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Information about several papers discussed at a session on currents from Chicago, Illinois and the impact of U.S. sociology around the world, that were given before the American Sociological Association, are presented. The papers presented ventures into the history of sociology and emphasizes its effort as a discipline to confront the realities of war and peace, poverty and wealth, nationalism and imperialism, dominance and subornation and to define the role of sociology and sociologists in the face of these realities.

In June, 2001 the CITY2000 Foundation donated 500,000 photographic negatives, over 500 audio- and videotapes, and office archives to the University of Illinois at Chicago. The collection represents an image time capsule of a major American city during the year of the millennium. Every class of individual, event of the year, and neighborhood was explored by 200 professional photographers and brought together in this unique archive. As part of its agreement in accepting the archive, the UIC Library committed to making the collection available at least until the year 3000. This paper discusses the steps UIC is taking to make this possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart as it re-entered the atmosphere. Months later, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board determined the immediate cause of the crash, but it also alluded to relationships NASA has with other organizations as being problematic, suggesting that Columbia was a painful symptom of a deeper disease. This paper uses resource dependency theory and structuration theory together to examine NASA's interorganizational network, illustrating that NASA is involved in multiple toxic relationships and that a pattern has developed through NASA miscues in the last 20 years. This case study demonstrates the advantages of using these two theories together, how such integration provides a useful perspective for understanding power and change in interorganizational relationships. The paper also discusses practical suggestions for NASA specifically, but also for others as organizations become more dependent on external stakeholders and interorganizational relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the American Educational Research Association 2007 Annual Convention Call for Proposals. The convention which will be held on April 9-13, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois will have "The World of Educational Quality" for its theme and will focus on the issues of attending to educational systems and education research outside the United States. The call for proposal encourages research that applies novel methods or integration of such methods to educational problems.

By vote of the executive committee of the American Sociological Society, the 1951 Annual Meeting will be held in Chicago on September 5, 6, and 7, 1951. This will overlap, on September 5, with the meeting in the same city of the American Psychological Association. The hotel which will serve as headquarters for the annual meeting has not yet been selected. Those who are interested in presenting papers at the 1951 meeting of the American Sociological Society are invited to make known their interest by following the procedure outlined below. The Committee on Contributed Papers will handle submitted papers in one of two ways. If a paper appears to fall in an area covered by one of the sections of the meeting, it will be forwarded to the chairman of that section for his consideration otherwise it will be considered for inclusion in one of the three sessions of this committee. In general, the Committee on Contributed Papers is interested in research reports which can be read in fifteen minutes.

Presents information about various papers presented in the 33rd annual business meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association held on June 28, 2003 at Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. Proceedings of this meeting; Abstracts of papers presented in this meeting; Contact information of authors of these papers.

The article presents information on the executive board meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), held May 17, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. Three members of the Board of Executives of the NARST met at the Palmer House in Chicago. They were Ira C. Davis, Earl R. Glenn and N. Eldred Bingham. Part of the morning was devoted to selecting the following committees: Elementary Science Committee, Junior High School Science Committee, Senior High School Science Committee, Junior College Science Committee and, Teacher Education Committee. Besides, announcement regarding NARST's 1948 meeting was also made.

The article presents information on minutes of the Ohio Valley Sociological Society's council meeting which was held on September 20, 1968 at Pick Congress Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. President William D'Antonio called the meeting to order. The minutes of the last council meeting were approved as corrected. There was discussion of the minutes of the executive committee meeting with the officers of the Midwest Sociological Society. There was discussion of the paper competition. The status of the student when the paper is completed will determine which contest it is entered in. This competition may include honors work and special projects as well as papers for courses. The following motion was made and unanimously passed. The editor of Sociological Focus may set up a special account to handle income and the expense of editing the journal. The editor is to give an accounting of this money to the Publications Committee, and this accounting is to be included in the Publications Committee's report to the council. A membership drive will take place utilizing the state chairmen. Reimbursement of mailing costs to the membership committee was authorized.

Provides information on an annual meeting held by the American Pancreatic Association (APA) in Chicago, Illinois on November 5-6, 1987. Number of registrants from different countries that attended the meeting; Significance of the event to scientists; Categories of the papers presented in the different sessions.

