SASA: The Scottish Association for the Study of America was formed in 1999 to encourage and facilitate the study of America in Scotland. The conference is designed to provide a forum for Americanist postgraduate students and faculty to share and discuss their research.
The Tenth Annual Conference was organised by Matthew Ward and hosted by the University of Dundee on 6 March 2009. In the wake of the presidential election the conference had the general theme of "Turning Points?"