WPC! 2B7J Z3|UCourier 10cpiRoman T ScalableRoman T Scalable ItalicEpson Stylus 400EPSTY400.PRSx  @K$jX@  2g '= S ] "g|^2APcc"AAcr2A29cccccccccc99rrrXznALznnzzA9A_cAXcXcXAcc99c9ccccAL9ccccX_*_kY2k_A9AAAcc9XXXXXXzXzXzXzXA9A9A9A9ccccccccccXcccccnccc/rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrN2r2[cAXcccczc5=c==c=cr=_nzrr^Arnn999rrrnnvrzzz222Acr2Tccrrrn2~nzcgcnvzvXg"g|^2APcc"AAcr2A29cccccccccc99rrrXznALznnzzA9A_cAXcXcXAcc99c9ccccAL9ccccX_*_kY2k_A9AAAcc9XXXXXXzXzXzXzXA9A9A9A9ccccccccccXcccccnccc/rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrN2r2[cAXcccczc5=c==c=cr=_nzrr^Arnn999rrrnnvrzzz222Acr2Tccrrrn2~nzcgcnvzvXg" ^Jax3aaJaJVVVar aVaaaVVVarV?YJaVaaaV aVaVaVaV/NJJaP[[[[#[^aVVV)):JJJaJ~2" ^cO8Eccrrrn"  """"f""" ""}""rrrr8r"TYcrr"""""f  rrrr"""""""""""""""/Ncckz))zz11)z8z11118888888})88^rrr1ccc"c2112Z  ?xxxhx6X@8;X@|&gC2hoXg\  P1;XP.$gC2hxhXg*f9 x;XX| AdJhĄ\  P1;P|0#\chN?\  P1;P|/W>(h/&h>\  P1;hP|tR5(h0R\  P1;P"g|^'0;;e^'';E'";;;;;;;;;;""EEE5nWPPWIBWW'.WIkWWBWPBIWWrWWI'"'9;'5;5;5';;"";"^;;;;'.";;W;;599@Y@9'"''';;"W5W5W5W5W5kPP5I5I5I5I5'"'"'"'"W;W;W;W;W;W;W;W;W;;W5W;W;W;W;W;B;;;/EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENE7;'5;;;;I; %YY;%%[[;Y%^;uE%[[[[^^^^^^^rY9BIEE^^^'EBB"""EEEBB[GUEwwII~IUUUUW';E2;;EEEB2KBI;U>;BGIG5[>["g|^(4@OO}44O[(4(.OOOOOOOOOO..[[[FtkktbXtt4=tbttXtkXbttttb4.4LO4FOFOF4OO..O.}OOOO4=.OOtOOFL"LUY(UL4.444OO.tFtFtFtFtFkkFbFbFbFbF4.4.4.4.tOtOtOtOtOtOtOtOtOOtFtOtOtOtOtOXOOO/[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[N([(IO4FOOOObO+1wwO11zzOw1}O[1zzzz}}}}}}}wLXb[[}}^4[XX...[[[XXz^q[bbbqqqq(((t4O[(COO[[[X2eXbOqROX^b^FzRz#Xp Prk;oXP#      Av E News & Announcements A=  Volume 33, Number 3`\T$ZSpring 1999 CHICAGOLAND EXPRESS: THE PRELIMINARY PROGRAM  GX  This issue of News & Announcements brings the 1999 preliminary program. As you can see, it is a full one. Papers, addresses, and authorsmeetcritics sessions feature outstanding colleagues from around the world. Now it is time for you to respond by completing your preregistration materials. Your  pre registration entitles you to save money and also is of enormous assistance to us in making  G adequate plans for the meeting to serve everyone most effectively.  Preregistration requirements will be  Gl strictly enforced , both in terms of program participation and charges. Try to firm up your plans in the next few days, and send in your materials. Please note, in particular, the following:  G XX44X 44 If you are on the program, you must be a  current  ASR member. (In the case of coauthored papers, this requirement is met by one of the authors being a member, but note that all coauthors attending the meeting must pay registration fees.)T$ XX44X 44 If you are on the program, you must be pre registered.T$  G XX44X 44  The deadline for preregistration is a June 15 postmark . Please use only first class/air mail to send in your preregistration forms. T$  GB XX44X 44 Those not on the program are also encouraged to preregister.  Onsite registration fees  G will be higher for all categories of attendees .T$  G! XX44X 44 The Womens Network Breakfast is available  only by preregistration.T$ Preregistration forms and hotel reservation forms are part of this newsletter. Note that the hotel has a later reservation date than the preregistration date. Dont confuse the two. Note that you must mail,  G0% fax, phone,  or email  (a first!) the hotel directly.  Do not  send the hotel form to the Executive Office. You  G & are urged to  ask for a written confirmation .  G' The program is about the same size as last year.  Read carefully!  