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Greetings from ASA President Evelyn Nakano Glenn Major Plenary Sessions Dear Colleagues, Opening Plenary Session. Where Is the The 2010 ASA Annual Meeting promises to be an exciting occasion. The Program “Public” in the Public University? How Committee and I have used the program theme, “Toward a Sociology of Citizenship,” to Disinvestment in Higher Education stimulate thought and discussion about how sociology can contribute to a more complex Threatens Democratic Citizenship and complete understanding of citizenship. This year’s theme can be explored from the Friday, August 13, 7:00 – 9:00 p m perspective of many different sub-fields of sociology, including social movements, ethnic Organizer and Presider: Evelyn Nakano Glenn, University of California-Berkeley minorities, family sociology, political sociology, and disability rights. Panel: Christopher Newfield, University of As the 2010 Census enters its final stage, it is fortuitous that the meeting will take place in Atlanta, which has been California-Santa Barbara undergoing tremendous demographic change in the last few decades. Immigrants from Africa, Latin America and Sheila Slaughter, University of Georgia Asia have changed the landscape of Metropolitan Atlanta. One out of every 10 metro Atlanta residents was born Gaye Tuchman, University of Connecticut Discussant: Clarence Y.H. Lo, University of outside of the United States. The location of the meetings provides us with a unique place to study citizenship as it Missouri-Columbia encompasses various aspects of life, including issues about the incorporation and recognition of immigrants. Atlanta has developed into the entertainment and culture center of the South. More than 38 million visitors T. H. Marshall’s Citizenship and Social come to Atlanta every year. Meeting attendees will have an opportunity to enjoy premiere dining experiences, Class: A 60th Anniversary Retrospective shopping, and viewing attractions that are in close proximity to our meeting sites: the Hilton Atlanta and the Saturday, August 14, 12:30 – 2:15 p m Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Organizer and Presider: Chad Alan Goldberg, Atlanta is one of the most accessible destinations in the country, with 80 percent of the U.S. population within a University of Wisconsin-Madison 2-hour flight. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport serves as the hub of Delta Airlines and Air Tran and fea- Panel: Martin Bulmer, University of Surrey, UK Margaret R. Somers, University of tures service by most U.S. carriers. Access to our hotels from the airport is easy with MARTA (Atlanta’s light-rail Michigan system) right from the airport. Both ASA hotels have undergone extensive renovations in their guestrooms and Yasemin Soysal, University of Essex meeting spaces. Meeting attendees will appreciate the ease of moving between the Hilton and Marriott thanks to a newly built, air-conditioned sky bridge connecting the two hotels. Plenary Session. The Global Financial Among the highlights of the program, are the three plenary sessions: (1) Where IS the “Public” in the Pub- Crisis: Passages to New Policies and a New Economic Citizenship? lic University? How Divestment in Higher Education Threatens Democratic Citizenship; (2) T.H. Marshall’s “Citizenship and Social Class” A 60th Anniversary Retrospective, and (3) The Global Financial Crisis: Passages Monday, August 16, 12:30 – 2:15 p m to New Policies and a New Economic Citizenship. The program also includes special presidential panels on the Organizer: Clarence Y.H. Lo, University of Missouri-Columbia U.S. Census, rebuilding society after natural and social disasters, transnational feminisms, and models of inte- Presider: Evelyn Nakano Glenn, University of gration. In addition to the more than 600 individual sessions, the program also includes over 70 Thematic and California-Berkeley Special Sessions that delve into important social and political issues, explore international and interdisciplinary Panel: James K. Galbraith, University of Texas viewpoints, and speculate on different visions of future possibilities. Miguel Centeno, Princeton University The regional spotlight committee, chaired by Lesley Reid (Georgia State University) and Cheryl Leggon (Geor- David Harvey, City University of New York gia Institute of Technology), has developed stimulating and vibrant roster of regional spotlight sessions and Discussant: Clarence Y.H. Lo, University of tours for the Annual Meeting. Missouri-Columbia Whether you are attending to see your friends, renew your networks, or see the city, you won’t want to miss this meeting; I hope you will join us.
Evelyn Nakano Glenn ASA President Chair, 2010 Program Committee University of California-Berkeley
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ASA Awards Ceremony and Presidential Address Informal Discussion Roundtables bring together small groups of people interested in discussing specific topics. One informal discussion session has been organized to Sunday, August 15, 4:30-6:15 p m enhance scholarly networking and exchange of emerging ideas. Presider: John R. Logan, Brown University Poster Sessions allow meeting attendees to see visually the results of sociological Moment of Remembrance research and engage in face-to-face conversation with authors. In addition to the Research Posters, there are specialized “informational” posters on Research Funding In Remembrance Support and Data Resources, plus a Graduate Programs in Sociology resource area. All At the beginning of the Presidential Plenary, there will be a “Moment of Silence” to three poster areas are open throughout the four days of the meeting. remember those members of the profession who died during the past year. Names submitted to Footnotes since last year’s Annual Meeting will be listed in the Final Program. If you know of names that should be on this list but may not have been ASA Special Events at a Glance sent to ASA, contact ASA Meeting Services (202-383-9005, x305; meetings@asanet. org) before June 1. Friday, August 13 9:00 a m Chair Conference on Science, Liberal Arts, and the Humanities: Position- ing Sociology Departments for Resilience and Success * Award Ceremony 10:00 a m Course on Handling Measurement Error in Quantitative Studies of Race Presider: Mark Scheiberg, Reed College and Ethnicity * 2010 Dissertation Award 10:00 a m Course on Modeling Emergence: Computer Simulation as a Theory- 2010 Jessie Bernard Award Building Tool * 2010 Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award 10:00 a m Course on Teaching Statistics (co-sponsored with Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education and Inter-universi- 2010 Award for Public Understanding of Sociology ty Consortium for Political and Social Research) * 2010 Excellence in the Reporting of Social Issues 1:30 p m Directors of Graduate Studies Conference on Academic Outcomes, 2010 Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology Applied Outcomes: What Graduate Programs Can Do to Support Their 2010 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award Students During a Difficult Job Market * 7:00 p m Opening Plenary on Where IS the “Public” in the Public University? How 2010 Distinguished Book Award Disinvestment in Higher Education Threatens Democratic Citizenship 2010 W.E.B. DuBois Award for Distinguished Scholarship 9:00 p m Welcoming Reception Presidential Address Saturday, August 14 Presider: Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Colby College 8:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings Presidential Address. Evelyn Nakano Glenn, University of California-Berkeley 10:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings All attendees are invited to this plenary session and to the Honorary Reception after- 10:30 a m Orientation for First-time Meeting Attendees wards to honor President Nakano Glenn and the 2010 award recipients. 12:30 p m Plenary on T. H. Marshall’s Citizenship and Social Class; A 60th Anniver- sary Retrospective ASA Business Meeting 2:30 p m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings The ASA Business Meeting is an opportunity for members of the Association to discuss 2:30 p m Graduate Programs in Sociology Poster Session important issues facing the discipline and profession. All meeting attendees are invited 4:30 p m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings to join ASA officers, Council members, and Executive Office staff for continental -break 6:30 p m Student Reception fast and discussion at the ASA Business Meeting on Tuesday, August 17, 7:00-8:15 a m . 6:30 p m Section Receptions Members seeking to present formal resolutions should be prepared to provide 9:30 p m Departmental Alumni Night (DAN) background materials on the issue to be discussed. Contact governance staff at the ASA Executive Office for guidelines (202-383-9005 x327; [email protected]). The Sunday, August 15 deadline for submission of resolutions and background materials is July 6, 2010. 8:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings 10:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings th 19 Annual Research Support Forum 10:30 a m Special Science Policy Session. ASA is pleased to announce the 19th annual Research Support Forum featuring special 12:30 p m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings sessions and workshops on research funding, data resources, and discussion of impor- 1:00 p m Funding Opportunities and Data Resources Poster Session tant science policy issues. Look for the following sessions to navigate your way through 2:30 p m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings this year’s program and focus on researchers and research issues. 4:30 p m ASA Awards Ceremony and Presidential Address • Running a Successful NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program 6:30 p m Honorary Reception • National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities for Early-Career Sociologists: 8:00 p m Activities of Other Groups Tales from the Field 9:30 p m Just Desserts, a Teaching Enhancement Fund Benefit Reception* • Research Funding Opportunities and Data Resources Monday, August 16 • Research Poster Session. Communicating Sociology 7:00 a m Community College Faculty Bagel Breakfast • Special Session. Unfolding the Future for the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sci- 8:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings ences at the National Science Foundation 10:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings • Getting Started on Network Analysis Using Secondary Data 12:30 p m Plenary on the Global Financial Crisis: Passages to New Policies and a • Institute of Education Science and NICHD Funding Opportunities: Hands on Help for New Economic Citizenship? Winning Grant Proposals. 2:30 p m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings 4:30 p m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings A Marketplace of Ideas 6:30 p m Reception for International Scholars The heart of the Annual Meeting is the exchange of scholarly ideas, in sessions of all 6:30 p m Section Receptions types and formats. Enjoy a sampling of the sociological work being done by the “best 9:30 p m Minority Fellowship Program Benefit Reception* and the brightest.” The 2010 Program Committee crafted a set of topics to which col- leagues from around the world submitted papers and roundtable proposals. Now this Tuesday, August 17 work comes to the Annual Meeting stage. 7:00 a m ASA Business Meeting Regular Sessions feature research papers submitted in response to the 2010 Call for 8:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings Papers. These papers cover the spectrum of sociological inquiry and are organized into 10:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings approximately 200 sessions. 12:30 p m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings Open Refereed Roundtables feature two to four paper presentations at each table, 2:30 p m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings with a table presider to coordinate presentations and discussion. Three large general *preregistration and fee payment required roundtable sessions were created on a variety of themes.
