51st Annual National Symposium

For the complete schedule, please see the registration booklet above.

On Saturday, May 31, the Angels Project will take place at the Flight Path Museum (6661 W. Imperial Highway, Los Angeles, CA 90045, near LAX).  

On Sunday, June 1, a pre-symposium tour will be offered, and we also have suggestions for things to do and see around town. The National Board of Directors will hold its first meeting session. That evening, symposium attendees are invited to a reception and viewing of an exhibition curated by students with objects from two different collections, including garments by Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, and Chanel, on the third floor in the Archives and Special Collections of the William H. Hannon Library at LMU. 

The morning of Monday, June 2 will begin with professional development sessions and the Board’s second meeting session. Our awards ceremony and Ruth E. Carter’s keynote address will take place in the late morning, and Carter will also conduct a half-hour session just for students. During the provided lunch, the silent auction and marketplace will open. The first concurrent sessions will be held in the afternoon, after which we will hold the members-to-members and first-timers meet and greet. An evening reception will be hosted and sponsored by the Dean of LMU’s College of Communication & Fine Arts. 

The marketplace and silent auction will be open again on Tuesday, June 3, with check-out for the silent auction taking place in the evening. Select, rare, and precious items will be curated by the symposium team to be included in the silent auction, while other items will be on cash & carry tables. Plenaries and two concurrent sessions will also happen on Tuesday, in addition to the Creative Works Exhibition and In-Progress Poster viewing and presentations. Lunch will be provided. A fundraiser event for CSA will be held that evening. 

The morning of Wednesday, June 4 will begin with our annual meeting and town hall. Plenaries and the final concurrent session will be held, and lunch will be provided. After wrapping up in the late afternoon, the Board will hold its first meeting with the new leadership. 

Post-symposium tours will be offered on Thursday, June 5. 

Our meeting venue is on the beautiful campus of Loyola Marymount University (1 Loyola Marymount University Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90045) in the light-filled University Hall. 

Lodging for the symposium will be do-it-yourself. You can search for hotel availability via aRes Travel.*  Also, LMU has longstanding relationships with a number of local hotels; you can learn about special rates the university has with several nearby by clicking here: https://admin.lmu.edu/auxbus/other/hotels/. 

*aRes Travel is a third-party travel planner. Rates, deposits, and cancellation policies may vary and are the responsibility of the guest. Questions on hotel policies or payments made on aRes website should be directed to the aRes Reservation Center or to the hotel directly.

A limited number of suite style dorm rooms on LMU’s campus will be available the nights of Friday, May 30 through Thursday, June 5. Reservations will be taken through April 25, 2025.

• Click here for a dorm room reservation form: (https://costumesocietyamerica.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/costumesocietyamerica/eventRegistration.jsp?event=558&).  CSA is required to pay LMU for these dorm rooms when reserved, so refunds will not be made after April 25, 2025.

• Dorm room check-in will take place only during symposium office/registration hours, so please keep this in mind when making travel arrangements and the decision to reserve a bed: Friday, May 30, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM; Saturday, May 31, 9:00 AM -11:00 AM/1:00 PM – 6:00 PM; Sunday, June 1 through Tuesday, June 3, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Wednesday, June 4, 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM.

• In a suite, two people share a room which is connected by a bathroom to another two-person room; the four suitemates share a bathroom (1 toilet, 1 shower). The rooms have twin XL beds, a desk and chair for each person.

• The suites do not have a kitchen. The dorm building will have a community kitchen that is shared by all occupants of the building (so we may have some other groups as neighbors).

• Rates are $75.00 per night per bed. You may reserve up to four beds (one suite). 

• If you reserve only one bed for yourself, you may request a specific roommate but we are not able to guarantee roommates or room assignments.

• Ensuring specific roommates will require one person reserving and paying CSA for 2 beds (for a whole room) or 4 beds (for a whole suite) for the same number of nights and get reimbursed personally by the other 1 to 3 people.

• LMU provides one bath towel, pillow, blanket, and pack of eco-bedding (https://www.beantownbedding.com/) that includes one fitted sheet, flat sheet, and pillowcase. You are also welcome to bring your own sheets or pillows if you prefer. Note: changes of sheets and towels are NOT provided.

PARKING INFORMATION

• Parking on campus will be $15 per day (Saturdays and Sundays are free).

• The visitor parking map can be downloaded here: https://lmu.app.box.com/s/s55udr1w1zhrhtxvq1p2528a3ic2inf2. 

Lunch will be provided to registrants Monday through Wednesday. A shop with coffee and snacks will be open with items for purchase on Tuesday and Wednesday. Breakfast and dinner will be on your own every day. There are water refill stations in the building, so please be sure to bring your own reusable bottle!