Sponsored by the University of Northern Colorado School of Communication, the Society for the Academic Study of Social Imagery (SASSI) hosts an interdisciplinary conference every March examining thematic imagery in literature, media, and society.  Each year brings a new theme and an exciting new array of presentations and conversations from participants nationwide. The SASSI conference is a re-launch of the long-standing SISSI conference ("...Interdisciplinary Study of..."), founded by Will Wright of CSU-Pueblo and hosted for 25 years in Colorado Springs, CO.  After SISSI ended in 2015, the torch was passed to UNC.  We are honored to carry on this fine academic tradition.