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Presidential Panels Thematic Sessions Another feature of this year’s program is the designation of special “president’s-choice” Thematic Sessions provide abundant opportunities to think in- panels. Topics selected by ASA President Evelyn Nakano Glenn explore aspects of the depth about this year’s meeting theme, “Toward a Sociology of Citi- meeting theme in greater depth or focus on issues of special interest to the president. zenship: Inclusion, Participation and Rights.” Over 50 sessions delve into important social and political issues, explore international and Political Representation and the US Census interdisciplinary viewpoints, and speculate on different visions of future possibilities, including: Saturday, August 14, 10:30 a m – 12:10 p m Organizer and Presider: Margo Anderson, University of Wisconsin • Beijing + 15 (years later) • Intimate Citizenship Panel: Robert M. Groves, U.S. Census Bureau • Border Violence and its Impact on • Is the Internet Redefining the Concept Citizenship and Rights of Citizenship? Rebuilding Society After Natural and Social Disasters • Bringing Children into Debates about • Judgments of Economic Inequality Saturday, August 14, 2:30 – 4:10 p m Citizenship • Language and Citizenship Organizer: Evelyn Nakano Glenn, University of California-Berkeley • Caring Labor and Citizenship: An • Macro-Micro Linkages: Identity and Panel: Gregory D. Squires, George Washington University International Perspective Change (co-sponsored with the Rural Carolle Charles, Baruch College • Children’s Citizenship Status and Expe- Sociological Society) Yasmin Khan, University of London rience in a Globalizing World • Migration and Asylum-Seeking as a Adam Mahomed Habib, University of Johannesburg • Citizens and Scientists: The Challenge Challenge to Citizenship Regimes Transnational Feminisms and Precarious Citizenship of Environmentalism • Mobilizing Against the Odds: Undocu- Sunday, August 15, 10:30 a m – 12:10 p m • Citizenship and Disability: Creating mented Immigrants Organizing and Inclusive Communities Making Claims in U.S. Society Organizer: Paola Bacchetta, University of California-Berkeley • Citizenship and the Practice and • New Nativism and the Shifting of Presider: Nancy A. Naples, University of Connecticut Politics of Participation: Prefigurative, Culture, Race and Citizenship Panel: Jyoti Puri, Simmons College Transformative, or Mainstreamed? • Race and Citizenship in the Americas Paola Bacchetta, University of California-Berkeley • Citizenship in the Era of Mass Incar- Mirriam Grossi, Federal University of São Paulo • Race, Nation, and Citizenship ceration Cassandra Ellerby-Dueck, University of Southampton, UK • Religion, Transnational Immigrants, • Citizenship’s Others and Citizenship (co-sponsored with Models of Integration? Difference and Belonging in European Societies • Corporate Citizenship Association for the Sociology of Monday, August 16, 10:30 a m – 12:10 p m • Countermovements against Citizen Religion) Organizers: Christophe Bertossi, Institute Francais des Relations Internationales (ifri); Rights • (Re)Theorizing “Bios”: On Embodied Jan Willem Duyvendak, Universiteit van Amsterdam; and Evelyn Nakano Glenn, • Credit Rights Citizenship University of California-Berkeley • Cultural Citizenship: European Per- • Spiritual and Religious Challenges Presider: Sam Cherribi, Emory University spectives to State Citizenship in the Age of Migration Panel: Christophe Bertossi, Institute Francais des Relations Internationales (ifri) • Dual Citizenship and Immigrant Jan Willem Duyvendak, Universiteit van Amsterdam Inclusion • Technologies of Citizenship: the Danielle Joly, University of Warwick Regulation of Identity, Mobility, and • Education as a Citizenship Right John Bowen, Washington University-St. Louis Belonging • Employment Rights: Politics and State • Technology and New Forms of Social Models of Integration? Difference and Belonging in Settler and European Policy Societies and Economic Participation (co- • Family Citizenship: What Rights Do or sponsored with the Rural Sociological Monday, August 16, 2:30–4:10 p m Should American Families Have? Society) Organizers: Christophe Bertossi, Institute Francais des Relations Internationales (ifri); • Gendered Citizenships across Social • Tensions of Post-Colonial Citizenship Jan Willem Duyvendak, Universiteit van Amsterdam; and Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Institutions University of California-Berkeley • The Challenge of Citizenship: Global- • Global Citizenship and Human Rights: ization and Medicine Presider: Evelyn Nakano Glenn, University of California-Berkeley Challenging the Nation-State and • The Political Sociology of Poverty, National Citizenship Rights? Panel: Jan Willem Duyvendak, Universiteit van Amsterdam Participation, and Citizenship Nancy Foner, Hunter College • Health & Medicine in an Era of Neolib- • The Price and Promise of Citizenship Robert Van Krieken eral Globalization • The Uses of Identity Jeffrey G. Reitz, University of Toronto • Health Care as a Right of Social Citizen- Discussant: Irene H.I. Bloemraad, University of California-Berkeley. ship in the United States • Toward a Sociology of Citizenship in East Asia: Inclusion, Participation, and • Housing Rights Social Rights for Immigrants and Rural • How Do Immigrants Become Citizens Migrants in China, Japan, Korea and The Comparative Politics of Naturaliza- Taiwan tion and Nationality • Toward a Sociology of Citizenship in • Human Rights at Work Film & Video Screenings Southeast Asia • Identity and Belonging, Rights and • Urbanization, World Cities, and Citizen- The Program Committee is again sponsoring a meet- Responsibilities: Biological Citizenship ship in the Age of Genomes ing room where new films/videos may be screened • International, Federal, and Local during the Annual Meeting. Members who wish to Governmental Policy Responses to propose a film for inclusion in the 2010 screening Immigration series may submit a copy of the film/video and a brief description of the work and its relevance to sociological instruction and research. If you would like additional information on the Film & Video Screen- ings, contact: Valerie Jiggetts, Academic & Professional Affairs Program, American Renew Before Registering… Sociological Association, 1430 K Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005. For Renew your ASA membership online before you more information, contact APAP staff at (202) 383-9005 x318; [email protected]. Submitters will be notified of the decision about inclusion in the screenings, and register for the Annual Meeting in order to qualify copies of the films/videos will be returned after the annual meeting. for the lower registration fees available to Members. www.asanet.org/meetings/index.cfm American Sociological Association 4 2010 Annual Meeting Supplement
Special Sessions Memorial Gathering in Honor of The category of “Special Sessions” often encompasses member suggestions for invited panels as well as permits the Program Committee to co-sponsor sessions with sister Alice S. Rossi societies. These sessions may be on topics that further investigate the meeting theme Co-sponsored with Sociologists for Women in Society or they may focus on other timely and interesting issues. Here is just a sampling from August 14, 8:00 p m this year’s roster of Special Sessions: Organizers: Jay Demerath and Michael Lewis, University of • 50 Years of Medical Sociology; Key • Immobilizing Immigrants: Collapse Massachusetts-Amherst Findings and Policy Implications of Power and Personhood at the Alice S. Rossi—the Harriet Martineau Professor of Sociology (co-sponsored with the Section on Nexus of Criminal and Immigration Emerita at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, a Medical Sociology) Enforcement founding board member of the National Organization for Women (NOW) (1966- • A New Era or Business as Usual? • Intensive Policing 70), first president of Sociologists for Women in Society (1971-72), and former Rendition, Torture and Citizenship at • Markets as Social Imaginaries: Cul- president of the American Sociological Association (1982-83)—died of pneumonia Home and Abroad tural Practice and Economic Action on November 3, 2009, in Northampton, Massachusetts. Rossi was a towering figure in American sociology as well as a nationally preeminent feminist scholar and an • AKD Distinguished Lecture • Post-Racial America? ardent activist. • ASA Rose Series. Towards a Sociology • Public Sociology in Action. Honoring of Rights the Contributions of Sabastio Salgado • Black Folk and the Sociology of • Reimagining Community: Heteroge- Knowledge: Re-writing the History of Add value to your meeting registration by signing up for one of these additional neity in the Latino Population events ... American Sociology • Remaking the Color Line: Black • Capitalism’s Collateral: Surplus Popu- Exceptionalism and Demographic Didactic Seminars lations and the Future of Citizenship Transformations • Citizenship and Social Justice (co- To help sociologists keep abreast of recent scholarly • Technology, Rural Competitiveness, trends and developments, the program committee sponsored with the Association for and Development (co-sponsored Humanist Sociology) creates specialized seminars. Experts considered to be with Rural Sociological Society) at the forefront of a given field are invited to conduct • Climate Change and the Interdisci- • Unfolding the Future for the Social, these sessions. Seminar topics and leaders are listed plinary Sociologist: Working across Behavioral, and Economic Sciences below. All sessions are run seminar-style; there will be Boundaries on the Human Dimen- at the National Science Foundation NO hands-on