2005 Annual Meeting News . . .

ASA to celebrate its 100th year, August 13-16, in Philadelphia

2004 Meeting Was a Success . . .

Public Sociologies
» The 2004 Annual Meeting drew ASA's highest ever number of registrants, 5,560!! Read transcript of Arundhati Roy's speech (or order a DVD from C-SPAN), read San Francisco Chronicle coverage. Read Mary Robinson's speech. Read a summary of Fernando Henrique Cardoso's address. Watch this space for more links to plenary speech text and other material.
» Read a Footnotes newsletter article series on the speakers & San Fran'. Or, download a 1.7MB PDF file (68 pgs) of the Public Sociology brochure, which contains all the articles.
In the News
New Items . . .
» Renew your membership or join ASA for 2005!
» Study suggests Native American people & land are disproportionately exposed to military munitions hazards. [10/27]
» Document delivery . . .
. . . for any ASA journal article! Many members may use JSTOR or Ingenta; others may have ASA find/send the article (via pdf on email, fax, mail) for $10 each. To order, complete secure online form.
» Attn: Holiday Shoppers . . .
Purchase the ASA/New Yorker Sociologist's Book of Cartoons at a pre-publication discount, and start celebrating ASA's centennial with your savings! And, give the "gift of knowledge" through a gift subscription to Contexts magazine.
» Attn: Teachers . . .
Help close quantitative reasoning gaps with Small Grants for Integrating Data Analysis in the Sociology Curriculum. Deadline is Dec. 1.
» Workshop Invitation: Integrating Data Analysis throughout the Sociology Curriculum - March 2005.
» ASA supports integrity of American science. See statements regarding U.S. appointments to science positions/committees and selections for international bodies. See Footnotes for background. [10/19]
» ASA urges congressional leadership to fully fund Census Bureau’s American Community Survey because of strategic economic and policy value. See details. [10/18]
» View contents of the Sept./Oct. 2004 Footnotes newsletter.
» ASA membership hit 13,712 at the end of the 2004 membership year, the highest since 1977! View graphic.
» Nominations of journalists, editors, producers, & filmakers are invited for new ASA Media Award for Excellence in the Reporting of Social Issues by Nov. 30 deadline.
» In remembrance... (death notices)
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