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Greetings from ASA President Cecilia L. Ridgeway Major Plenary Sessions The theme for the 2013 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting is “Interrogat- ing Inequality: Linking Micro and Macro.” Sociologists want more than just to chart patterns Opening Plenary Session. Inequality of social inequality. How is inequality made and, therefore, could potentially be unmade? and Contemporary Social Protest What are the mechanisms? Our 2013 theme focuses on ways to open up the traditional study Friday, August 9, 7:00 – 9:00 p m of inequality in order to find better answers to these central questions. First, we must more Organizers. Cecilia L. Ridgeway and Douglas thoroughly interrogate the nature of contemporary inequality itself in order to take into account its full, multi McAdam, Stanford University dimensional complexity. That is, we need to incorporate group difference-based inequality and sociopolitical Presider: Cecilia L. Ridgeway, Stanford University processes such as incarceration. Second, to find the mechanisms by which inequality is made, we need to look at Panel: Barbara Ehrenreich, Author the mutual and interconnected effects of cultural and structural processes rather than focus on one or the other. Theda Skocpol, Harvard University Finally, we need to look across levels of analysis from the micro to the macro to discover ways that inequality Douglas McAdam, Stanford University processes interpenetrate one another to create and sustain patterns of social inequality. The most important and powerful mechanisms, the ones that have the most obdurate power to sustain broad patterns of inequality, Plenary Session. Micro Processes as often emerge from the systematic interaction of processes at multiple levels. Our goal should be to locate the key Mechanisms of Inequality junctures among these multilevel processes that provide the levers by which different inequalities among people Saturday, August 10, 12:30 – 2:10 p m and groups are systematically made or unmade in the contemporary context. We have designed three plenaries Organizer and Presider: Cecilia L. Ridgeway, to set a broad framework for these issues. Six presidential panels and more than 60 thematic sessions explore Stanford University Panel: Lawrence D. Bobo, Harvard the theme in greater depth and specificity and consider methodological as well as substantive aspects. University The Opening Plenary will focus on “Inequality and Contemporary Protest.” The idea is to begin our collective Shelley J. Correll, Stanford University conversation with analyses of dramatic examples of the social tensions surrounding current inequality such as Annette Lareau, University of Pennsyl- vania the Occupy and Tea Party movements. This will be an exciting panel discussion among Barbara Ehrenreich, Jane D. McLeod, Indiana University Theda Skocpol, and Douglas McAdam. The second plenary, on August 10, “Micro Processes as Mechanisms of Inequality,” is designed to highlight Plenary Session. How Is Equality in the the importance of incorporating processes at the individual and interpersonal levels into our understandings United States Changing? of how obdurate patterns of inequality are actually made. The speakers will look for key levers of inequality in Monday, August 12, 12:30 – 2:10 p m regard to racial, gender, and class inequality and offer a general analysis of the nature and significance of micro Organizers: Cecilia L. Ridgeway and David B. processes in the production of inequality. Grusky, Stanford University Presider: Cecilia L. Ridgeway, Stanford The final plenary on August 12, “How Is Inequality in the United States Changing?” will take on the task of University understanding exactly how broad patterns of inequality based on class, gender, and race are changing right Panel: David B. Grusky, Stanford Uni- now and discerning what is driving the changes. In what way are these changes related to one another? This versity session goes to the heart of our concerns to understand what contemporary inequality is now and what the Paula England, New York University Tomas R. Jimenez, Stanford University implications are for the future of our society. Robert Mare, University of California-Los I hope we can use this program to have a broad-ranging conversation about the nature of and mechanisms Angeles behind contemporary inequality. If we succeed, it will be thanks to the efforts of a brilliant Program Commit- tee: Jennifer Glass, Roberto Fernandez, Ross Matsueda, Jane McLeod, Devah Pager, Barbara Risman, Sandra Hear President Ridgeway’s Address and Smith, Robin Stryker, and Kjersten Whittington. Honor 2013 Award Recipients On Sunday, August 11, 4:30 p m , ASA members will celebrate the presentation of the nine major ASA awards to colleagues who have done outstanding sociological work. Cecilia Ridgeway, ASA President Chair, 2013 Program Committee Stanford University
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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 11, 4:30-6:10 p m Presider: Jennifer L. Glass, University of Texas-Austin enhance scholarly networking and exchange of emerging ideas. Moment of Remembrance Poster Sessions allow meeting attendees to see visually the results of sociological research and engage in face-to-face conversation with authors. In addition, there are In Remembrance specialized “informational” posters on Research Funding Support and Data Resources, plus a Graduate Programs in Sociology resource area. All poster areas are open At the beginning of the Presidential Plenary, there will be a “Moment of Silence” to throughout 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 Pro- gram. If you know of names that should be on this list but may not have been sent ASA Special Events at a Glance to ASA, contact Meeting Services (202-383-9005, x305; [email protected]). Friday, August 9 Award Ceremony 8:00 a m Chair Conference on Interrogating Inequality in Sociology Departments: 2013 Dissertation Award 2013 Distinguished Career Award for the Identifying Disparities, Ensuring Fair Operating Procedures, Creating a Practice of Sociology 2013 Jessie Bernard Award Culture of Inclusion* 2013 Distinguished Contributions to 2013 Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award 10:00 a m Course on Introduction to Social Network Analysis* Teaching Award 2013 Award for Public Understanding of 10:00 a m Course on Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Fuzzy Sets * Sociology 2013 Distinguished Book Award 1:30 p m Course on Connecting Micro and Macro in Ethnography* 2013 Excellence in the Reporting of Social 2013 W.E.B. DuBois Award for Distin- 1:30 p m Directors of Graduate Studies Conference on Teaching Writing in Issues guished Scholarship Sociology Graduate Programs: Training the Next Generation* 7:00 p m Opening Plenary on Inequality and Contemporary Social Protest Presidential Address 9:00 p m Welcoming Reception Presider: Jennifer L. Glass, University of Texas-Austin Presidential Address: Cecilia L. Ridgeway, Stanford University Saturday, August 10 All attendees are invited to this plenary session and to the Honorary Reception after- 8:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings wards to honor President Ridgeway and the 2013 award recipients. 10:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings 10:30 a m Orientation for First-time Meeting Attendees ASA Business Meeting 12:30 p m Plenary on Micro Processes as Mechanisms of Inequality 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 13, 7:00-8:15 am 6:30 p m Section Receptions Members seeking to present formal resolutions should be prepared to provide back- 6:30 p m Activities of Other Groups ground materials on the issue to be discussed. Contact ASA Governance staff at the 9:30 p m Departmental Alumni Night (DAN) ASA Executive Office for guidelines (202-383-9005 x327;[email protected] g). The deadline for submission of resolutions and background materials is July 12, 2013. Sunday, August 11 7:00 a m Community College Faculty Bagel Breakfast nd 22 Annual Research Support Forum 8:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings ASA is pleased to announce the 22nd Annual Research Support Forum featuring special 10:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings sessions and workshops on research funding, data resources, and discussion of impor- 10:30 a m Special Science Policy Session tant science policy issues. Look for the following sessions to navigate your way through 12:30 p m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings this year’s program and focus on researchers and research issues. 1:00 p m Funding Opportunities and Data Resources Poster Session 2:30 p m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings • Special Science Policy Session. Social • Workshop: Fund for the Advancement 4:30 p m ASA Awards Ceremony and Presidential Address Science Research Now and in the of the Discipline (FAD) Workshop 6:30 p m Honorary Reception Future • Workshop: Simulation 8:00 p m Just Desserts! A Carla B. Howery Teaching Enhancement Grant Program • Research Funding Opportunities and • Workshop: Interdisciplinary Research Benefit Reception* Data Resources in the Social & Behavioral Science: 8:00 p m Activities of Other Groups • Workshop: Disadvantaged Students, Project Conceptualization to Research 9:30 p m Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Benefit Reception* the College Pipeline, and Supportive Outcomes Funding Opportunities • Data for Social Science Research: Monday, August 12 • Workshop: NSF Funding Opportunities Availability, Accessibility, and Research 8:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings Merit Review Criteria and Proposal Possibilities 10:30 a m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings Preparation for Professional Sociolo- 12:30 p m Plenary on How Is Inequality in the United States Changing? gists and Graduate Students 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 Section Receptions The heart of the Annual Meeting is the exchange of scholarly ideas in sessions of all 6:30 p m Activities of Other Groups types and formats. Enjoy a sampling of the sociological work being done by the “best 6:30 p m Reception for Scholars with International Research & Teaching Interests and the brightest.” The 2013 Program Committee crafted a set of topics to which col- leagues from around the world submitted papers and roundtable proposals. Now this Tuesday, August 13 work comes to the Annual Meeting stage. 7:00 a m ASA Business Meeting Regular Sessions feature research papers submitted in response to the 2013 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 2:30 p m Concurrent program sessions and committee meetings Open Refereed Roundtables feature two to four paper presentations at each table, 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 Panel Special Sessions This year the Program Committee created a cat- The category of “Special Sessions” often encompasses member suggestions for invited panels as well egory of sessions to highlight session topics of as permits the Program Committee to co-sponsor sessions with sister societies. These sessions may be special interest to the ASA President. Six sessions on topics that further investigate the meeting theme or they may focus on other timely and interesting dealing with crucial social and political issues issues. Here is a sampling from this year’s roster of Special Sessions: were created under this umbrella. • Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) Distinguished Lecture • Religious Practices and Social Inequalities (co- • Changing Beliefs about • Immigration • Beyond Bridging Borders: The American Sociolog- sponsored with the Association for the Sociology Inequality, and the ical Association and the International Sociological of Religion) Opportunity and Mobility Changing Racial Association • Rethinking the Commodification and Sexualiza- • Cultural Meanings of Gen- Terrain • Contemporary Transformations in the Forms and tion of Children der and Inequality • Interrogating Inequality: Struc- Content of Religion (co-sponsored with the As- • Social Science Research Now and in the Future • Grappling with Inequality: tural and Cultural Dimensions sociation for the Sociology of Religion) • Sociological Research on Happiness What Economics, Psychol- • Organizational Dynamics and • Gender Politics in Heterosexual Sex • Technologies and/of Marginalized Bodies ogy, Political Science, and Inequality • How to Do Empirical Intersectionality Research • The Political Economy of Gender Inequality in the Sociology have to Say about Middle East Rising Inequality in the United States Refer to the online searchable program for details on all sessions and events on this year’s program roster. See the ASA website at
Thematic Sessions Thematic Sessions provide abundant opportunities to think in-depth about this year’s meeting theme, “Interrogating Inequality: Linking Micro and Macro.” Sixty-six sessions delve into important social and political issues, explore international and interdisciplinary viewpoints, and speculate on different visions of future possibilities, including:
• 25 Years and Counting: Reflecting on • Ending an Epidemic in an Era of Rising • Legal Rights and Inequality • Shifting Meanings of Family and Work the Truly Disadvantaged Inequality? The AIDS Paradox in the • Long Term Consequences of Early • Social Exchange Processes: Inequality • Addressing Health Care Inequality: The United States Childhood Experiences and Social Order Patient Protection and Affordable Care • Female Sexuality: Taking another Look • Lost in Translation? The Role of Re- • Social Media and Social Inequalities Act at the Evidence for Nature vs. Nurture search in Policy and Practice Social Networks and Inequality • An Injury to One is An Injury to All: In- • From Crime to Punishment • Men in New Family Formations • Space, Opportunity and Life Chances terrogating Inequalities (co-sponsored • Gender Politics in Intimate Relationships • Neighborhoods, Crime and the Pro- • Status Processes with Rural Sociological Society) • Higher Education and the American duction of Inequality • Stigma as Inequality • An Injury to One is An Injury to All: Dream • New Forms of Workplace Flexibility • Studying Social Dynamics in the Digital Linking Micro and Macro (co-spon- • Immigration and American Society sored with Rural Sociological Society) • New Reproductive Technologies and Age from 1980 to 2040 the Reproduction of Inequality • Teaching about Inequality in the Face • Beauty and Capital: The Sociology of • Income Inequality in Later Life Appearance • Overwork and Underwork: Inequalities of the American Dream • Income Inequality: Global, Regional, and Availability of Work • The Changing American Family and its • Behavioral Data and the Future of and National Stratification Research • Political Economy, Power and Inequality Implications • Inequality at the Bar • Childhood Poverty • Politics, the Labor Movement and • The Changing Employment Contract/ • Inequality in China Inequality in the Contemporary U.S. Changing Labor Market • Conceptualizing Inequality: Processes and Paradoxes • Inequality in the Culture and Practice • Qualitative Approaches to Studying • The Limits of Resistance of Science Inequality • Credit and Inequality: Lessons