computer work. sions of Global Environmental Change (part of the Research Support Forum) Attendance at each seminar is limited to 50 registrants. Prepaid registration is required; • Eastern Europe • What Will It Take? The State Of African fees are $35. Seminar fees are non-refundable after July 14. However, if the required • Fossil Fuels versus Communities American/Latino Relations And The enrollment was not reached by the time of preregistration closed and the seminar was Construction of Citizenship from Below cancelled; all fees will be fully refunded. Reservations for seminars are accepted in order Refer to the online searchable program for details on all sessions and events on this of receipt. Those who did not preregister may check for possible openings at the ASA year’s program roster. On-Site Registration. The schedule and description of each seminar is provided below; however please check the online searchable program on the ASA website for the most up-to-date information. Check the posted schedule carefully to make sure that you Greening the ASA: Social Responsibility & don’t sign up for a seminar when you are scheduled to present a paper. *You must also the Environment register for the Annual Meeting to attend these seminars. Quantitative Narrative Analysis and PC-ACE The pressures on the planet are growing enormously, affecting climate change, water scarcity, and population growth. Consumers Saturday, August 14; 10:30 a m -12:10 p m and citizens think the problems are beyond the capacity of the gov- Organizer and Leader: Roberto P. Franzosi, Emory University ernment alone to solve. Global warming has become a worldwide concern that Description: Seminar description not available; please check the ASA website for up-to- is affecting us all. The ASA is taking an active role in reducing its environmental date information. impact on the host city of the Annual Meeting as well as taking steps to make the association as a whole more eco-friendly. Here is what is being done program- Small-N Compass: Systematic Cross-Case Analysis matically and logistically: Saturday, August 14; 2:30 -4:10 p m In partnership with the ASA-host hotels, the following processes are being Organizer and Leader: Charles C. Ragin, University of Arizona adopted: Description: The analytic challenge of case-oriented research is not simply that the • Each facility will have recycling bins available. number of cases is small, but that researchers gain useful in-depth knowledge of • Receptions will feature cloth napkins and tablecloths instead of paper or, if not cases that is difficult to represent using conventional forms (e.g., representations that feasible, compostable napkins or napkins made from recycled material. No emphasize the “net effects” of “independent variables”). The researcher is left wonder- black plastic reception items will be used. ing how to represent knowledge of cases in a way that is meaningful and compact, but • Where possible, local foods and regional wines will be featured at ASA-spon- which also does not deny case complexity. Set-theoretic methods such as Qualitative sored receptions. Comparative Analysis (QCA), the central focus of this seminar, offer a solution. QCA is fundamentally a case-oriented method that can be applied to small-to-moderate • Committee meetings will use coffee mugs instead of disposable cups. size Ns. It is most useful when researchers have knowledge of each case included in • Water coolers will be used (where possible) instead of individual bottles of an investigation, there is a relatively small number of such cases (e.g., 10-50), and the water. investigator seeks to compare cases as configurations. With these methods it is possible • The surplus from receptions may be donated to local shelters or soup kitchens. to construct representations of cross-case patterns that allow for substantial heteroge- • Tours will be conducted using public transportation where possible; coach- neity and diversity. bus service tours will use low-emission vehicles. This seminar offers an advanced introduction to the approach and to the use of the • All ASA-host hotels participate in the linen reuse program, so that bed linens software package fsQCA. Both the crisp (i.e., Boolean) and fuzzy-set versions of the are changed only when requested. method will be presented. Fuzzy set analysis is gaining popularity in the social sciences • Hotel guest rooms have low-flow toilets and other water saving devices. today because of the close connections it enables between verbal theory, substantive knowledge, and data analysis. Fuzzy sets are especially useful in case-oriented research. • Annual Meeting tote bags are recyclable and may be reused after the meet- Using fuzzy-set methods, case outcomes can be examined in ways that allow for causal ing. complexity, where different combinations of causally relevant conditions combine • Annual Meeting badges may be returned to collection bins at each of the to generate the outcome in question. Also, it is a possible to evaluate arguments that facilities. causal conditions are necessary or sufficient. Examinations of this type are outside the • Energy-efficient LCD monitors will be used rather than CRT monitors. scope of conventional analytical methods. • The printed Final Program is created using eco-friendly paper and soy ink.
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Neurosociology and the Social Nature of the Brain Modeling Emergence: Computer Simulation as a Theory-Building Tool
Monday, August 16; 10:30 a m -12:10 p m Friday, August 13, 10:00 a m - 5:30 p m Organizers and Leaders: David D. Franks, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jeff Fee: $55; Attendance Limit: 40 Davis, California State University-Long Beach Leader: James A. Kitts, Columbia University Description: Since the last half of the 1990s, which Congress officially labeled the Description: A wave of recent research in the top social science journals demonstrates “Decade of the Brain,” the ASA and its officers have supported special and regular ses- the use of computer simulation to investigate dynamic models of social processes, sions in neuroscience at our annual meetings. From the beginning, these sessions have as researchers use ‘computational experiments’ to elucidate, extend, integrate, and been well attended. In 1999, David Franks and Thomas Smith edited the first collection validate social theory. of essays by sociologists dealing with neurosociological issues, titled Mind, Brain and This session will provide an orientation to this research approach, first by surveying Society: Toward a Neurosociology of Emotion. One reviewer of this volume said that some models and applications and then by demonstrating some general principles all sociologists should read it, but that he feared very few would because of the wall of dynamic modeling. Participants will have opportunities to explore sample models between biology and sociology. In a relatively short time, it has become evident that and to try out their own modeling ideas, so should bring laptop computers (Windows, this bias has significantly dissipated, and more and more articles and chapters dealing Mac, or Linux) to the seminar. No background in mathematics or computer program- with neuroscience are being accepted in sociological journals and books. Much of this ming is assumed, but the seminar will include required and recommended preparatory acceptance has been because of the support for neuroscience by our leading theorists readings. who have been invited to start off the seminar. This seminar should aid in demonstrat- ing the relevance of the brain to our social natures and to maintaining sociology’s Teaching Statistics (co-sponsored with Consortium for the Advancement growing interest and necessary progress in this area. of Undergraduate Statistics Education and Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) Emergent Technologies for Qualitative Research Friday, August 13, 10:00 a m -5:30 p m Monday, August 16; 2:30 -5:30 p m Fee: $55; Attendance Limit: 40 Organizer and Leader: Sharlene J. Hesse-Biber, Boston College Leader: Roger Woodard, North Carolina State University Description: Emergent technologies have pushed against the boundaries of qualitative research practice. This didactic seminar will explore issues regarding how Description: Course description not available; please check the ASA website for up-to- qualitative researchers can effectively apply new technological innovations, including date information. the use of the Internet, mobile phone technologies, geospatial technologies, and the incorporation of computer-assisted software programs, to collect and analyze both Major Activities for Department Leaders qualitative and mixed-methods data this seminar will: l) Provide an overview of some The Annual Meeting affords a special opportunity for ASA to work with leaders of the of the newest mobile technologies (using GPS) in the service of gathering qualitative profession, especially Department Chairs, Directors of Graduate Study, and Under- data: The mobile phone allows the researcher to capture personal experience in real graduate Advisers. time and space. The collection of user experience data has enormous implications for the study of human interaction. The researcher is able to study experience in context ASA Chairs Conference. Science, Liberal Arts, and the Humanities: Positioning over an extended period of time using fewer resources and in a less obtrusive manner. Sociology Departments for Resilience and Success In-depth examples of how this technology might be applied to a qualitative research Friday, August 13, 9:00 a m -5:30 p m project will be provided. We will also discuss some of the ethical issues emergent tech- Fee: $125 for Department Affiliates; $155 Non-Affiliates. nologies raise for social researchers. 