We are grateful for the number of submissions received, and we look forward to your presentations. Note, too, that you may pay 2000 dues at this time, using the preregistration form, even if you are not attending the meeting. +=,,,    Airline Reservations  G  United Airlines  is the official airline for the ASR. You will get an 5% discount off the lowest published United fare for the date and time of your trip at the time you make your reservations. You will  Gb get a 10% discount  if you book on or before 3 June . We have approximately a oneweek window (August 210) around our actual conference dates, so you can come early to tour and/or stay for ASA and  G still use this plan. Our meeting ID code is  543ZS . While you may make your arrangements with  G United directly, we prefer that you make them with our travel agent, Picture Perfect Travel; call Mary at 18004118388 or email . It will cost you nothing to make the call except a little time. You may also fax PPT at 13097869529. (NonNorth American participants must call 3097880500, if you do not fax or email.) In all cases, you will be assured of the lowest possible rate for the time at which you make your reservation and choose to arrive and depart, as well as prompt, courteous service. Getting in From the Airport Limousine, cab, and shuttle service is available at the airport, but one of the great blessings of a Chicago meeting site is the CTA (subway/el). You can come in from either OHare or Midway on the CTA and be within a short walk of the hotel. (Shuttles go to the Chicago Hilton, immediately across the  G street from our hotel.)  You will find directions for the CTA on the back of the Preliminary Program . It is also possible to get a city bus to our hotel directly from Union Station, if you arrive by train, and the hotel probably has the most reasonable guest parking rates in the city, for those who drive. We hope to have CTA maps at the registration desk. They are too bulky to mail. About the Hotel We are based at the Essex Inn at Grant Park, a small hotel made most attractive to us by its location vis!vis the Chicago Hilton. While some rooms do have million dollar views of Lake Michigan, the hotel is not a luxury property by any means. We nevertheless have a very good rate. Generous contributions will also enable us to provide a continental breakfast on Thursday morning to those members who arrive on Wednesday night. The hotel provides hair dryers. Irons and ironing boards are available on request. There are no inroom coffee makers. There are minibars. There are also refrigerators in some rooms. If you need a refrigerator for medical reasons, you should alert the hotel to that at the time you make your reservation.  G  Note the hotel deadline of 7 July . It is later than the preregistration deadline, but only a limited  Gl number of rooms are available. If you have difficulty making reservations with the hotel  before  the deadline, please contact the Executive Office at once (7278445990; ). After the deadline, theres not a lot we can do to help you. We do have a window on either side of our meeting dates, so you can stay on in our hotel for as much of as ASA as you wish. The hotel is in the renovation process. The restaurant has been completely redone. Some guest rooms will be nicer than others. None will be large. The hotel also provides free shuttle service up and down Michigan Avenue, which can facilitate both shopping and less of a walk to the Palmer House, where some ASA sessions will be held. (We have been promised by ASA that the Sociology of Religion Section sessions will be in the Chicago Hilton. We will also use the Hilton for the Furfey Lecture, to be given by ASA Section Chair Mary Jo Neitz. Section attendees will join us for the Furfey reception and the presentation of some Section awards, which will take place at our hotel.) There is an outdoor pool on the fourth floor of our hotel, where our receptions will be held, weather permitting.  Gf) 3 "Continued on p. 6" ăf)`-**Ԍ  X  X Й -x+x+  b    1 1999 ASR ANNUAL MEETING  bx 5PREREGISTRATION ă This form has several parts. Please read each carefully, check the amounts as appropriate, and return the  Gd form. Note that there are two sides to the form. The charges on this form are only for preregistration . On G> site fees may be different.  Preregistration forms must be postmarked no later than 15 June .  Registration General44 ___ $ 30 `FT$WStudent ___ $ 20  Current Dues If a star appears here, you must pay 1999 dues in order to be on the program. 1999 Dues 44 44Constituent &<<-4 ___ $ 28 44Income under $10,000 4 ___ $ 14 44Student <<-4 ___ $ 14  G Note that  no 1999 journals previously distributed will be provided  at this rate. Persons desiring to receive 1999 back issues should include an additional $5 and check here: _____.  