from • The Micropolitics of Domination Comparative and Historical Research • Inequality in the New Gilded Age: The • Queering Marriage or Marrying Het- • The Social Organization of Financial Five Key Questions that Need to be eronormativity? Debating Same Sex Markets • Criminal Justice Processing: Turning Asked and Answered Marriage Points in Inequality • The State against Inequalities • Inequality, Politics, and Policy • Racial Disparities in Health • Discrimination Mechanisms and Work- • The Welfare State in Crisis place Transformation • International Organization of Stratifica- • Reproductive Justice: An Intergenera- • When Sociological Research Matters: tion: How INGOs Matter for Multilevel tional Examination of History and the Sandy Hook, Aurora, Virginia Tech, and • Dismantling Mass Incarceration Inequality Future • Diversity and America’s Changing the Sociological Voice in Understand- • Interrogating Contemporary Genetics • Revisiting the 2003 ASA Race Statement ing and Preventing Mass Shootings Racial/Ethnic Order: Micro- and Macro- and its Potential Contribution to Social level Processes • Scientific Knowledge and the Repro- • Who Are the Top One Percent? Science duction of Inequality • Does Having Children Make You Poor? • Interrogating Inequalities within Sociol- • Servants, Slaves, and Human Traffick- • Elites: A Micro Foundation of Global ogy (co-sponsored with the Committee ing: Fighting for the Empowerment of Inequality? on the Status of Women in Sociology) Migrant Workers
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Directors of Graduate Study Conference: Teaching Writing in Sociology Add Value to Your Meeting by Signing up for Graduate Programs: Training the Next Generation
One of These Additional Events Friday, August 9, 1:30-5:30 p m Fee: $50 for Department Affiliates; $70 Non-Affiliates. Courses Writing is a crucial skill sociologists must learn. Yet graduate departments have This educational component provides an opportunity often assumed that students will develop these skills on their own --by taking sub- for attendees to get in-depth training in a special stantive courses and through the experience of submitting journal manuscripts. subject area. Courses are intensive sessions led by Today, a number of developments have made it more important than ever for expert faculty who have prepared a comprehen- sociology graduate students to learn to write well. sive curriculum to engage participants at all levels. Upon completing their studies, graduate students enter a job market that often Registrants will receive certificates documenting their looks very different from the market their faculty advisors encountered when participation and completion of a course. searching for their first job. Students applying for academic jobs may be passed This year’s courses are held prior to the first full day of program sessions. Attendance over if they do not already have peer-reviewed publications on their vita. More and limits and fees are noted below, and prepaid registration is required. Reservations are more students also pursue careers outside of academe and need to develop a dif- accepted in order of receipt in the ASA Executive Office. Fees are non-refundable after ferent set of skills. Finally, in order to make use of digital forms of communication, July 10. students require strong writing skills. Introduction to Social Network Analysis This year’s Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) Conference will focus on the role that graduate programs (at both the MA and PhD level) play, and should play in Friday, August 9, 10:00 a m -5:30 p m teaching writing, and how they can accommodate the shifting terrain of scholarly Fee: $70; Attendance Limit: 40 communication. With presentations by ASA journal editors, book publishers, and Leader: Olga V. Mayorova, Higher School of Economics non-academic writers, it will explore the full range of sociological writing, including writing for public sociology in the digital age. The conference will also include rep- Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Fuzzy Sets resentatives of sociology graduate programs. Conference participants will discuss Friday, August 9, 10:00 a m -5:30 p m the writing curriculum in their own departments and brainstorm with DGSs from Fee: $70; Attendance Limit: 40 similar departments regarding steps that could be taken in the short, medium, and Leader: Charles C. Ragin, University of California-Irvine long term to make it more wide-ranging and effective. The DGS Conference registration fee includes an afternoon beverage break and Connecting Micro and Macro in Ethnography DGS Conference materials. Friday, August 9, 1:30-5:30 p m Fee: $70; Attendance Limit: 40 Workshops Leader: Jane L. Collins, University of Wisconsin-Madison Look to the Annual Meeting for professional develop- ment and training across research, teaching, careers, and a host of other important professional issues. Major Activities for Department Leaders From teaching challenges to research issues to career The Annual Meeting affords a special opportunity for ASA to work with leaders of the advice and more, the 2013 Program features a robust profession, especially Department Chairs, Directors of Graduate Study, and Under- selection of workshops. graduate Advisers. Workshops are open to all meeting registrants. An ASA Chair Conference: Interrogating Inequality in Sociology Departments: overview of workshop topics is listed below. Workshop schedules, leaders, and descrip- Identifying Disparities, Ensuring Fair Operating Procedures, Creating a tions are posted in the online searchable schedule on the ASA website
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Research/Policy Workshops Monday, August 12 • A Primer on the Wisconsin Longitu- • Interdisciplinary Research in the • Community and Urban Sociology* • Mathematical Sociology dinal Study: Over 50 Years of Social Social & Behavioral Science: Project • Ethnomethodology & Conversational • Mental Health, Sociology of Data and Newly Available Genetic Conceptualization to Research Analysis • Political Sociology** Data Outcomes • History of Sociology • Population, Sociology of • Data for Social Science Research: • NSF Funding Opportunities Merit • Human Rights • Science, Knowledge, and Technology Availability, Accessibility and Re- Review Criteria and Proposal Prepara- • Latina/o Sociology • Sex and Gender*** search Possibilities tion for Professional Sociologists and • Law, Sociology of • Disadvantaged Students, the College Graduate Students Tuesday, August 13 Pipeline, and Supportive Funding • Panel Study of Income Dynamics Opportunities • Recent Advances in Social Network • Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco • Peace, War, and Social Conflict • Experimental Design in Sociology Analysis • Comparative and Historical Sociology~~ • Racial and Ethnic Minorities~~~ • Environment and Technology~ • Rationality and Society • Fund for the Advancement of the • Simulations • Disability and Society • Religion, Sociology of~~ Discipline (FAD) Workshop • Status of the Job Market for New • Family, Sociology of the~~ • Sexualities, Sociology of~ • Geometric Data Analysis: Multiple PhDs • Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility~~ • Sociological Practice & Public Sociol- Correspondence Analysis • Using Census Microdata for Quantita- • Organizations, Occupations, and Work~~~ ogy • GIS and Spatial Modeling tive Research • Innovative Longitudinal Tools for • Using Software in Qualitative Analysis *one session must be scheduled on the following day International Research in the Social **two sessions must be scheduled on the following day Sciences