2) Computer Assisted Software for Multi-media Designed for new and current department chairs at all types of institutions, the 16th Analysis: We demonstrate the latest data gathering and analysis software for analyzing multi-mediated data qualitative data—web-based data, audio, video, and images using annual ASA Chairs Conference will provide “briefings” on issues of critical importance the computer-assisted data analysis package, HyperResearch (www.researchware.com). for departmental leadership. Panels, roundtables, and informal conversation facilitate 3) Transcription Software for Qualitative Data Analysis: We will also demonstrate cutting sharing information and advice. Attendees also meet with chairs from similar institu- edge transcription software and discuss how the importance of transcription and its tions to discuss common issues. role in analyzing your qualitative data. We will demonstrate the transcription software, The theme of this year’s conference is “Science, Liberal Arts, and the Humanities: HyperTranscribe (www.researchware.com). Please note: This is not a hands-on seminar, Positioning Sociology Departments for Resilience and Success.” While providing a clear but we will be demonstrating the software and provide handouts. focus on departmental leadership, the theme also makes room for a variety of related topics. The Chairs Conference will be a compact and focused one-day event that in- Courses cludes a continental breakfast and a boxed lunch. Preregistration and fee payment are required. The registration fee includes all conference materials, continental breakfast This educational component provides an opportunity for attendees to get in-depth and boxed lunch on August 13. Chairs conference attendees must preregister for the training in a special subject area. Courses are intensive sessions led by expert faculty Annual Meeting in order to sign up for this conference. who have prepared a comprehensive curriculum to engage participants on all levels. Registrants will receive certificates documenting their participation and completion of Directors of Graduate Study Conference. Academic Outcomes, Applied a course. Outcomes: What Graduate Programs Can Do to Support Their Students During The courses are held prior to the first full day of program sessions. Attendees who have a Difficult Job Market preregistered will receive their tickets with their name badges when they pick up their Friday, August 13, 1:30PM-5:30 p m program packets at ASA Preregistration. Course fees are non-refundable after July 14. Fee: $35 for Department Affiliates; $55 Non-Affiliates. Attendance limits and fees are noted below and prepaid registration is required. Reser- Directors of Graduate Study (DGS) are important leaders in shaping department poli- vations are accepted in order of receipt. *You must also register for the Annual Meeting cies and opportunities for effective graduate programs. To assist sociologists in the DGS to attend these courses. role, the ASA Academic and Professional Affairs Program has planned a series of events Handling Measurement Error in Quantitative Studies of Race and Ethnicity that will dovetail with Chairs Conference activities and permit interaction between attendees of both conferences. DGS sessions will focus on such issues as data trends Friday, August 13, 10:00 a m - 5:30 p m in graduate education, effective mentoring and professional development, the MA Fee: $55; Attendance Limit: 40 degree in sociology, and more. Leaders: Tukufu Zuberi, University of Pennsylvania; Tyrone A. Forman, Emory The theme of this year’s conference is “Academic Outcomes, Applied Outcomes: What University; Evelyn Joy Patterson, Pennsylvania State University; Quincy Thomas Graduate Programs Can Do to Support Their Students during a Difficult Job Market.” Stewart, Indiana University The registration fee includes all conference materials and an afternoon beverage break. Description: Most research on race lacks a critical evaluation of racist structures that DGS conference attendees must preregister for the Annual Meeting in order to register encourage pathological interpretations. These pathological interpretations have had a for this conference. profound impact on our theories and methods. This course will focus on the method- ological and conceptual issues in the study of race. We will focus on the quantitative analysis of social data. We propose an idea to produce a new approach in which we describe in detail the basic concepts to be used in research of racial stratification. *You must register for the Annual Meeting to attend this course.
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Workshops Section Activities Look to the Annual Meeting for professional develop- ASA Sections contribute an important segment to the Annual Meeting Program. ment and training across research, teaching, careers, Section sessions and activities at the Annual Meeting are interspersed throughout the and a host of other important professional issues. four-day schedule. These specialized sessions range in format from formal paper pre- From teaching challenges to research issues to career sentations to panels and discussion roundtables and are open to all meeting attendees. advice and more, the 2010 Program features a robust The number of sessions allocated to each section is based its membership size. More selection of workshops. than 180 sessions/meetings are scheduled. Sections provide a valuable way to meet Workshops are open to all meeting registrants. An overview of workshop topics is listed colleagues interested in similar sociological specialties and find a small “home” in a below. Workshop schedules, leaders, and descriptions are posted in the online search- large meeting. The primary day for each section’s program is listed below. Sections able schedule on the ASA website. whose programs are too large to fit onto one day (*starred below) will have the overflow accommodated on an adjacent day. Check the online searchable program for specific information on section-sponsored sessions. Departmental Workshop Saturday, August 14 • Building Effective Sociology and Crimi- • Running a Successful NSF Research nology Programs: Insights and Recom- Experience for Undergraduates (REU) • Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco • Peace, War, and Social Conflict mendations from the ASA Task Force Program • Comparative and Historical Sociology* • Racial and Ethnic Minorities** • Building a Gender Progressive Depart- • The Department Resources Group • Disability and Society+ • Rationality and Society ment (co-sponsored by Sociologists for (DRG): Preparing for Program Review • Environment and Technology • Religion, Sociology of* Women in Society) • The Library and Sociology: A New Rapid • Family, Sociology of the** • Sexualities, Sociology of • Findings from Three Waves of the Bach- Assessment Tool for Library Collections elor’s and Beyond Survey: Implications and Services Related to Sociology • Organizations, Occupations, and • Sociological Practice & Public Sociology for Departments Developing Curricu- Work*** lum and Extra-Curricular Activities in a Sunday, August 15 Recession-Racked Economy • Animals and Society • Evolution and Sociology Professional Workshop • Collective Behavior & Social Movements**• International Migration* • Being LGBT in the Academy • Practical Advice for Scholars of Color and • Communication & Information Tech- • Medical Sociology*** their Allies • Applying for a Faculty Position in a nologies • Political Economy of the World System Teaching-oriented Institution • Preparing for the Job Market • Education, Sociology of** • Race, Gender, and Class** • Applying Sociology to Careers Outside • Still a Down Market or Reasons for • Emotions, Sociology of Academia: Association, Government, Optimism?: The 2009 Survey of Positions • Theory** and Non-Profit Opportunities for Sociology PhDs Monday, August 16 • Applying Sociology to Careers Outside • Strategies for Scholarly Communica- Academia: Job Fair tion: Teaching and Learning Journal • Aging and the Life Course* • Global and Transnational Sociology+ • Beyond Procrastination: Keep your Aca- Reviewing • Altruism and Social Solidarity+ • Labor and Labor Movements demic Career Moving Forward Smoothly• Working at Historically Black Colleges • Asia and Asian America • Marxist Sociology and Universities (HBCUs) • Media and Civic Engagement • Children and Youth • Methodology • National Institutes of Health Funding • Crime, Law, and Deviance* • Social Psychology* Opportunities for Early-Career Sociolo- • Culture, Sociology of*** • Teaching and Learning in Sociology** gists: Tales from the Field • Economic Sociology**
