Academic conferences are increasingly relocating to Canada due to Canadian scholars’ concerns about travelling to the United States. Simon Fraser University Professor Travers. —president-elect of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, told CBC that member hesitation prompted the group to add a parallel event in Vancouver alongside its Seattle conference. CBC reports that other organizations—including the International Society for Research on Aggression and Work and Family Researchers Network—have also opted to hold events in Canada, citing member feedback and reports of troubling border experiences. “I don’t even think for research I can justify at this point taking the risk of travelling to the United States,” said University of New Brunswick Professor Nathan Kalman-Lamb. Organizers say the shift could benefit Canada’s economy.