and the Field of Inequality ***three sessions must be scheduled on the following day ~one session must be scheduled on the preceding day ~~two sessions must be scheduled on the preceding day Teaching Workshops ~~~three sessions must be scheduled on the preceding day • Building a Cumulative Curriculum in • Social Networking as a Teaching Tool the Sociology Major • Teaching Climate Change in Sociol- • Embracing (or at Least Not Fearing) ogy And the Featured Books Are… Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom • Teaching Introductory Sociology for Author Meets Critics sessions bring authors of recent important books • Making Students Count: Innovations in the First Time together with discussants chosen to provide different viewpoints. The Undergraduate Research, Publication, • Teaching Social Theory - New Ap- and Teaching proaches for Bringing Social Theory 2013 Program Committee selected 11 books published during 2010-12 • Practical Experience and Methods of to Life to be featured on this year’s program. Introducing Conversation Analysis • Teaching Sociology of Food in a Com- Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses to Audiences Who Are New to This munity Garden (University of Chicago Press, 2011) by Richard Arum Approach • The Sociology of Effective Lecturing and Josipa Roksa • Sex Matters: The Importance and Me- • What If Students Asked the Ques- chanics of Teaching Sexuality Effectively American Memories: Atrocities and the Law tions? Student-Facilitated Policy Dis- (Russell Sage Foundation, Rose Series in Sociology, cussion in the University Classroom 2011) by Joachim Savelsberg and Ryan King Section Activities Both Hands Tied: Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom ASA Sections contribute an important segment to the Annual Meeting Program. of the Low Way Labor Market (University of Chicago Section sessions and activities at the Annual Meeting are interspersed throughout the Press, 2010) by Jane Collins and Victoria Mayer four-day schedule. These specialized sessions range in format from formal paper pre- Counted Out: Same-Sex Relations and American’s Defini- sentations to panels and discussion roundtables and are open to all meeting attendees. tions of Family (Russell Sage, 2010) by Brian Powell, The number of sessions allocated to each section is based its membership size. More Catherine Bolzendahl, Claudia Geist, and Lala Carr than 180 sessions/meetings are scheduled. Sections provide a valuable way to meet Steelman colleagues interested in similar sociological specialties and find a small “home” in a large meeting. The primary day for each section’s program is listed below. Sections Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone whose programs are too large to fit onto one day (*noted below) will have the overflow (Penguin Press, 2012) by Eric Klinenberg accommodated on an adjacent day. Check the online searchable program for specific Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect information on section-sponsored sessions. (University of Chicago Press, 2012) by Robert J. Sampson Saturday, August 10 Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood among • Animals and Society • Evolution and Sociology Black Women (University of California Press, 2011) by Mignon R. • Body and Embodiment • International Migration~~ Moore • Collective Behavior & Social Movements** • Medical Sociology** Just One of the Guys? Transgender Men and the Persistence of Gender Inequality • Communication & Information Technologies • Political Economy of the World System~ (University of Chicago Press, 2010) by Kristen Schilt • Consumers and Consumption • Race, Gender, and Class** • Education, Sociology of** • Sociology of Development Progress for the Poor (Oxford University Press, 2011) by Lane Kenworthy • Emotions, Sociology of • Theory** The Nature of Race: How Scientists Think and Teach about Human Differ- ences (University of California Press, 2011) by Ann Morning Sunday, August 11 Varieties of Feminisms: German Gender Politics in Global Perspective • Aging and the Life Course* • Global and Transnational Sociology* (Stanford University Press, 2012) by Myra Marx Ferree • Altruism and Social Solidarity • Labor and Labor Movements • Asia and Asian America • Marxist Sociology The ASA has also co-sponsored a book session with the Rose • Children and Youth • Methodology Series in Sociology. • Crime, Law, and Deviance* • Social Psychology* • Culture, Sociology of*** • Teaching and Learning in Sociol- Social Movements in the World System: The Politics of Crisis and Transforma- • Economic Sociology** ogy** tion (Russell Sage Foundation, 2012) by Jackie Smith and Dawn Wiest
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Exhibits! Experience New York: Regional Spotlight Plan your schedule now to include several visits to the 2013 ASA New York is the most populous Exhibits to browse through the latest publications, explore current computer hardware and software, chat with representatives of statis- city in the United States and tical bureaus, and meet the editor of your next publication. More than the center of the New York 90 booths will display resources to help you plan courses, undertake Metropolitan Area, one of the research, and keep your sociological skills up to date. most populous urban ag- The ASA Exhibits will be located in Americas Hall I at the Hilton New glomerations in the world. The York Midtown. Exhibits will be open to meeting registrants wearing city is referred to as New York name badges during the following hours: City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of Saturday, August 10, 2:00 to 6:00 p m New York. A global power city, Sunday, August 11, 9:00 a m to 4:00 p m New York exerts a significant impact on commerce, finance, media, Monday, August 12, 9:00 a m to 5:00 p m art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The Tuesday, August 13, 9:00 a m to 1:00 p m home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the The location of the Exhibits offers excellent accessibility for meeting cultural capital of the world. Located on one of the world’s largest attendees. Always one of the most popular activities at the Annual natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs—The Bronx, Meeting, Exhibits offer variety, convenience, and an opportunity Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. to discover current trends in sociological publishing, information processing, and services. It will be a central gathering place, too. Many districts and landmarks Attendees will be able to take advantage of greater networking op- in New York City have become portunities at the Exhibit Hall. The hall will feature “The Hub,” the ASA well-known to its approximately Cybercafé, and the ASA Bookstore. The hall will have seating areas for 50 million annual visitors. Times gathering with colleagues. Square is the brightly illumi- nated hub of the Broadway Exhibitors Scheduled to Attend (as of May 7, 2013) theatre district. The city hosts AAAS Science & Technol- Kendall Hunt Publishing Russell Sage Foundation many world renowned bridges, ogy Policy Fellowships Company Rutgers University Press skyscrapers, and parks. New York AIR-International Studies/ Lexington Books SAGE Publications City’s financial district, anchored Assessments Lynne Rienne Publishers Springer by Wall Street in Lower Manhat- American Institutes for MacMillian Stanford University Press Research tan, has been called the world’s McGraw-Hill Higher Temple University Press Association Book Exhibit leading financial center and is home to the New York Stock Exchange. Education The Nation ATLAS.ti Scientific Soft- Minnesota Population Manhattan’s