Research/Policy Workshop Tuesday, August 17 • Bringing the Social Environment into • NSF Funding Opportunities Merit • Community and Urban Sociology~~ • Mental Health, Sociology of~ Drug Abuse Research Review Criteria and Proposal Preparation • Ethnomethodology & Conversational • Political Sociology~~~ • Deep Democracy (co-sponsored with for Professional Sociologists and Gradu- Analysis • Population, Sociology of~ Sociologists without Borders) ate Students • History of Sociology • Science, Knowledge, and Technology~ • Ethical Issues in Interdisciplinary Work • Panel of Study of Income Dynamics - • Human Rights • Sex and Gender~~~~ • Ethical Issues in Research on Illegal Studying American Family Lives During • Latina/o Sociology an Economic Crisis Activities • Law, Sociology of~ • Qualitative Research (based on work- • Getting Started on Network Analysis • Mathematical Sociology Using Secondary Data shops conducted by the sociology program at NSF and research funded by *one session is scheduled on the following day • Institute of Education Science and the program) **two sessions are scheduled on the following day NICHD Funding Opportunities: Hands- +section-in-formation on Help for Winning Grant Proposals • Using Data from the Wisconsin Longitu- dinal Study ~one session must be scheduled on the preceding day ~~two sessions must be scheduled on the preceding day Teaching Workshop ~~~three sessions must be scheduled on the preceding day • Integrating Environmental Issues into • Getting Published in TRAILS, the ASA’s the Sociology Curriculum New Teaching Resources and Innova- • Building Emerging Citizens: Models that tions Library for Sociology Encourage Students Toward a Sociology • Service Learning and Assessment of Citizenship • So What?: Connecting Classrooms to • Citizenship Matters: Teaching about Careers for Undergraduate Students Crucial Status Position • Teaching about Race and Racism • Collaborative Online International Learn-• Teaching Statistics ing: The COIL Center and Virtual Study • Teaching Work and Family: Resources, Abroad Strategies, and Class Activities • Effective Online Courses: Guidelines and • TeachingWithData.org: Resources for Tips about How To Build Them Teaching Quantitative Literacy in the Social Sciences
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Experience Atlanta: Regional Spotlight Tours Plan your schedule now to take advantage of one or more of this year’s local tours. No Atlanta is the 33rd largest city in matter which adventure you decide to embark upon, there is one common denomina- the United States, with an esti- tor: The way to experience and learn about the city is to meet with, talk to, and learn mated population of 537,958. Its from the people who live and work in the area. metropolitan area, officially named One of the best ways to see the Atlanta area through sociological lenses is to take the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Mari- advantage of one or more of this year’s local tours. Reservations are mandatory. Those etta, GA MSA (commonly referred who preregister for a tour will receive the tour tickets in their program packet. Every to as Metropolitan Atlanta) is the effort has been made to ensure the tours are accessible to those with disabilities. ninth largest metropolitan area in Participants on “walking tours” who might require assistance may opt to use a motor- the country. Like most areas in the ized scooter provided by the ASA. All fees go toward tour handling, entrance fees (if Sun Belt, the Atlanta region has any), and group transportation costs. Attendees are advised to arrive promptly in the seen explosive growth in the past departure area; there are no refunds for missing group departures coordinated by tour decade, adding more than 1.13 million residents between 2000 and 2008. It is the fast- leaders. Tour fees are non-refundable. est growing area of the United States behind the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Considered a top business city and transportation hub, Atlanta is the world headquarters of The Atlanta Beltline Tour Coca-Cola Company, AT&T Mobility, and Delta Air Lines. Atlanta has the country’s fourth Saturday, August 14, 8:30 a m – 12:00 p m largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta Interna- Fee: $25 tional Airport is the world’s busiest airport and the only major airport to serve the city. Leader: Lesley Williams Reid, Georgia State University Contemporary Atlanta is sometimes considered to be an archetype for cities experienc- ing rapid growth and urban sprawl. Unlike most major cities, metropolitan Atlanta Description: The BeltLine is one of the most comprehensive economic development does not have any natural boundaries, such as an ocean, lakes, or mountains. Atlanta’s efforts ever undertaken in the City of Atlanta and the largest, most wide-ranging urban skyline is punctuated with highrise and midrise buildings of modern and postmodern redevelopment project currently underway in the United States. When complete, vintage. Unlike many other Southern cities such as Savannah, Charleston, Wilming- the BeltLine will combine greenspace, trails, transit, and new development along 22 ton, and New Orleans, Atlanta chose not to retain its historic Old South architectural miles of historic rail segments that encircle the urban core. Over the past 20 years, characteristics. Instead, Atlanta viewed itself as the metro Atlanta’s growth has occurred in widely spread and disconnected pockets of leading city of a progressive “New South” and opted development which have strained the region’s quality of life and economic growth. for expressive modern structures. The city has recently By attracting and organizing some of the region’s future growth around parks, transit, been commended by bodies such as the Environ- and trails, the BeltLine aims to change the pattern of regional sprawl in the coming mental Protection Agency for its eco-friendly policies. decades. Climb aboard the BeltLine tour bus and sit back to learn about the BeltLine In 2009, Atlanta’s Virginia-Highland became the first concept and history and hear updates regarding project planning, implementation, carbon-neutral zone in the United States. and development. Witness first hand the transformative effect the project may have on BeltLine neighborhoods and the City of Atlanta. The BeltLine tour includes a brief rest Atlanta features the world’s largest indoor aquarium, stop in West End and provides the only public access to Bellwood Quarry, the future the Georgia Aquarium, which officially opened to the site of Westside Reservoir and Park. public in 2005. The new World of Coca-Cola, opened adjacent to the Aquarium in 2007. Underground Historic West End Neighborhood Walking Tour Atlanta, a historic shopping and entertainment Saturday, August 14, 2:30 – 5:00 p m complex, lies under the streets of downtown Atlanta. Fee: $20 Atlantic Station, a huge new urban renewal project on the northwestern edge of Midtown Atlanta, officially Leader: Barbara Harris Combs, Georgia State University opened in October 2005. Description: Atlanta’s historic West End neighborhood sits approximately 2.3 miles The Regional Spotlight Subcommittee has arranged a unique set of sessions that high- southwest of downtown and was once considered the “center of black consciousness” light topics of sociological interest. In addition to the guided tours highlighted below, in the area. The neighborhood predates Terminus (Atlanta’s precursor), transitioned look at the Regional Spotlights on the ASA Annual Meeting website for details on the from white to black in the 1960s, and in recent years has experienced some black fascinating topics covered by this year’s spotlight sessions, including: gentrification. The economic and housing crisis has brought problems, including being • Culture(s) of Rurality in the Global New South ravaged by mortgage fraud (the zip code in which it sits has consistently been on the list of the top ten zip codes in the nation adversely impacted by mortgage fraud). But • Historical Forms of Social Control in the South the West End refuses to die; it is a quintessential Phoenix rising. Tour the area and see • Housing, Redevelopment and the Changing Face of Atlanta why. Its assets include proximity to downtown and important historic, social, and cul- • Immigration in Atlanta tural institutions. West End also possesses economic, racial, and religious diversity and • International Initiatives and Local Community Partnerships: Blending Research and beautiful old housing stock. We will travel via MARTA train and go on a walking tour of Service the neighborhood. Before heading back, we will stop for refreshments at the Grounds Coffeehouse, so bring a few dollars and enjoy a coffee drink, chai tea, or sweet treat, • Property Owership and Change: Post-Housing Crash Patterns in Atlanta’s Residential including vegan offerings. Join us on a tour of this vibrant community. All transporta- Neighborhoods tion and locations are handicap accessible. We will walk approximately two miles. • Race and Labor Organizing in the South, Old and New (co-sponsored with the Sec- tion on Labor and Labor Movements) The Carter Center Presidential Museum Tour • Risk Reduction and the Atlanta Harm Reduction Center Sunday, August 15, 1:30 – 3:00 p m • Screening of the Atlanta Way: A Documentary Film on Gentrification Fee: $35 And, don’t forget to visit the online dining guide of local restaurants prepared by the Leader: Elizabeth Griffiths, Emory University Regional Spotlight Subcommittee on the ASA website. Each registrant will also receive Description: Housed at the Carter Center, the Presidential Museum is administered by a copy of that guide in the Final Program packet distributed onsite in Atlanta. the National Archives and Records Administration and is part of the Presidential Library. The museum has recently undergone a major renovation, re-opening in October 2009. In a self-directed tour, you will find photographs and memorabilia from significant personal and political events in President Carter’s life including his Nobel Peace Prize, a full-size replica of the Oval Office during the Carter Administration, and an array of priceless gifts given to the president and his wife, First Lady Rosalynn Carter. This new state-of-the-art facility includes a section devoted to President Carter’s post-presidency work on peace, health, and developing nations. The museum also features an exhibit titled “A Day in the Life of the President” which simulates the experience of being the President for a day. A Japanese garden and koi pond make these beautiful grounds worth strolling. The museum is fully accessible for those with physical disabilities (ramps, wheelchairs available on request).
