For the first time in its history, the APSA Annual Meeting and Exhibition will be held outside of the continental United States. Held September 3–6, 2009, in Toronto, this marks the 105th assembly of the world's largest annual gathering of political scientists. The meeting will feature over 800 panels organized by 49 thematic divisions, 66 related groups, APSA committees, and presidential task forces, as well as more than 200 meetings and receptions. In addition to division and related group panels, program chairs Simone Chambers of the University of Toronto and Bruce Jentleson of Duke University will present a series of theme panels and plenary sessions that will focus on the meeting's theme, “Politics in Motion: Change and Complexity in the Contemporary Era.”