real estate market is among the most expensive in the ware GmbH The Roper Center for Public Center Opinion Research world. Providing 24/7 service, the New York City Subway is one of the Bloomsbury Academic New Day Films Transaction Publishers most extensive rapid transit systems worldwide. Brill NYU Press University of California This year’s program features an exciting roster of local arrangements Bureau of Labor Statistics Oxford University Press Press (BLS) representing the work of members from the New York metropolitan Palgrave MacMillan University of Chicago Press area. The local arrangements committee, chaired by Philip Kasinitz Cambridge University Panel Study of Income Press University of Michigan Re- (City University of New York), has developed a timely, stimulating, Dynamics tirement Research Center Center for Human Re- Paradigm Publishers/ and vibrant roster of regional spotlight sessions, tours, and articles for source Research University of Minnesota Berghahn Books Press Footnotes. Cornell University Press Penguin Group (USA) University of Toronto Press Dedoose Peter Long Publishing Vanderbilt University Press Duke University Press Regional Spotlight Sessions and Tours Polity Verbi Software GmbH Esri View the complete roster of Regional Spotlight Sessions and Tours on Princeton University Press W. W. Norton HarperCollins Publishers the ASA Annual Meeting website (
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Welcome Students! Networking Opportunities at the ASA Annual Meeting
Undergraduate Advisers and Their Students Take Note! Welcoming Reception Poster Resource Area Showcasing Graduate Programs All meeting registrants are invited to the This poster area features exhibits on graduate training Welcoming Reception, which follows the from more than 30 graduate programs. Representa- Opening Plenary Session on Friday, August tives from these institutions will be available to talk to 9 and celebrates the opening of the 108th undergraduate advisers, undergraduate students, MA- Annual Meeting. This social hour kicks off level students, and other interested meeting attendees at 9:00 p.m. and provides opportunities to at 2:30-4:10 p.m. on Saturday, August 10. The depart- renew past acquaintances, chat with old ment posters will be available for viewing throughout friends, and find a newcomer to befriend. the four days of the Annual Meeting. All attendees are New members and first-time meeting at- welcome to drop by anytime during the convention to see these displays located on tendees are particularly encouraged to come and have fun! the Promenade Level at the Hilton New York Midtown. Exhibit Hall Refreshment Breaks ASA and the Student Forum Dates: August 10 and 12 The ASA welcomes undergraduate and graduate students at the Annual Meeting. All stu- Time: 2:00-4:00 p m (Saturday and Monday) dents who join ASA as student members automatically become members of the Student Location: Americas Hall I, Hilton New York Midtown Forum. Special arrangements for students include discounted registration fees, workshops oriented to issues of interest to students, student paper and roundtable sessions, a recep- Orientation for First-time Attendees tion for students, and admission to the book giveaway at the end of the meeting. If this is your first time attending an ASA Annual Meeting, or even if it isn’t, plan on Student Reception. All students registered to attend the Annual Meeting are invited to attending the orientation session at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 10, prior to the the open student reception on Saturday, August 10, at 6:30-7:30 p.m. mid-day plenary on the first full day of program sessions. Hosted by ASA Secretary Special Poster Sessions. Be sure to browse through the funding and data resources Catherine White Berheide and Executive Officer Sally T. Hillsman, this special orienta- poster session to advance your work in sociology. Poster displays of graduate programs tion provides the opportunity to meet ASA officers and staff and begin networking in sociology are accessible throughout the four days of the meeting, and program with experienced colleagues. Pointers on navigating the Annual Meeting will be shared representatives will be available to chat with students from 2:30-4:10 p.m. on Saturday, in informal roundtable discussion. Advice from ASA Officers and experienced attendees August 10. will help you chart a course through the myriad activities and substantive attractions Student Book GiveAway. All student attendees at the Annual Meeting will receive a during the convention week. ticket to the special book giveaway sponsored by ASA exhibitors on Tuesday, August 13, after the exhibit hall has closed. Reception for Scholars with International Research & Teaching Interests Student Sessions. Whether you are planning to attend graduate school, or are further Scholars from countries outside the United States are invited to meet U.S. sociologists along and looking toward employment in sociological practice or the academy, there is interested in international collaborations at a reception for international scholars on useful information to be found by attending some of the workshops offered this year. If Monday, August 12 at 6:30–7:30 p.m. this is your first ASA Annual Meeting, the Orientation for First-time Meeting Attendees at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 10 is a “must-attend” event, where you can meet other newcomers and get advice from ASA officers. Departmental Alumni Night (DAN) Tip: Don’t let the huge program overwhelm you. Start by looking at the roundtable The Departmental Alumni Night (DAN), now in its 40th year, is a social event held and paper sessions sponsored by the Student Forum and then check the searchable after the first full day of sessions, where attendees can connect with friends, col- program on the website to identify other sessions in your particular areas of interest. leagues, and foes to reminisce about graduate school days, create new coalitions, and catch up on the latest news. This traditional gathering will begin at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 10. ASA Bookstore DAN provides departments with the opportunity to have an alumni gathering without the considerable expense of arranging one. Each graduate department of sociology in All attendees are welcome to browse the United States and Canada receives an invitation to sponsor a table for alumni and friends. A small fee is charged to assist in covering expenses for this affair. Remind your through the on-site ASA Bookstore department chair to reserve a table now! Visit the Annual Meeting website for more area at the Annual Meeting, which information and download forms to sign up at
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MFP Benefit Reception Special Events Set aside time during the busy weekend to join Section Receptions good friends and supporters of the ASA’s Minor- ity Fellowship Program (MFP) and the celebration In addition to sponsoring substantive program sessions, ASA Sections often host marking its 40th year! Plan to relax after dinner, receptions for their section members during the Annual Meeting. These informal social nibble a sweet or two, and meet current Fellows events are primarily held in the evenings on the first and third days of the meeting, and and MFP alumni. Attend this special event and all members of a sponsoring section are welcome to attend. Sometimes several sec- reaffirm your commitment to the MFP Program. tions will co-host a joint reception, which doubles or triples the fun! Sunday, August 11, 2013 Look for the following section receptions during the Annual Meeting in New York.