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Public Housing Transformation in Atlanta: A Guided Tour Exhibits! Monday, August 16, 9:30 a m – 12:00 p m Plan your schedule now to include several visits to the 2010 ASA Exhibits to browse Fee: $25 through the latest publications, explore current computer hardware and software, chat Tour Leaders: Michael Rich, Emory University; Dwanda Farmer, Atlanta Regional Com- with representatives of statistical bureaus, and meet the editor of your next publica- mission Liaison tion. More than 90 booths will display resources to help you plan courses, undertake research, and keep your sociological skills up to date. Description: Since the announcement in the early 1990s that Atlanta would be the site for the 1996 Olympics there has been unprecedented downtown redevelopment. This The ASA Exhibits will be located in the Galleria Exhibit Hall at the Hilton Atlanta. has included the demolition of 12 project-based public housing communities (with 9 Exhibits will be open to meeting registrants wearing name badges during the following more slated) and the development of 10 nationally award-winning mixed-income com- hours: plexes. Atlanta has been at the forefront of such initiatives, receiving numerous awards Saturday, August 14, 2:00 to 6:00 p m and becoming a model for many cities around the country. But such initiatives have also Sunday, August 15, 9:00 a m to 4:00 p m raised numerous questions and concerns on both the local and federal level, particularly Monday, August 16, 9:00 a m to 5:00 p m concerning the fate of the former public housing residents. This guided bus tour takes Tuesday, August 17, 9:00 a m to 1:00 p m participants to two redeveloped mixed-income sites as well as to Herndon Homes, a The location of the Exhibits offers excellent accessibility to meeting attendees. Always traditional project-based public housing community scheduled for demolition. The last one of the most popular activities at the Annual Meeting, Exhibits offer variety, part of the tour will take participants to several of the neighborhoods where former convenience, and an opportunity to discover current trends in sociological publishing, public housing residents have relocated to (with the assistance of a Housing Choice information processing, and services. It will be a central gathering place too. Attendees Voucher). The objective of the tour is to provide various academic and communities will be able to take advantage of greater networking opportunities at the Exhibit Hall. perspectives on public housing transformation in Atlanta. Participants will come away The hall will feature an ASA Cybercafé; refreshment breaks; and the ASA Bookstore. thinking about what implications the “Atlanta Model” may have for other cities. These exhibit spaces will also bring a local flair to the Annual Meeting with the Atlanta Atlanta Harm Reduction Center (AHRC) Guided Tour Regional Marketplace, a gathering of local small businesses offering unique crafts and goods. The hall will have seating areas for gathering with colleagues. Monday, August 16, 2:30 p m – 4:30 p m Stay Connected! Fee: $25 Attendees will be able to take advantage of greater networking opportunities through Leader: Miriam W. Boeri, Kennesaw State University expanded technology support. The meeting properties will feature an ASA Cyber- Description: AHRC is a community-based prevention and wellness organization commit- café (each with 5-10 computer stations). Look for signs onsite that will identify ASA ted to improving the overall health and wellbeing of marginalized individuals and com- supported “hot-spots” for Wireless Internet (WiFi) Access. These WiFi areas will have munities. AHRC provides education and tiered risk reduction programs through partner- complimentary access for ASA meeting attendees. ships to empower adults in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of substance use, HIV/AIDS, STDs, hepatitis, and other communicable diseases. After a guided educational Exhibitors Scheduled to Attend (as of May 7, 2010) tour of the AHRC facilities, the attendees will continue on a bus tour of the English Av- Ashgate Publishing Company Minnesota Population Stanford University Press enue neighborhood served by AHRC. The community made national news last year with Association Book Exhibit Center Taylor & Francis Group the shooting of 92-year-old Katherine Johnston by local police; her house will be viewed Bureau of Labor Statistics National Longitudinal Temple University Press on the tour. The tour will end with an outreach activity conducted in the community. AHRC staff will accompany attendees as they visit the tables stocked with risk reduction Cambria Press Surveys University of California Press materials, and talk with the volunteers and staff that provide educational outreach in the Cambridge University Press Oxford University Press University of Chicago Press community. The tour sites are accessible for those with physical disabilities. Cornell University Press Palgrave Macmillan University of Minnesota Duke University Paradigm Publishers LLC Press Emerald Group Publishing Pearson University Press of America Limited Perseus Books Group University Readers, Inc. And the Featured Books Are… HarperCollins Publishers Polity Vanderbilt University Press Author Meets Critics sessions bring authors of recent important ICPSR Princeton University Press W.W. Norton, Inc. books together with discussants chosen to provide different International Specialized Proquest Wadsworth Cengage Learn- viewpoints. The 2010 Program Committee selected eight books Book Services/ The Policy Random House, Inc. ing published during 2008-09 to be featured on this year’s program. Press Rowman & Littlefield Pub- Wiley Blackwell Concentration Camps on the Home Front: Japanese Americans in the LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC lishing Group Wisconsin Longitudinal House of Jim Crow Lynne Rienner Publishers Russell Sage Foundation Study -UW Madison (University of Chicago Press, 2008) by John Howard Macmillan Rutgers University Press Woodrow Wilson Interna- Genealogies of Citizenship: Markets, Statelessness, and the Right to McGraw-Hill Higher Educa- SAGE tional Center for Scholars Have Rights tion YouGov/Polimetrix (Cambridge University Press, 2008) by Margaret R. Somers Insurgent Citizenship: Disjunctions of Democracy and Modernity in Brazil ASA Bookstore (Princeton University Press, 2008) by James Holston All attendees are welcome to browse It’s All For the Kids: Gender, Families and Youth Sports through the onsite ASA Bookstore area at (University of California Press, 2009) by Michael Messner the Annual Meeting, which will be filled with Medical Research for Hire: The Political Economy of Pharmaceutical recent journal issues, timely books, teaching Clinical Trials resources and syllabi sets, career publica- (Rutgers University Press, 2009) by Jill A. Fisher tions, sociological practice materials, and directories and reference volumes. Our Bodies, Our Crimes: The Policing of Women’s Reproduction in America The ASA Bookstore is located in the Galleria (New York University Press, 2008) by Jeanne Flavin Exhibit Hall at the Hilton Atlanta. The onsite Taming the Disorderly City: The Spatial Landscape of Johannesburg after Apartheid Bookstore will be staffed by ASA Executive (Cornell University Press, 2008) by Martin J. Murray Office personnel and open during the same hours as ASA Exhibits. Theorizing Discrimination in an Era of Contested Prejudice You don’t need to wait until you go to the (Temple University Press, 2008) by Samuel Roundfield Lucas Annual Meeting to get ASA publications. The ASA has also co-sponsored a book session with the Rural Sociological Society. Avoid lugging thick volumes along as you Catastrophe in the Making: The Engineering of Katrina and the Disasters of Tomorrow return home from the Annual Meeting. Visit the online Bookstore at your conve- (Island Press, 2009) by William R. Freudenburg, Robert Gramling, Shirley Laska and nience to place your order and have the materials you need for planning for fall Kai T. Erikson classes shipped straight to you!