1999 Dues Anyone may pay 2000 dues at this time at the rate shown above"even if you are not attending the meeting. Persons paying at this time will receive 2000 journals. 44Constituent &<<-4 ___ $ 28 44Income under $10,0004 ___ $ 14 44Student &<<-4 ___ $ 14  Womens Network Breakfast  44First Time Attendees<<- 4 ___ $ 4 44All Others &<<-4 ___ $ 9  G" The Womens Network Breakfast is subsidized by the Association. Attendance is  not  limited to women,  G# but attendance is  only by preregistration. The Womens Network Breakfast is  Friday  morning, 6 August.  G~% /< "Continued on p. 5"~%,**  G   Final Program ă  G The final program contains abstracts of all papers whose authors submit them in a timely manner. All  G registrants will receive one copy of the final program at the meeting as a part of their registration fee . If you wish additional copies or if you cannot attend the meeting but wish to have a copy of the final program, you may purchase copies. No copies of the final program will be distributed before the meeting,  G and no copies may be ordered after the preregistration period . ___ copies of the Final Program @ $ 10/copy (postpaid) = $ _______________    Payment  TOTAL (both sides of the page) $ ______________________ Please provide a phone number or email address where you can be reached between the time you mail this and the meeting: 44  &<<-4<DDC_______________________________________  G Name and affiliation as you want it to appear on your name badge : ____________________________________________________________________________________  Gp You may pay by check, Visa, or MasterCard.  If you pay by check, it must be in U.S. funds on a U.S.  GJ bank or by international money order . If you pay by credit card: Card number ______________________________ Expiration date ____________________________ Sign here _______________________________________________________________________________ Mail this form by 15 June to: ASR Executive Office, 3520 Wiltshire Dr., Holiday, FL 346911239 ; if  G paying by credit card you may also fax  both sides  of the form to 7278447332 .  G  Preregistration fees are NONrefundable.   GH  You will receive an acknowledgment of your preregistration by mail prior to the meeting , probably the last week in July. Audiovisual Equipment  GZ$   The ASR does not provide audiovisual equipment . You must either bring your own or make arrangements with the hotels av service provider. The Executive Office and Program Chair will work with you in this case in order to try to minimize your costs. If you show up at the meeting at the last minute asking for onsite av equipment you have not ordered previously, you almost certainly will go without it. (,** Registration and the Book Exhibit Our registration desk will be open Wednesday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 8:00 to 3:00; Saturday from 8:00 to noon. Although there is still some flux surrounding the timing of the book exhibit, we should be able to go from noon Thursday through Saturday morning, with pick up of purchases from 8:15 to 10:15, and the final sale from 10:15 til noon. Ralph A. Gallagher Travel Awards Gallagher grants to assist with travel to attend the ASR annual meeting are offered each year by the Council to graduate students and foreign scholars whose papers are accepted for inclusion on the program. A total of $4,500 is available for the 1999 meeting. Applications for travel grants not previously submitted to the program chair should be sent in letter form to the Executive Office (, fax 7278445990); final grants are determined by an ad hoc committee composed of the Program  G Chair, President, and Executive Officer.  All Gallagher applications must be submitted by 1 June . (That  G is the date by which they must arrive,  not the postmark date.) In general awards to foreign scholars will not exceed $500, nor will those to North American graduate students exceed $300. News =  G The  Religious Research Association  and the  Society for the Scientific Study of Religion  will meet 57 November at the Swissh=tel, Boston. This meeting has been chosen to mark the 50th anniversary of both organizations and offers an outstanding collection of program materials. If you are not a member of either organization and wish more information, contact the SSSR office: Department of Sociology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 846025388.  