p m 9:30-11:30 Saturday, August 10, 6:30 p m Monday, August 12, 6:30 p m $25—donor; $50—sponsor; $100—benefactor Joint Reception: Section on Political Joint Reception: Section on Alcohol, Admission is by ticket only. The Minority Fellowship Program supports predoc- Economy of the World System; Section Drugs, and Tobacco and Society for toral training for students of color. Purchase your tickets when you preregister on Sociology of Development; Section the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) online for the meeting to specify your contribution level and reserve your MFP on Collective Behavior and Social Move- (offsite) Benefit ticket. ments; and Section on Human Rights Joint Reception: Section on Compara- (offsite) tive-Historical Sociology and Section Joint Reception: Section on Crime, Law, on Political Sociology Just Desserts! and Deviance and Section on Sociology Joint Reception: Section on Sociology of of Law the Family and Section on Sociology of A Carla B. Howery Teaching Enhancement Joint Reception: Section on History of Population (offsite) Grant Benefit Reception Sociology and Theory Section Section on Community and Urban Looking to escape the pressures of presenting papers, Joint Reception: Section on Rational- Sociology Reception (offsite) searching book displays, and participating in committee ity and Society; Section on Evolution, Section on Disability and Society Recep- meetings? Come and relax with friends at this benefit event, Biology and Society; and Section on tion “Just Desserts.” As the name implies, you should bring your Mathematical Sociology Section on Environment and Technol- sweet tooth along to enjoy special desserts, good coffee, Joint Reception: Section on Sex and Gen- ogy Reception stimulating conversation, and smile that all of this pleasure der; Section on Body and Embodiment; Section on Ethnomethodology and goes to a good cause. Section on Race, Gender, and Class; Conversational Analysis Reception Sunday, August 11, 2013 and Section on Sociology of Sexualities (offsite) (offsite) 8:00-9:30 p m Section on Inequality, Poverty, and Joint Reception: Section on Social Mobility Reception $25—donor, $50—sponsor; $100—benefactor Psychology and Section on Sociology of Admission is by ticket only. The Howery Teaching Enhancement Grant is a small Emotions Section on Organizations, Occupations, and Work Reception grants program designed to support teaching-related projects that have long- Section on Altruism, Morality, and Social lasting and transferable impact. Purchase your tickets in advance when you Solidarity Reception Section on Peace, War, and Social Con- preregister online for the meeting to sign up for your “Just Desserts.” flict Reception (offsite) Section on Animals and Society Reception Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section on Asia and Asian America Recep- Reception tion (offsite) Section on Science, Knowledge, and Section on Children and Youth Reception Technology Reception (offsite) Section on Communication and Informa- Section on Sociological Practice and Twitter at the Annual Meeting tion Technologies Reception Public Sociology Reception Section on Consumers and Consumption Section on Sociology of Mental Health The American Reception (offsite) Reception Sociological Section on Economic Sociology Reception Section on Sociology of Religion Recep- Section on Global and Transnational tion Association Sociology Reception (@ASAnews) will be tweeting about activities Section on International Migration Reception and research presented at the 2013 ASA Annual Section on Labor and Labor Movements Meeting. Meeting attendees are encouraged Reception (offsite) to tweet from the meeting as well to highlight Section on Marxist Sociology Reception Section on Medical Sociology Reception noteworthy presentations or to share and dis- Section on Methodology Reception cuss ideas using the hashtag #asa13. These Section on Sociology of Culture Reception Twitter (twitter.com) updates can be used to Section on Sociology of Education Reception Section on Teaching and Learning in share proceedings with absent colleagues or Sociology Reception (offsite) connect virtually with other meeting attendees. Internet access will be available throughout Activities of Other Groups The wide-ranging interests of ASA members generate meetings of special interest the meeting sites. Hashtags signal that a tweet groups during each year’s Annual Meeting. Space is assigned as available to these relates to that particular topic and make it easier groups to hold their meetings and/or sessions in evening time slots when no program sessions or other ASA activities are scheduled. Refer to the online searchable program for users to search for popular topics. for details on activities of other groups. Some groups will also have membership information and publications on display in the ASA registration area in Americas II at the Hilton New York Midtown.
