Dear Colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that I write to you after a very successful conference at the University of Michigan this past weekend. Alison Cornish graciously and elegantly hosted the conference with help from her department members. Sessions and plenaries were well attended and it was wonderful to see so many of you there.
At the business meeting, a raise in dues was approved. Starting next year, dues for the association will increase to $45.00 a year. This increase is needed to continue the publication of our quality journal, assist in the continuous update of our new website, fund 4 prizes at $500.00 apiece and allow AAIS to support caucuses and our host institutions in future conferences.
Next year AAIS will be held at the University of Pittsburgh, April 7-10. Francesca Savoia is our organizer and she will have a website up this summer. Please start planning to join us.
We are also looking for someone interested in heading the Gay and Lesbian Caucus, which has been relatively inactive in the past years. Interested members should let me know as soon as possible and we can organize a vote. If there is no continued interest, we may be obligated to suspend the Caucus.
Please click here to view this year’s book prize winners. I encourage all of you to submit your 2010 publications for next year. We now have a Member Publications page, where members can announce their publications. Presses can also advertise several publications at one time but we do ask fee of $100.00 a year for this space.
Cordiali saluti,
Carol Lazzaro-Weis
President