G  Roger Finke  announces the availability of the  American Religion Data Archive , an Internetbased archive. ARDA stores quantitative files collected on American religion and allows you to download the data files, codebooks, and MicroCases Explorit software for analyzing the data on your own PC"or you can review the codebook and complete initial analysis on line. The site also supports search features allowing scholars to search for questions of interest in a single data file or a group of data files. Once you find questions of interest, you can look at results from a single date file, compare results across files, or save a question for constructing your own survey"hence, ARDA serves as a repository of both data  G and questions. Interested? Check it out at  .  G  Ana Maria D1az Stevens became New York Citys Union Theological Seminarys first tenured  Gl Latino/a professor in early February. See the write up in the National Catholic Reporter of 26 February.  G  Tony Blasi  has recently published Organized Religion and Seniors Mental Health with University Press of America (Lanham, Maryland).  G" We regret to announce the deaths of two colleagues this winter. Ross Scherer,  Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Loyola University Chicago, died suddenly at his home at the end of February. Ross was a past president of the Religious Research Association and had submitted a paper for this years ASR  G2% meeting.  Don Ploch,  a former ASR member and retired faculty member of the sociology department of the University of TennesseeKnoxville, also died suddenly at a Knoxville hospital, only a few weeks after Ross. Don last served ASR as Chair of the McNamara Award Committee for two years. May they rest in peace. (,**Ԍ  #}  2ASSOCIATION FOR THE 5 2SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION I 361st ANNUAL MEETING J 1ESSEX INN AT GRANT PARK 4CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 3 5 7 AUGUST 1999 u 3PRELIMINARY PROGRAM  #} *RELIGION, GENDER AND THE 21st CENTURYă  E It is only fitting that the last annual meeting of this century of our association take place in Chicago, the windy city. As we look toward the future, it is important to reflect on the patterns of the past. As the minds of change take us into the next millennium, how will the sociology of religion respond? What are the gendered divisions between religious participants and within religious organizations? How have these changed over time? As gender boundaries and divisions shift, what is the impact on individual religious  G0 participation, religious organizations, and society?  GB$ Address program corrections to < beamlg@uleth.ca >. If you do not have Internet access, voice phone the Executive Office at 7278445990. Corrections must be received no later than 28 June to be included in the final program. You are reminded that the Preliminary Program is indeed preliminary, just as it says, hence there may be changes between this publication and the Final Program. If you are on the program, you should plan to be in attendance for the entire meeting, in case it becomes necessary to reschedule your presentation. If you are coming to hear a particular presentation, you should check your Final Program as soon as you register; hence it also behooves you to register as early in the meeting as possible.+=,,,Ԍ= Getting In Without Getting Poor  G If you are coming into  OHare:  Follow the signs for the CTA. It is a hike from many parts of the airport, but it is all enclosed. You will be on the Blue line. Change at Washington or Jackson for the Red line. (The Jackson interchange has full ADA facilities.) Get off at Harrison and walk east two blocks to Michigan Avenue. Turn right and walk three blocks to the hotel. (If it is raining, you can walk only two blocks, then duck into the Hilton, which covers a full block, and walk through it.) NB: The Harrison Street stop closes at 10:00 p.m. In that case, change at Clark to the Orange line, and follow the instructions for Midway.  