5) All that said, I am so glad I went to my first disciplinary #sociology conference! I am buzzing with learning and excitement about ideas, my love for the urban, and new connections with like-minded folks. Thank you #ASA2023 for a great experience!

I’ll end with a photo of the Percy Street public art project - big thanks to Jason who showed us around your neighborhood on the last day of the conference. I hope to be back in Philly soon!

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4b) Another point about scheduling was that I often found that sessions that pulled from the same audience were scheduled at the same time on the same day. I missed out on the work of amazing people in my area because of this! I wish I could have seen a few more sessions.

📝 One tip for choosing sessions was that I sometimes followed my #ASA2023 mentor to the next session (after our chat). Every single time, that session was amazing - bc my mentor knew the field and had a “taste” for great work.

3b) Also, access via transit from my university made it possible for folks to come on a daily basis, and brought in folks who may not have attended otherwise.

💐 Thank you to all the grad friends and kind souls (on here too!) who gave food recs, showed me a good time in the city and your own neighborhoods, and fueled my love of the urban.

📝 I was especially excited that #ASA2023 was next to Chinatown!! where I ate *every single day* and exhausted my supply of cash by the end of the conf 🍜🥟

3) As an urban sociologist, I could not think of a better place to have #ASA2023 than Philly!! Honoring the legacy of DuBois, but placing us in neighborhoods that were affordable, walkable and transit accessible.

💡Affordability of the city was v important for me as a grad student - even after splitting hotels/costs and having a grant from my program to come. We pay upfront then get reimbursed later, which makes expensive cities hard, esp for those who need to think before making large payouts.

2c) I would also like to give a huuuge thank you to the folks who tirelessly organized various #ASA2023 mentor sessions, including @elenavanstee, S. Michael Gaddis, Megan Evans, Margaret Gough Courtney, @Josefinaflores, and many, many others! The program is truly appreciated by younger scholars.

💐 We are lucky to have folks like you all (along with all the mentors who signed up) who care about building these important relationships in #sociology.

Inspired by @writingmonicker, I wanted to reflect on my first #ASA2023!

💐 The conference was overwhelmingly positive for me, so I wanted to express gratitude to all the organizers, mentors, friends, and kind souls that made it so.

💡But, as someone focused on social change, I pondered a few things that would make #ASA a more equitable experience for all.

📝 Finally, I wanted to process in public ideas for #sociology students (aka: me in the future) to make the most out of it!

Thanks to Rebecca Karam for organizing this excellent panel, "Muslim Americans and Racialization Across Generations" with Saher Selod, Inaash Islam, and Hajar Yazdiha. I was truly honored to join the panel as a discussant. #ASA2023
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I will say I've never felt as much temptation to go back to Twitter as I did during #ASA2023. 🫤