The article presents information about the 8th Annual Conference of the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities (ACLD), which was held from March 18-20, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois. Luci Johnson Nugent, former U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson's younger daughter, related her unhappy experiences as a student with a visual disability to the 1,000 persons attending the banquet of the conference. Not until she was 16 years old, was it discovered that she had a visual disability that made learning nearly impossible. When her problem was discovered and corrected by therapy, Nugent said, it was like being reborn. For the first time, she experienced the sweet taste of success, and eventually made the honor roll. Other highlights of the conference included the presentation of awards by the association. The Learning Disabilities Award, the highest honor accorded by the ACLD, was presented to Jeanne McRae McCarthy, director of diagnostic services of Schaumburg District 54, Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

This article reports that the North American Society for Sport History will hold its Nineteenth Annual Convention at the Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, through May 25 to 27, 1991. It invites research papers and/or proposals for organizing a thematic session from interested scholars. The contact person is Robert K. Barney, a member of the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

The article presents a paper, on the examination of the impact of teenager suicide prevention, on the panelists involved in this project. The paper was presented at the 2005 National Association of Peer Programs Conference in Chicago, Illinois. The author says that a total of 18 youth suicide survivors have participated in the teen suicide prevention efforts over the years. He focuses on the impact of this work on those who do the training, and participate on panels in order to teach others how to intervene with suicidal teenagers. Examples of teen survivor panelists are also given. Youth, currently at risk, are not included in the workshop session. The author mentions his efforts in this workshop session. He said that he has spent a lot of time in establishing rapport with each team member, listening to their personal histories, and by asking relevant questions to help them to elaborate and highlight what is most relevant for their presentation.

This article presents the highlights of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) Ninth International Congress, held in Chicago, Illinois from August 30 to September 2, 1992. The congress theme was An International Commitment to Prevent Child Abuse. The host organization was the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse based in Chicago. The congress had over 1700 participants from nearly 80 different countries including over 40 developing countries. A majority of participants were from outside the U.S. and for many this was their first experience of an international congress. Rather than attempt to summarize the contents of a congress than in addition to plenary sessions included over 450 papers, a masterclass, research briefings, discussion groups, an exhibition, theatrical productions and social events, three individuals share with us some of their impressions of Chicago 1992. The ISPCAN 9th International Congress was preceded by a Pre-Congress Seminar which was held on the four days prior to the congress. About 100 participants attended at the University of Chicago's campus.

The article presents information on American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA). The research awards Committee of APGA assumes the responsibility for appraising research literature and that theoretical writing which will stimulate research and identifying those publications which are of outstanding quality and of special significance to the membership of APGA. The committee reviewed 56 journals and several monographs and books published between September 1960 and August 1961. Each worthy presentation was nominated as being a descriptive, associative, experimental, or theoretical study. The awards presented at the APGA convention in Chicago were made to the authors of the following publications. Carl R. Rogers was awarded for his book "The Place of the Person in the New World of the Behavioral Sciences." Henry Writz was awarded for his book "Guidance as Behavior Change." Another function of the Research Awards Committee is to encourage research and to promote translation research for the membership. At each convention the committees sponsor the reading of research papers to partially fulfill this function.

Information about the topics discussed during the AEJMC 2012 Centennial Conference and General Business Meeting which was held at Chicago Marriott Downtown in Chicago, Illinois on August 11, 2012 is presented. Association president Linda Steiner recognized the long-time service of Richard Burke, thanked Kathy Bradshaw, Suzette Heiman, and Rebecca Lin on the proclamation of AEJMC and its 100 anniversary.

Information about several papers discussed at the Twenty-fourth Annual conference of International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators in Chicago, Illinois. The conference boasted a rich program that included thirty-eight concurrent academic and professional sessions, as well as numerous social and recreational functions. The conference topics ranged from preparation of students for the workplace, to curriculum development and assessment and to impact of education on ethics.

The article presents an announcement of the Thirty-First Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research which was held from October 9-13, 1991 at The Palmer House in Chicago, Illinois.

Announces the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Association for Business Communication at its international meeting in Chicago's Drake Hotel in Illinois from October 31 to November 3, 1985. Theme of the convention; Submission of one-page proposals.

The article reports on the eighth annual meeting of The Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy that will be held between November 1st and 3rd, 1974 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The address for registration and submission of research papers is also given.

The article presents information on the program of the Econometric Society's North American meeting held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 29 to 31, 1978. Some of the research papers presented at the meeting on August 29 are: "A Simultaneous Equation Linear Probability Model With Temporally Correlated Disturbances," by James Heckman; "General Equilibrium With Market Frictions," by Truman Bewley; "Equilibrium and Investment Under Uncertainty," by Michael Magill; "Comparative Statics Under Uncertainty," by Clifford Hildreth; "The Demand for Money and the Term Structure of Interest Rates: A Portfolio Approach," by Jeffrey I. Bernstein and Douglas Fisher; "Risk and the Demand for Money," by Myron B. Slovin; "Advertising As a Factor of Production: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis," by Isaac Ehrlich and Lawrence Fisher; "Theoretical Issues in the Specification of Models of Industrial Organization," by Stephen Martin; "The Effectiveness of Electricity Regulation," by William H. Greene and Robert Smiley; "An Econometric Model of the Supply of Railroad Service Quality," by Henry McFarland.

