About the Society:Upcoming Conference

Next Conference: June 2010

The 19th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research will be hosted in in Pittsburgh, June 2-4, 2011. The call for proposals will be issued in the fall of 2010.

The 18th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research was recently concluded in Spokane, Washington, June 4-6, 2009. The conference theme, “Menstrual Moments: Media Messages About Menstruation”, was celebrated with David Linton's keynote address,  “The Rise of the Happy Period: From Shame to Humor in Mediated Menses”, as well as many other presentations about various ways menstruation is represented in media, including films, medical textbooks, advertising campaigns, magazine advice columns, zines, charity campaigns, and other topics. The conference also featured screenings of several films related to menstruation, and a special presentation by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff, editor of My Little Red Book. A detailed report of the conference is forthcoming in the fall edition of the Society's newsletter.