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Welcome Students! Departmental Alumni Night (DAN) The Departmental Alumni Night (DAN), now in its 37th year, is a social event held after Undergraduate Advisers and Their Students Take Note! the first full day of sessions, where attendees can connect with friends, colleagues, and Poster Resource Area Showcasing Graduate Programs foes to reminisce about graduate school days, create new coalitions, and catch up on This poster area features exhibits on graduate training from more than 30 graduate the latest news. This traditional gathering will begin at 9:30 p m on Saturday, August 14, programs. Representatives from these institutions will be available to talk to under- and there will be plenty of time for conversation without musical competition. graduate advisers, undergraduate students, MA-level students, and other interested DAN provides departments with the opportunity to have an alumni gathering without meeting attendees at 2:30-4:10 pm on Saturday, August 14. The department posters the considerable expense of arranging one. Each graduate department of sociology in will be available for viewing through the four days of the Annual Meeting. All attendees the United States and Canada receives an invitation to sponsor a table for alumni and are welcome to drop by anytime during the convention to see these displays about friends. A small fee is charged to assist in covering expenses for this affair. Remind your graduate programs located in the Galleria Exhibit Hall of the Hilton Atlanta. department chair to reserve a table now! Visit the Annual Meeting Website for more ASA and the Student Forum information and to download forms to signup. Tables will also be provided for sociologists in business and industry as well as for inter- The ASA welcomes undergraduate and graduate national scholars and guests. Other groups wishing to participate by sponsoring a table students at the Annual Meeting. All students who are requested to contact Kendra Eastman, ASA Meeting & Exhibits Manager (202-383- join ASA as student members automatically become 9005 x308, [email protected]) before June 4. members of the Student Forum. Special arrange- ments for students include discounted registration Community College Faculty Breakfast fees, workshops oriented to issues of interest to Sociologists teaching in community colleges are invited to a special bagel breakfast at students, student paper and roundtable sessions, a 7:00 a m on Sunday, August 15. Mark your calendar for this early-bird event where you reception for students, and admission to the book can meet with other colleagues teaching at community colleges. give-away at the end of the meeting. Honorary Reception Student Reception. All students registered to attend the Annual Meeting are invited to the open student reception on Saturday, August 14, at 6:30-7:30 p m . All meeting attendees are invited to attend the Honorary Reception at 6:30 p m on Sun- day, August 15, to express appreciation, congratulations, and best wishes to President Special Poster Sessions. Be sure to browse through the funding and data resources Evelyn Nakano Glenn and the major 2010 ASA award recipients on this festive occasion. poster session to advance your work in sociology. Poster displays of graduate programs in sociology are accessible throughout the four days of the meeting, and program Since 1984, social science departments and regional societies have joined the Ameri- representatives will be available to chat with students from 2:30-4:10 p m on Saturday, can Sociological Association in co-sponsoring the annual Honorary Reception. Donors August 14. and sponsors of this year’s reception will be announced in the Final Program. If your department or institution would like to sponsor this event, contact Michele Muller at Student Book Give-Away. All students registered to attend the Annual Meeting will the ASA Executive Office (202-383-9005, x334; [email protected]) by June 1 to request receive a ticket to the special book give-away sponsored by ASA exhibitors on Tuesday, a pledge form. August 17, after the exhibit hall has closed. Student Sessions. Whether you are planning to attend graduate school, or are further along and looking toward employment in sociological practice or the academy, there is Special Events useful information to be found by attending some of the workshops offered this year. If this is your first ASA Annual Meeting, the Orientation for First-time Meeting Attendees MFP Benefit Reception at 10:30 a m on Saturday, August 14 is a “must-attend” event, where you can meet other newcomers and get advice from ASA officers. Set aside time during the busy weekend to join good friends and supporters of the ASA’s Minor- Don’t let the huge program overwhelm you. Start by looking at the roundtable and pa- ity Fellowship Program (MFP) and the celebration per sessions sponsored by the Student Forum and then check the searchable program marking its 37th year! Plan to relax after dinner, on the website to identify other sessions in your particular areas of interest. nibble a sweet or two, and meet current Fellows and MFP alumni. Attend this special event and Networking Opportunities at the ASA Annual Meeting reaffirm your commitment to the MFP Program. Welcoming Reception All meeting registrants are invited to the Welcoming Reception, which follows the Monday, August 16, 2010 Opening Plenary Session on Friday, August 13 and celebrates the opening of the 105th 9:30-11:30 p m Annual Meeting. This social hour kicks off at 9:00p m and provides opportunities to $25—donor; $50—sponsor; $100—benefactor renew past acquaintances, chat with old friends, and find a newcomer to befriend. New Admission is by ticket only. The Minority Fellowship Program supports predoctoral members and first-time meeting attendees are particularly encouraged to come and training for students of color. Purchase your tickets when you preregister online for the have fun! meeting, or use the registration form at the end of this insert to specify your contribu- Exhibit Hall Refreshment Breaks tion level and reserve your MFP Benefit ticket. Dates: Saturday, August 14 and Monday, August 16 Just Desserts! Times: 2:00–4:00 p m (Saturday and Monday) A Teaching Enhancement Fund Benefit Location: Galleria Exhibit Hall, Hilton Atlanta Looking to escape the pressures of presenting papers, searching book displays, and Orientation for First-time Attendees participating in committee meetings? Come and relax with friends at this benefit event If this is the first time you have attended an ASA Annual Meeting, plan to attend an for the Teaching Enhancement Fund (TEF), “Just Desserts.” As the name implies, you orientation session at 10:30 am on Saturday, August 14, prior to the mid-day plenary should bring your sweet tooth along to enjoy special desserts, good coffee, stimulating on the first full day of program sessions. Hosted by ASA Secretary Donald Tomaskovic- conversation, and smile that all of this pleasure goes to a good cause. Devey and Executive Officer Sally T. Hillsman, this special orientation hour provides the Sunday, August 15, 2010 opportunity to meet ASA officers and staff and begin networking with experienced 9:30-11:00 p m colleagues. Pointers on navigating the Annual Meeting will be shared in informal $25—donor, $50—sponsor; $100—benefactor roundtable discussion. Advice from ASA Officers and experienced attendees will help Admission is by ticket only. TEF is a small grants program designed to support you chart a course through the myriad activities and substantive attractions during the teaching-related projects that have long lasting and transferable impact. Purchase your convention week. tickets in advance when you preregister online for the meeting, or use the registration Reception for International Scholars form in this newsletter to sign up for your “Just Desserts.” Scholars from countries outside the United States are invited to meet U.S. sociologists interested in international collaborations at a reception for international scholars on Monday, August 16, at 6:30-7:30 p m .
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Section Receptions to the On-site Registration area in Marquis Ballroom A at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis In addition to sponsoring substantive program sessions, ASA Sections often host to complete the on-site registration form and submit payment. receptions for their section members during the Annual Meeting. These informal social Registration Service Hours during the Annual Meeting: events are primarily held in the evenings on the first and third days of the meeting, and Friday, August 13 1:30-7:00 pm all members of a sponsoring section are welcome to attend. Sometimes several sec- Saturday, August 14 8:00 am-5:30 pm tions will co-host a joint reception, which doubles or triples the fun! Sunday, August 15 8:00 am-5:30 pm Look for the following section receptions during the Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Monday, August 16 8:00 am-5:30 pm Tuesday, August 17 8:00 am-1:00 pm Saturday, August 14, 6:30 p m Sunday, August 15, 8:00 p m Joint Reception: Section on Organiza- Joint Reception: Section on Race, Gender Accessibility Resources and Services tions, Occupations, and Work and the and Class; Section on Labor and Labor The ASA offers several services and oversight arrangements to facilitate attendance at Section on Sociology of Emotions Movements (off-site) the Annual Meeting. Joint Reception: Section on Comparative Monday, August 16, 6:30 p m Comfort Zone. Attendees coping with illness, meeting fatigue, or stress may use the and Historical Sociology and the Sec- Joint Reception: Theory Section and the small room set aside by ASA at the Hilton Atlanta and the Atlanta Marriott Marquis as a tion on Collective Behavior and Social Section on Sociology of Culture Reception “safe haven” to escape briefly from the noise and bustle of meeting activities. Families Movements with breast-feeding needs should stop by the ASA Office in Room 201, Second Level at Section on Children and Youth Reception Joint Reception: Section on Political the Hilton Atlanta for assistance in finding a private location. Section on Community & Urban Sociology Economy of the World System; and the Reception (off-site) Sessions. ASA will make arrangements for sign-language interpreters, sighted guides, Section on Environment and Technol- and other communication avenues for meeting registrants. Use the “Accessibility ogy (off-site) Section on Crime, Law and Deviance Services” portion of the registration form to identify the service that you need. Meeting Reception (off-site) Joint Reception: Section on Rationality Services staff will contact you to discuss needs and possible arrangements. and Society; Section on Mathematical Section on Economic Sociology Reception Sociology; and the Section on Evolution Section on Ethnomethodology & Conversa- Travel and Sociology tion Analysis Reception (off-site) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). In general you will find good Section on Animals and Society Reception Section on History of Sociology Reception accessibility throughout the airport. ATL is located 8 miles west of Atlanta. Information/ Section on Disability and Society Reception Section on Latino/a Sociology Reception Traveler’s Aid booths to assist travelers are located at all terminals. Booth personnel can Section on International Migration Reception (off-site) provide accessibility information. TTY’s are located at these booths and throughout Section on Methodology Reception airport boarding areas. Visual paging systems are in place throughout the termi- Section on Medical Sociology Reception nals.