The article focuses on proceedings of the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, 1965. It was held at Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. On August 26, Thursday, the meeting was called by President A. Lee Coleman. Other members present were George M. Beal, J. Allan Beegle, Charles L. Cleland, C.M. Coughenour, Archie 0. Hailer and Herbert F. Lionberger. The minutes of last year's Council meetings were reviewed. The Treasurer's report for the Society was given. The matter of publishing a directory of the members of the Society was given consideration. The report for the Committee for International Cooperation in Rural Sociology was given by Alvin Bertrand. Meeting of the Council, discussed the Development Committee report. The reports of the Program Committee and Membership Committee were discussed. The time and place of the 1966 annual meeting was announced. Minutes of the Council Meeting, Saturday, August 28, 1965 Committee appointments for next year were informed. The appointment of a special Archives Committee was also discussed. No action was taken.

The article previews the 34th annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) held on February 22-25, 1961 at the Pick-Congress Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. It highlights the 1960-1961 officers of NARST who attended the meeting. It presents the schedule for the meeting's daily activities. It includes information on the issues that were addressed at various meetings.

The article provides information about the official minutes of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) held on February 12, 1960 at Hotel Sherman in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting was presided by NARST president Vaden W. Miles. The presentation of a brief report on the activities of the association for the year 1959-1960. The relationship with the National Council for Elementary Science International was discussed by Dr. John G. Navarro.

This article presents the official minutes of the business meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching at Congress Hotel in Chicago, Illinois on February 16, 1952. J. Darrell Barnard, president of the association, delegated tasks to several members of the organization. In this regard, Betty Wheeler will be responsible for keeping in touch with chairman of level and special committees. On the other hand, George G. Mallinson was delegated to prepare plans for the graduate-student sessions for the meeting of the association in 1953.

The article presents information about various meetings that were held at the Fortieth Annual Meeting of the American College Health Association. The annual meeting was held from April 25, 1962 to April 28, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois. The Workshop on Health Insurance Plans for Student Health Service Programs focused on insurance plans for students. Information has been provided about research papers related to public health that were presented at the meetings.

This article highlights the 1985 MLA convention held in Chicago, Illinois. This meeting featured three sessions devoted exclusively to poet John Milton, one on Milton and Spenser, and three others in which one of his works was discussed. Among the seventeen papers read were discussions of topics seldom receiving notice. The number of papers alone indicates that interest in Milton has hardly waned, but there is also the publication of over a dozen books on Milton in the last two years, with at least seven more, according to publisher notices, to appear in 1986.

The article provides insights on annual performance of the Art Libraries Society of North America in 1992. Several projects related to society internal operations were completed during the year such as the finalization of the guidelines for conduct of the organization's oral history program. The membership income of the society has increased in 1992. The 20th anniversary conference held in Chicago, Illinois has been successful.

The article highlights the Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the National Association for the Research in Science Teaching (NARST) held at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago, Illinois from April 21-23, 1956. William C. Van Deventer, the president of NARST, presided the meeting. The Fourth Annual Review of Research in Science Education was the first activity in the series of activities presented at the three-day-event, which was spearheaded by Clarence H. Boeck. As the finale of the three-day-event, the annual luncheon of the members of NARST was conducted and was presided by science journalist Ruth Moore.

Presents the program of the first annual convention of the National Association of Academic Teachers of Public Speaking in Chicago, Illinois.

Previous issues of the journal "American Sociological Review" have carried announcements of the American Sociological Society's new committees and the appointment of section chairmen. Several committees have held organization meetings and all are at work. The organization of the program is proceeding as rapidly as can be expected in war time, and the first announcement of the annual program will be carried in the October issue of the journal. Following the decision of the Executive Committee at New York, the Society is looking forward to its next annual meeting to be held in Chicago, Illinois, from December 2-3, 1944.

Although immigrant hometown associations (HTAs) are most often recognized as important for sustaining transnational ties to sending societies, Chicago HTAs took a leadership role in the 2006 marches for US immigrant rights. Employing a binational historical framework focused on the influence of political opportunities and threats on social movement activism, we argue that the involvement of Chicago HTAs in US-oriented mobilization resulted from an evolving series of organizational responses to state actors in both Mexico and the USA. We find that these interactions conferred growing levels of organizational capacity and political legitimacy upon CONFEMEX, the Chicago-based HTA confederation, and played a key role in its embrace of US-centred strategies of popular mobilization in 2006. These findings suggest the utility of a long-term, binational focus on multiple state actors in order to understand the complex political evolution of HTAs and the emergence of the US immigrant rights movement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]