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New Innovations at the Annual Meeting Conference Information With the 2013 meeting, we are using advances in technology Services to improve participants’ meeting experiences, increase the ef- Registration. Online meeting registration is open; you may register online via a secure ficiency and effectiveness of information sharing, and facilitate server, or download the full registration form to sign up for the 2013 Annual Meeting networking in both physical and virtual spaces. and the various services, special events and conferences, seminars, courses, and confer- ences. The full registration form is in this issue of Footnotes. Annual Meeting attendees The Annual Meeting App are urged to register for the meeting in advance. Advance registration assists ASA in planning for the Annual Meeting and also allows savings for the registrants. The ASA Annual Meeting App will include the full pocket Program Participants. Presenters who have not preregistered will be dropped from program, information on getting around New York City and the the online and final programs beginning on June 4. meeting sites, maps and floor plans for the facilities, easy access Reminder: Access to all ASA services is restricted to meeting registrants. Badges are to information on local restaurants, and hours and locations for required for entry to the ASA Exhibits, Employment Service, and Child Care Service. various Annual Meeting services. It will be continuously updated Attendance at events that require fee payment (e.g., Tours, Seminars, Courses, Chairs Conference, Director of Graduate Studies Series, Just Desserts, and MFP Benefit) is with program corrections and changes to reduce the rare but restricted to those who have registered for the meeting. frustrating experience of going to a room only to find that there Confirmations. Continuing our commitment to a more environmentally sustainable is an error in the program or the session was cancelled. More de- meeting, we no longer print and mail confirmations to those who register online. Save tails on the Annual Meeting App to be provided at a later date. the e-mailed confirmation as your record. Those who register via fax and mail will receive a printed confirmation by mail. Wi-Fi in New York Preregistration Pickup. Attendees who preregister before July 10 may pick up badg- Beyond the Annual Meeting app and es, program packets, and special tickets at the Preregistration counters in Americas Hall II at the Hilton New York Midtown. See registration service hours below. streaming video with captions from the On-site Registration. Those who miss the July 10 preregistration deadline should go plenaries, there will be free basic band- to the On-site Registration area in Americas Hall II at the Hilton New York Midtown to width Wi-Fi available in all ASA meeting complete the on-site registration form and submit payment. rooms, both at the Hilton New York Mid- Registration Service Hours during the Annual Meeting: town and the Sheraton New York Hotel Friday, August 9 1:30-7:00 p m & Towers. (For those of you considering incorporating videos in Saturday, August 10 8:00 a m -5:30 p m your presentations, keep in mind that basic bandwidth is suffi- Sunday, August 11 8:00 a m -5:30 p m Monday, August 12 8:00 a m -5:30 p m cient to allow web browsing and email, but won’t support rapid Tuesday, August 13 8:00 a m -1:00 p m transfer of large amounts of data such as Skype and FaceTime.) Social Media Accessibility Resources and Services Be sure to visit “The Hub,” ASA’s new social media booth dur- The ASA offers several services and oversight arrangements to facilitate attendance at ing the Annual Meeting. While technological innovations may the Annual Meeting. Comfort Zone. Attendees coping with illness, meeting fatigue, or stress may use the be nothing new for some members, for those not born with a small rooms set aside by ASA at both the Hilton New York Midtown and the Sheraton mobile device in our hands, they may be a bit daunting. The Hub New York Hotel & Towers as a “safe haven” to escape briefly from the noise and bustle of will feature informal, 20-minute technology-training modules. meeting activities. Families with breastfeeding needs should stop by the ASA Office, in But what’s The Hub? It is where the mini-training modules will be the Gibson room at the Hilton New York Midtown for assistance in finding the private located—a new ASA social networking space in the ASA Exhibit nursing facilities. Uni-Sex/Gender-Neutral Restrooms. The ASA will designate restroom facilities on the Hall. It will include the ASA Bookstore, cyber café, and dedicated second floor of the Hilton New York Midtown and the third level of the Sheraton New tech-training stations. The mini-training opportunities will cover York Hotel & Towers as “uni-sex/gender-neutral.” Other restroom facilities designated an array of popular topics, such as using social networking “women” and “men” are also available on these levels. tools (e.g., Twitter and Facebook), seeing how educators and Sessions. ASA will make arrangements for sign-language interpreters, sighted guides, non-profits are using Google maps, and making your personal and other communication avenues for meeting registrants. Use the “Accessibility Ser- vices” portion when registering to identify the service that you need or call ASA Meet- website 508 compliant in order to increase its accessibility. ing Services (202-383-9005, x308) to arrange in advance for the necessary services. Meeting Services staff will contact you to discuss needs and possible arrangements.
