the zoom link sent to their emails one hour before the session.
Yes. Regardless of your mode of participation, virtual or in person, as an active participant in a LASA2023 session, you will receive one reminder email to the email address associated with your LASA account 1 hour before your session starts. This email will have the name and time and location of your session, as well as a direct link to the LASA2023 Hub, where you can find your session and connect virtually, if you have chosen to participate virtually.
Zoom, which is accessible from all traditional computers and through mobile app, allows two types of virtual environments: Meetings and Webinars.
Panels, workshops, roundtables, books presentations, Section business meetings, the LASA business meeting and any other meeting during the LASA2023 Hybrid Congress are set up as “Meetings”.
Meetings are designed to be collaborative and interactive events. Therefore, all active participants –organizer, chair, discussant, paper presenter or presenter without a paper – will be able to unmute themselves and share their video and screen to show the content on their computer to the in-person or virtual attendees, and attendees will be able to turn on their video, raise their hands virtually, send written questions to presenters using the instant messenger, and request to speak to ask a question or join a discussion. Once an attendee has requested to participate, the co-host of the session (already assigned to the chair) can unmute that person.
The Presidential and Awardee sessions are set up as “Webinars”. Webinars are ideal for virtual lectures or events that are open to the public. In webinars, active participants can share their video, audio, and screens, and attendees have the ability to watch, listen and interact via Q&A and the chat.
If an attendee would like to ask a question or make a comment, the co-host of the session (already assigned to the chair) can unmute the attendees. Attendees can also make use of the raise hand feature to indicate that they need something from the co-host or panelists. For more information about the raise hand feature in a webinar, press here.
The discussant, virtual or in person, should summarize key conclusions and identify issues for further discussion in the various papers presented by the session members. He or she might wish to situate the participants’ work within larger academic debates, but should not use the occasion to present a separate paper of her or his own.
The organizer's tasks, virtual or in person, occur primarily before the Congress begins. The organizer was responsible for assembling the session and confirming everyone's participation, including the chair, the discussant, and the paper presenters or presenters without papers. The organizer should advise the LASA Secretariat promptly of any changes in the composition of the session.
The organizer should have communicated with session participants in advance of the Congress date to ensure that paper presenters delivered their written work to the designated discussant in a timely fashion.