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JANUARY/MUCH 1991 NO.1 ... .. FROM THE SECRETARIAT... ASA OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS 1991 Bulletin - ASA CHANGES DATES OF 1991 OFFICERS ANNUAL MEETING President: Martin A. Klein (University of Toronto) We received word on December 20 that the hotel select­ Vice~President: Edmond J. Keller (UCLA) ed for the 1991 Annual Meeting in St. Louis was being Past President: Ann Seidman (Oark University) closed by its owners as of January 1, 1991. After some fran~ Treasurer: Joseph Miller (University of Virginia) c. tic scrambling, we located two other possible sites for our Executive Secretary: Edna G. Bay (Emory Univ.) conference, both of which were able to accommodate us only on a single weekend-November 23-26,1991. DIRECTORS We are pleased to announce that we have contracted RETIRING IN 1991 with the Adam's Mark Hotel, a lovely facility with excel­ Martha A. Gephart (Social Science Research Coun~ lent meeting space, for our 34th Annual Meeting. The ciD Adam's Mark is located in the heart of downtown St. Louis Catharine Newbury (University of North Carolina across from the city's most famous landmark, the arch, be~ at Chapel Hill) yond which flows the Mississippi River. Sulayman S. Nyang (Howard University) Unfortunately, there are two problems with the Novem­ ber meeting dates. By planning well in advance and work­ RETIRING IN 1992 ing with all ASA meeting participants, we hope to mini~ Carol M. Eastman (University of Washington) mize possible difficulties. Christraud M. Geary (Boston University) First, the dates of the 1991 ASA Annual Meeting over­ Sandra Greene (Kalamazoo College) lap, though they do not coincide with, the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, scheduled to RETIRING IN 1993 convene from 20~24 November in Chicago. We are in touch Joel D. Barkan (University of Iowa) with the AAA and hope to work with their program com­ Beverly Grier (Oark University) mittee to schedule ASA panels to accommodate anthropol­ Goran Hyden (University of Florida) ogists wishing to attend both conferences. Second, the 1991 ASA meeting will be held just before the Thanksgiving holiday, beginning on Saturday morn­ ing, November 23 and ending at midday on Tuesday, No­ ASA News, Vol. XXIV, No. I, JanlMar 1991. vember 26. Some US-based ASA members will welcome Editor: Edna G. Bay these dates, arguing that students rarely attend class any­ way on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Published quarterly by the African Studies Association. However, because air traffic gets very heavy at that time of year, it will be important that participants reserve and pur­ Contributions to ASA News should be sent to ASA News, chase their air tickets well in advance. We have been as­ Credit Union Building, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia sured by several airlines that inexpensive fares are availa­ 30322. Deadlines for contributions are December 1, March 1, ble even at peak holiday travel times, provided tickets are June 1, and September 1. purchased early. We expect to be able to circulate the pre­ liminary program by midsummer this year, and we urge Domestic claims for non-receipt of issues must be made members to purchase their air tickets as soon as they re­ within six months of the month of publication - overseas ceive the preliminary program. claims must be made within one year. Meanwhile, we have published on pages 33-36 the Notice to Members: The United States Postal System does forms for the proposal of panels and papers. Please remem­ not forward periodicals. We must receive written notifica­ ber that you must be a 1991 ASA member when you sub­ tion from you at least five weeks in advance of any change of mit your proposal for consideration for the program. Keep address. Failure to notify us of your correct mailing address in mind too that participants normally will be accepted to will result in suspension of mailings until we receive such make only one presentation: as a paper presenter, a round­ notification. We can make address changes only when cur­ table participant, or a discussant. However, individuals rent dues are paid. Reinstatement of membership mailings may chair one panel and in addition make one presenta­ after suspension may be made by payment of a $5.00 rein­ tion. statement fee. l I We Welcome New ASA Members I (who joined or rejoined us between September 1 and December 1, 1990) I , Hailu Abatena Anthony Cohyte Walter W. Hill R. P. Marlin Diane K. Prouty I ~ Daniel Abebe Paul Collier Leslie I. Hill Herman Martin Robert S. 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