Film & Video Screenings The Program Committee is again sponsoring a meeting room where new films/videos are screened during the Annual Meeting. If you would like additional information on the Film & Video Screenings, contact: Jaime Hecht, ASA Academic & Professional Affairs Program, at (202) 383-9005 x318; [email protected];
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Travel Information Child Care ASA continues its long tradition of providing an on-site program of activities for children At the Airport of Annual Meeting registrants. Arrangements Laguardia (LGA) and John F. Kennedy have again been made with KiddieCorp to offer a full childcare program from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 International (JFK): New York City’s Major Airports p.m. on August 10-13 for children between LaGuardia (LGA) remains a popular choice for a wide vari- the ages of 6 months to 12 years. The Child ety of travelers, providing easy access to New York City and Care Service will be located at the Hilton New the metropolitan area. John F. Kennedy (JFK) has been in operation for more than 60 York Midtown, headquarter hotel for the 2013 years and now handles more international traffic than any airport in the nation. Annual Meeting. Families intending to use the ASA Child Care Service must preregister before July 10. Shuttle Vans, Buses and Public Transportation Services The non-refundable preregistration deposit is $50 per child. The deposit will be ap- LGA: New York City buses provide service between LaGuardia and Manhattan and plied toward the on-site daily usage fees, which are $50 full-day and $30 half-day for Queens with connections to New York City subways for destinations beyond. For preregistrants. Members may preregister online via the ASA website (www.e-noah.net/ service between LaGuardia and Manhattan, the M60 bus goes to 106th and Broadway ASA/Login.asp). For more information about the service, check the Annual Meeting via 125th Street in Manhattan and Astoria Blvd. in Queens. Key connections include homepage. the N and Q subway trains at Hoyt Avenue/31st Street; the 4, 5, and 6 subway trains at Scholarships. Several financial assistance scholarships are available to provide reduced Lexington Avenue; and the Metro-North Railroad at Park Avenue. daily usage fees for children of unemployed or low-income members/students. To ap- New York Airporter offers shared ride service. Departs roughly every 30 minutes - Port ply for a scholarship, write a letter identifying your membership status and requesting Authority Bus Terminal, Grand Central Station and Penn Station. Fare is $13. Purchase a child care scholarship and attach the letter to your registration form; send it to: ASA tickets online at www.NYCAirporter.com. For more information, call (718) 777-5111. Meeting Services, 1430 K St. NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005; fax: (202) 638-0882; Taxi service is also available at LaGuardia in front of all terminals. Ground transportation or [email protected]. Be sure to fill out the Child Care Registration portion of the information counters, located on the lower baggage claim level of all terminals, provide form, provide daily usage estimates, and remit the basic child care preregistration information and reservations for buses, shared-ride vans, and private cars or limousines. deposit. You can call 1 (800)-AIR-RIDE for information on authorized transportation services. As Space for Non-Preregistrants. It is unlikely that non-preregistered families can be always, disregard offers of transportation from solicitors in the terminal. Be sure your accommodated on-site. The service staffing is contracted based on the number and transportation is safe and legitimate at ground transportation information counters, bus age of preregistered children, and on-site adjustments are limited. IF there are any stops, and taxi dispatchers. Also, ignore non-uniformed persons offering to assist with openings, fees for children who were not preregistered will be $75 per day per child. No baggage and seek out uniformed porters or airline employees for baggage assistance. exceptions. JFK: JFK has many transportation options – from AirTrain, public subways and buses to Employment Service taxis and limousines. AirTrain JFK provides The annual ASA Employment Service (ES) assists sociologists and prospective employ- easy access to both the Long Island Rail ers by providing convenient opportunities for interviewers and job seekers to meet in a Road and MTA’s New York City subway and neutral, monitored environment for initial short interviews during the Annual Meeting. bus system, with connections at both the The online ES module give registered users access to candidate resumes and job list- Jamaica and Howard Beach station stops. ings and supports an interactive scheduling calendar for setting up interview appoint- JFK is also ideally located for regional ments during the Annual Meeting. The ES is accessible through the ASA Member Portal. highway travel. AirTrain JFK is the easiest way to travel to, from, and around Kennedy How to Participate International Airport. AirTrain provides a low-cost way to travel by mass transit to major destinations in New York and New Jersey. Best of all, you never have to worry about Job seekers (candidates) must preregister traffic and can lower your carbon footprint. for the 2013 Annual Meeting and pay the Candidate fee as part of their registration Reservations for shared-ride van and private car services can be made at the Port process. Authority Welcome Center located on the Arrivals level of each terminal. If the center is closed, there is a convenient self-service kiosk nearby where you can contact autho- Employers (organizations) must pay the job rized shared-ride or private car services. posting fee as part of their ES login process. After posting a job listing, an employer can Public transportation information for the disabled traveler is available at the following designate the appropriate personnel who numbers: MTA: 718 596-8585 TTY/TDD 718 596-8273 will serve as interviewers, provided they Unisex Restrooms: All public restrooms can accommodate people with disabilities. have preregistered for the Annual Meeting. If you need assistance, you and the person assisting can use one of unisex/family Interviewers must preregister for the 2013 Annual Meeting in order to be designated restrooms located throughout the terminal and concourses at JFK and LGA airports. by Employers for the role of Interviewer. Customer Service can help you to find a unisex/family restroom. The Employment Service will be open from Friday afternoon to mid-day Tuesday, Wheelchairs: Your airline can provide you with wheelchair or electric cart service if you August 9- 13. Check the Annual Meeting website for more details about online Employ- need assistance to or from your flight. Service should be requested from the airline in ment Service procedures. advance or at the ticket counter when you check in. Reminder: Anyone who wishes to use the Employment Service must first pre Ground Transportation - Wheelchair Transportation: The Americans with Disabilities register for the 2013 Annual Meeting. Act requires all ground transportation companies to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles. Disabled travelers traveling to and from JFK and LGA can choose from among several companies that provide wheelchair transportation services. Individuals needing this service should make arrangements with a service provider in advance. Pet-Relief Area: All passenger terminals at JFK and LGA airports provide these areas to conform with the federal Air Carrier Access Act, which mandates such areas for service animals who travel with air passengers. Signs featuring the international symbol for pet relief designate the areas. Download the JFK and LGA Accessibility Maps at ,
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Student Rooms. The ASA hotel is unable to offer further Hotel Information discounted rates to students. Hotel Accommodations in New York Making a Reservation. Reservations may be made online via the link to the ASA housing site powered by Connections The 108th ASA Annual Meeting will be held at the Hilton Housing. ASA convention rates are applicable for 3 days before New York Midtown and the Sheraton New York Hotel & and after the meeting, but the number of rooms is limited at Towers. Both facilities will host all ASA program sessions. the hotel. Pre- and post-convention availability is at the discre- ASA registration and satellite office, book exhibits, Employ- tion of the hotel. ment Service, and the ASA Bookstore will be located at the Hilton New York Midtown. ASA Child Care and all plenary Reservation Deadline: July 15, 2013. sessions will also be located at the Hilton. You are encouraged to make your reservation as soon as pos- All housing services are being managed through Connec- sible. Rooms at the ASA rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If a room tions Housing, the official housing vendor for the Annual block sells out before the deadline, no further reservations can be accepted. Meeting. Information on making reservations at ASA Room Deposit. A reservation deposit equal to one night’s stay is required, and your convention rates is posted on the ASA website
Why Stay in the ASA Room Block?
Stretch Your Travel Dollar: Companies are downsizing, budgets are being reduced, and travel requests are being highly scrutinized for their return on investment. The ASA under- stands those concerns and has partnered with the meeting hotels to offer you a competi- tive hotel rate and incentives that will help stretch your travel dollar. Receive Special Incentives: Guests who book within our block have access to amenities that are not always available at other properties. For details on the amenities offered at the individual hotels, see
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