*Important Announcement*
Late Breaking Abstracts
We are excited to announce a late breaking call for abstracts for the poster session at the upcoming SSTAR 2025 Conference. This is your opportunity to share your latest research and clinical insights with the SSTAR community. You can submit your abstract through the abstract portal by January 31, 2025.
Sexuality, Trauma, and Healing
Uzma Rehman, PhD Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, PhD
2025 Scientific Program Chair 2025 Scientific Program Co-Chair
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This program is designed for a broad range of medical and mental health professionals with an interest in the care of people with sexual concerns, as well as for sex researchers/scholars and trainees in sexology, psychology, and other medical and mental health disciplines.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
SSTAR is foremost committed to fostering clinical sexuality practice and research. To fulfill this mission, SSTAR is dedicated to being a welcoming and inclusive environment for all who are interested in human sexuality, including Black, Indigenous or other Persons of Color (BIPOC), individuals from the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, students, as well as early career professionals.
SSTAR recognizes that payment of conference registration fees can be an economic hardship and is therefore offering 4 scholarships for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Each scholarship will cover the registration fee for the annual meeting on Friday and Saturday. Applicants need not be SSTAR members.
HOTEL AND ACCESSIBILITY
The 2025 SSTAR Annual Meeting will be held at the Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square
120 S 17th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 569-8300
Reservations: A block of rooms with a special group rate has been reserved for SSTAR meeting attendees at the King Room rate of $210 (USD). If calling the hotel, please inform reservations that you are attending the SSTAR 2025 Annual Meeting to receive this special rate. The room block will be released on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 so please make your reservation early. After that day, room reservations are subject to availability and prices may go up. Check-in time is 4:00 pm and Check-out time is 11:00 am (EST). For any questions on accessibility and special room accommodations, please call the hotel directly at (215) 569-8300.
CANCELLATION POLICIES
Cancellation Refunds: All requests for cancellation refunds must be submitted to the SSTAR office at (847) 647-8832 or info@sstarnet.org) prior to April 2, 2025. A $50 USD cancellation administrative fee will be charged. On or after April 2, 2025, cancellations will not be eligible for any refunds. Refunds may be granted if an attendee is unable to attend the Conference due to a family death, illness, or other extraordinary circumstance. In such a circumstance, the SSTAR office must be contacted prior to the meeting. The Executive Council will review the reason, there is no guarantee it will be granted. No refunds will be granted for any reason after the Conference has begun.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS OR ACCME ACCREDIATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, CONTINUING EDUCATION ACCREDITATIONS & APPROVALS: The SSTAR 2025 Annual Meeting is being planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Polices of the Accreditations Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship with The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). ACOG has approved the program to receive CE credits for AASECT, APA and NYSED Social Work and NYSED Psychology. The exact breakdown of CE credits is under consideration by these accrediting bodies and will be posted soon.
For questions regarding CE credits, please contact info@sstarnet.org.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
A land acknowledgement is a first step but not an exclusive statement. We strive to engage in respectful dialogue with Indigenous communities, and work towards educating our staff members on Indigenous history and the vibrant cultures still here today.
PHILADELPHIA LAND AND LIFE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
For centuries, the land now known as Philadelphia was home to and cared for by native peoples. These include the Lenni-Lenape People of Lenapehoking and the Poutaxat (Delaware Bay). We recognize these Tribes’ strength and history of resistance to colonization.
We commit to honoring their history, presence, and future. We support local Native people, including:
The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation.
The Ramapough Lenape Nation.
The Powhatan Renape Nation.
The Nanticoke of Millsboro Delaware.
The Lenape of Cheswold Delaware, and more.
We know that our modern systems of growing food and owning property are built on:
The stolen land of Indigenous people.
The enslavement of African people.
The genocide of both Native and Black communities and cultures.
These violent acts continue to impact Black and Indigenous communities today. We must understand and name these realities. We must acknowledge how they influence who has power over land and food in Philadelphia.
Black and Indigenous communities have:
Deep knowledge and innovation in:
Agriculture.
Food sciences.
Land stewardship.
Been ignored or erased in the documentation of this collective knowledge.
We commit to lifting up these practices in Philadelphia’s urban agriculture.