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Passengers should proceed to concourse gates: T-3 & registered for the Employment Service should fill out the Rooms at the ASA rates are available on a first-come, first- 11; A-3, 15, 18 & 22; B-1, 18, 21 & 30; C-1, 14, 28, 31; D-3, Candidate Profile, upload their resumes, and indicate served basis. If a room block sells out before the deadline, 9, 6 & 36; E-7, 15, 29 & the US Customs Area. Terminals their availability for interviews during the Annual Meet- no further reservations can be accepted. ing. In addition, Employers (organizations) can register North and South offer a special needs telephone in the Room Deposit. A reservation deposit equal to one for the Employment Service, pay their ES registration main corridor. Additional telephones are located in the night’s stay is required, and your room reservation must fee, post job listings, designate interviewers from a roster terminal ticketing areas. be guaranteed by a major credit card. of pre[-registrants, and begin the process of reviewing Other Services. If you have a physical disability and need candidate profiles and setting up interviews. Cancellation. Hotels will not refund guarantees/deposits special services, equipment, or accommodations, fill out the unless cancellation is received at least 72 hours prior to All initial interview appointments arranged through the Accessibility Services portion of the registration form or call arrival. Check your hotel confirmation for the specific Employment Service must take place on-site within the ASA Meeting Services (202-383-9005, x308) to arrange in policy at that facility. advance for the necessary services. designated service areas at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. This requirement is a safeguard for both interviewers and Accessibility Needs: When making a hotel reservation, candidates. you may request audio, visual, or mobility assistance. If you Child Care want the ASA Executive Office to verify that your accessibil- All service users are urged to preregister as soon as pos- ASA continues its long tradition of providing an on-site ity request(s) will be honored, send equipment requests to: sible in order to take full advantage of the pre-convention program of activities for children of Annual Meeting ASA Special Housing, 1430 K St. NW, Suite 600, Washington, communication opportunities that the online Employment registrants. Arrangements have again been made with DC 20005-4701; fax (202) 638-0882; [email protected]. Service offers. Preregistration closes on July 14, 2010. KiddieCorp to offer a full child care program from 8:00a m Airport Transportation to 6:30 p m on August 14-17 for children between the ages Interviewers and candidates are also encouraged to bring of 6 months to 12 years. The Child Care Service will be their own laptops with them so that they can more easily Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) located at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, co-headquarters maintain communications using complimentary wireless is a major international airport located 8 miles west of hotel for the 2010 Annual Meeting. internet during the Annual Meeting. Located in the Inter- downtown Atlanta. The airport has flights to destinations Families intending to use the ASA Child Care Service must national Hall of the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, the on-site throughout North America and is a major gateway to Europe preregister before July 14. The non-refundable preregistra- service will provide some computer terminals for use by and Asia. It is a major hub of Delta Airlines and is the airline’s tion deposit is $50 per child. The deposit will be applied registered ES users; additional computers are available at principal base of operations. Information on taxi and shuttle toward the on-site daily usage fees, which are $50 full-day the ASA Cybercafe located in the Galleria Exhibit Hall. Com- bus options for the airport is provided below. For more and $30 half-day for pre-registrants. Members may use the plimentary wireless access will be available in the following details, visit the airport’s website, to help plan your trip. full registration form in this issue or preregister online via areas: Marquis Level at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Shared Van/Shuttle Buses. The following companies the ASA website. For more information about the service, The Employment Service will be open from Friday offer Shuttle Service between the airport and the Annual check the Annual Meeting homepage. afternoon to mid-day Tuesday, August 13-17. Check the Meeting hotels. Atlanta Shuttle 1(888) FLY-2ATL www. Scholarships. Several financial assistance scholarships Annual Meeting website for more details about online atlantashuttle.net; Atlanta Link Shuttle (404) 564-0607 are available to provide reduced daily usage fees for chil- Employment Service procedures. or (404) 524-3400; Airport Express (800) 354-7874 www. dren of unemployed or low-income members/students. Reminder: Anyone who wishes to use the Employment aaaairportexpress.com To apply for a scholarship, write a letter identifying your Service must first preregister for the 2010 Annual Meeting. Light Rail. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Au- membership status and requesting a child care scholar- thority (MARTA) public transit system offers passengers ship and attach the letter to your registration form or Hotel Accommodations in Atlanta direct rail service between the Airport’s main terminal send it to: ASA Meeting Services, 1430 K St. NW, Suite 600, The 105th ASA Annual Meeting will be held at the Hilton building and downtown Atlanta. The station’s platform in- Washington, DC 20005; fax: (202) 638-0882; meetings@ Atlanta and the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. The Atlanta Mar- cludes elevator access. For more information on MARTA’s asanet.org. Be sure to fill out the Child Care Registration riott Marquis will host Registration, Bookstore, Child Care passenger services, please call (404) 848-4711. Service portion of the form, provide daily usage estimates, and Service, and Employment Service. The Hilton Atlanta will begins at 6:00 am -11:00 pm, Monday through Friday, remit the basic child care preregistration deposit. host the ASA Exhibits. Program sessions will be held at both and at 8:00 am – 10:00 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and Space for Non-Preregistrants. It is unlikely that non- hotels; all poster sessions will be held at the Hilton Atlanta. holidays. The MARTA station provides direct service to the preregistered families can be accommodated on-site. Peachtree Center Station—connected to the Atlanta Mar- Blocks of sleeping rooms for ASA meeting attendees have riott Marquis hotel. The approximate fare is $2. The service staffing is contracted based on the number been arranged at the two hotels. All housing services are and age of preregistered children, and on-site adjust- being managed through, Connections Housing, the of- Taxi. Taxis depart from designated zones located at the ments are limited. IF there are any openings, fees for ficial housing vendor for the Annual Meeting. Information roadway center islands, on the Arrivals/Baggage Claim children who were not preregistered will be $75 per day on making reservations at ASA convention rates is posted Level of all terminals. Metered-rates from ATL to down- per child. No exceptions. on the ASA website. You may make your reservation town Atlanta and ASA Annual Meeting hotels range from online, via phone, or download the reservation form on $30 to $45 (approximate). Employment Service the ASA website to fax/mail. The annual ASA Employment Service (ES) assists sociolo- Staying within the Block. Booking a room in the ASA Bring Your Laptop and gists and prospective employers by providing convenient room blocks is an important way to support the Associa- Stay Connected! opportunities for interviewers and job seekers to meet tion and ultimately keep meeting costs as low as possible. Cybercafe and Academic Lounge in a neutral, monitored environment for initial short Staying “within the block” is also more convenient and interviews during the Annual Meeting. helps you stay connected with the informal activities and As a benefit to meeting attendees, computer terminals The ASA Employment Service is an online service with an networking opportunities during the meeting. with access to the Internet will be available at the ASA Cybercafe located in Galleria Exhibit Hall of the Hilton At- interactive scheduling calendar for setting up interview Room Rates. The Hilton Atlanta is offering rates of $179 lanta. A satellite station will also be located at the Atlanta appointments. Registration for the Annual Meeting and single, $179 double, $199 triple. Rates at the Atlanta Mar- Marriott Marquis. Meeting attendees are encouraged to the Employment Service are separated into two distinct riott Marquis are $179 single, $179 double, $199 triple. take advantage of complimentary wireless (WiFi) access processes. The first step for all service users is to preregis- Note that rates do not include applicable state and local being offered in the Academic Lounge in the Galleria Ex- ter for the 2010 Annual Meeting. Candidates (job seekers) taxes, currently 15%. hibit Hall, site of the Poster Displays. Browse the informa- must also pay the ES fee as part of their registration. In- Student Rooms. The ASA hotels are unable to offer tional stations displayed throughout the meeting dates terviewers (employer representatives on-site) do not pay discounted rates to students. check the ASA website and stay connected to the internet using your laptop. an additional individual ES fee, but must be registered for for information on less expensive housing options for In addition to free WiFi Internet access in designated the meeting. Employers (organizations) pay their ES fee students. Formal room blocks are not being held at these areas during the Annual Meeting, guests at the Hilton directly in the ES module (when it opens at a later date). properties for ASA, so students may make arrangements Atlanta and the Atlanta Marriott Marquis will have Online general meeting registration has been open to directly with the facility of their choice. ASA members since November, and non-member access free access to complimentary wired Internet in their opened in April. Candidates who have already preregis- Making a Reservation. Reservations may be made on- guestrooms. This amenity is offered to those who book tered may go online and add the Employment Service to line via the link to the ASA housing site powered by Con- their guestrooms with ASA’s official housing company, their meeting registration. nections Housing. ASA convention rates are applicable Connections Housing. www.asanet.org/meetings/index.cfm American Sociological Association 12 2010 Annual Meeting Supplement
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