Gr If you are coming into  Midway  (thus not using United): Follow the signs for the CTA. It is a hike too. You will be on the Orange line. Get off at Roosevelt (full ADA facilities). Walk east one block to Michigan Avenue. Turn left and walk two blocks to the hotel. The Roosevelt stop is open as long as the trains are running.  E  If its dark and you arent sure which way is east and which way is west, ask before you leave the  G station!   G6 If you are coming into  Union Station  (Amtrak), take Bus 1 from the east side of the station. It comes  G right to the hotel (push/pull the buzzer gizmo as you pass the Hilton). If you are coming in on the South  G Shore Line , get off at the Roosevelt Road Station, walk west to Michigan Avenue, cross the street, and walk a block and a half north.  Gt If you are  driving  from outside the city, you will almost certainly enter via Congress Parkway. When you get to Michigan Avenue turn right (south), go five blocks, and turn right onto 9th. The hotel and parking  G& garage are on your left. (Spot it by the Hilton, turn right  immediately  after the Hilton.) Hotel Shuttle The hotel shuttle will take you for free to the art institute and symphony, Watertower Place (shopping), and to within one block of the Palmer House. Tell the shuttle driver you want to get off at Monroe. Cross the street and walk one block west. You will need to make arrangements with the shuttle driver about getting back if you dont want walk or take a cab. You can alternatively, up to 10:00, take the Red line CTA from Harrison to Monroe and back again, or the Orange line from Roosevelt to Madison, cutting out about six blocks. The Palmer House is nine blocks from our hotel. Eating and Working Out The hotel has a restaurant, the Hilton has at least three, and the Blackstone Grill on the next corner is legendary. (The new owner of our hotel restaurant also operates the Blackstone Grill.) Skip the Congress. The Artists Cafe and a super bakery are a block or two farther north. For other restaurants, walk one or two blocks west and head north. The good, bad, and the ugly are all there. That is also where you will find groceries, liquor stores, drug stores, and so on. Grant Park is directly across Michigan Avenue from the hotel (as its name implies). This is an excellent venue for walkers and runners. Also in Grant Park are the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium. A much longer jog/walk, but still in the park, will take you to the Museum of Science and Industry, which is only a short walk east from the University of Chicago. Bus 1 will do the same thing. (Just north of our hotel, on Michigan, is the Spertus Museum of Judaica. We have a limited number of  G+ free tickets. Check at the registration desk. At some times of the year, there is also a free day.)== +,,,Ԍ 11997 ASR ANNUAL MEETING  bx 6REGISTRATION ă  Gd `7T$IName _______________________________ă  Registration 44  &<<-4<DDCJUS$, US check _!!fT$T$m44  &<<-4<DDCJ or VISA/MC 44  &Student member<DDC___ JQ$ 20 44  &Student nonmember<___DDCJ 25* 44  &Constituent member<___DDCJ 35 44  &Nonmember, nonstudentDDC___JQ 50* 44  &1day/ASA special<___DDCJ 15  E *Nonmembers may register as members if they are paying dues simultaneously. Dues are for 1998, unless otherwise indicated, and do not include materials previously circulated. If you wish complete 1998  En journals add $5 and check here ___.  Dues  44  &Student4<DDCJQ___ _ 14  GV 44  &Lowincome (under $10,000) J___ LLX 14 44  &Constituent4<DDCJQ___LLX_ 28  Payment TOTAL $ ______________________   E# *If you are applying for membership, you will need to complete this section to get your journals: Name and complete mailing address: _________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Your phone, fax, or email you are willing to share with other members: _____________ ____________________________________________________________________________________) =,,,