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AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION 48th ANNUAL MEETING
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Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
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Program Co-Chairs Local Arrangements Committee Co-Chairs
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GENERAL INFORMATION
This is a guide to travel, lodging, and
program information for the 48th Annual Meeting of the African Studies
Association, November 17-20, 2005, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel,
Washington DC. The program information is subject to change. Please consult the
Important Preliminary Program Information document
http://www.africanstudies.org/ImportantPrelimProgramInfo.html for details. The
final version of the program will be distributed onsite during the Annual
Meeting.
REGISTRATION
All Annual Meeting participants are required to
pay the registration fee. Individuals who wish to receive the
pre-registration discount should pre-register on or before the September 30,
2005 deadline. Individuals residing in Africa who have difficulty
obtaining foreign exchange may contact the Secretariat in writing on or before
September 15, 2005 to request authorization to register onsite in
Individuals can pay online by visiting ASA ONLINE. Members who wish
to pay by check should indicate the check number online and mail the check to
the Secretariat: African Studies Association,
Pre-registration Discount (postmark on or
before September 30, 2005)
US$ 100 Members with income over US$ 15,000
US$ 50 Members with income below US$ 15,000
US$ 50 Member Students (send a copy of a valid
ID)
US$ 50 Member Faculty/Staff at Institutions in
US$ 50 Member Retirees
US$ 135 Non-Members with income over US$
15,000
US$ 65 Non-Members with income below US$ 15,000
US$ 65 Non-Member Students (send a copy of a
valid ID)
US$ 65 Non-Member Faculty/Staff at Institutions
in
US$ 65 Non-Member Retirees
Registration (On-Site)
US$ 130 Members with income over US$ 15,000
US$ 60 Members with income below US$ 15,000
US$ 60 Member Students (send a copy of a valid
ID)
US$ 60 Member Faculty/Staff at Institutions in
US$ 60 Member Retirees
US$ 170 Non-Members with income over US$
15,000
US$ 80 Non-Members with income below US$ 15,000
US$ 80 Non-Member Students (send a copy of a
valid ID)
US$ 80 Non-Member Faculty/Staff at Institutions
in
US$ 80 Non-Member Retirees
The ASA does not provide general funds for
individuals to attend the Annual Meeting. For information about funding through
the International Visitor Award Program, visit http://www.africanstudies.org/asa_awards1.html
REFUNDS
During the 2004 Fall Meeting of the ASA Board
of Directors, the Board adopted the policy that the ASA will no longer issue
pre-registration refunds of any kind.
LETTERS OF INVITATION
The ASA can prepare a letter of invitation to
help participants secure a visa or outside funding. Please send an email to the
Annual Meeting Coordinator at asaamc@rci.rutgers.edu
with Letter of Invitation in the subject line and include the following
information:
* Your Complete Fax Number
* Complete Embassy Name
* Complete Embassy Contact Name
* Complete Embassy Address
* Complete Embassy Fax Number
Upon receipt of the above information, the Annual Meeting Coordinator will fax the letter to both you and the appropriate embassy. A hard copy will follow. For questions, send an email to asaamc@rci.rutgers.edu with the words Letter of Invitation in the subject line.
Please allow four (4) weeks to process a request for a letter of invitation. Requests for a letter of invitation received after September 30, 2005 will incur a US$ 25 administrative fee.
The ASA does not provide general funds for
individuals to attend the Annual Meeting. For information about funding through
the International Visitor Award Program, visit
http://www.africanstudies.org/asa_awards1.html
HOTEL
The host hotel is:
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660
Toll-Free: 800-228-9290
Tel: 202-328-2000
Fax: 202-234-0015
www.marriotthotel.com
To get detailed ASA discounted room rate information and to make a reservation, please visit the Marriot Wardman Park Hotel website for ASA Annual Meeting participants at http://www.stayatmarriott.com/AfricanStudiesAnnualMeeting/ or call the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Toll-Free: 800-228-9290; Tel: 202-328-2000 with the Group Code "afrafra." Please be sure to make your room reservation on or before Monday, October 17, 2005 in order to secure the special group rates.
Hotel Room Rates*:
Single: US$ 160.00 per night
Double: US$ 160.00 per night
Triple: US$ 190.00 per night
Quad: US$ 220.00 per night
Wardman Tower Single: US$ 190.00 per night
* These room rates reflect a rebate payable to the African Studies Association of US$ 10.00 for each occupied room night that is paid for at the full guest room rate to be used for the general support of the African Studies Association.
Check-In and Check-Out
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3:00 P.M. and 12:00 P.M.
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Express Check-In and Check-Out service available
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Video Review Billing and Video Checkout available
Parking
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Onsite parking for a fee
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Valet parking for a fee
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Contact the hotel for details
Pet Policy
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Pets allowed for a non-refundable sanitation fee
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Contact the hotel for details
TRAVEL
The ASA is pleased to partner with Travizon to
offer Annual Meeting participants discounted travel arrangements to and from
Washington DC. Please contact the travel agency directly and mention the
Group Code "ASA" to receive the most economical travel rates.
Travizon
Toll-Free: 800-462-6461
Tel:
585-436-1701
Fax:
585-436-2227
TRANSPORTATION TO WASHINGTON DC
Washington DC is serviced by three major
airports: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Tel: 703-417-8600; http://www.metwashairports.com/National/
approximately 7 miles east of the Marriot Wardman Park), Washington Dulles
International Airport (Tel: 703-572-2700; http://www.metwashairports.com/dulles/index.htm
approximately 32 miles east of the Marriot Wardman Park), and
Baltimore-Washington International Airport (Toll-Free: 800-I-FLY-BWI [800-
435-9294]; Tel: 410-859-7111; http://www.bwiairport.com/
approximately 40 miles east of the Marriot Wardman Park).
The SuperShuttle Airport shuttle service
takes guests at the hotel to and from each of the three major airports in the
Washington area. While no reservations are required for pick-up at the
airport, SuperShuttle requires 24 hour notice to arrange hotel pick-up for
travel to the airport. Rates and routes vary, so anyone who plans to use the
SuperShuttle service is encouraged to call in advance (Toll-Free: 800-258-3826;
Tel: 202-296-6662; or visit www.supershuttle.com).
DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE MARRIOTT
WARDMAN PARK HOTEL
From Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,
follow the signs to Washington DC (George Washington Parkway). Take I-395
North to Route 1 (Route 1 is the 14th Street Bridge). Merge to the far
left lane on the bridge and follow the signs for 14th Street. Take 14th
Street for 1 mile. Turn left onto K Street and continue on K Street for 5
blocks. Turn right onto Connecticut Avenue. Follow Connecticut
Avenue for 1 mile and cross over the William Taft Bridge. Make a left
turn at the 3rd light after the bridge onto Woodley Road. The hotel
entrance is on the left.
From Washington Dulles International Airport, follow the signs to Interstate 66 East to Washington DC. Follow I-66 to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (US Route 50). Take the Constitution Avenue exit off of the bridge. Continue on Constitution Avenue for 6 blocks and make a left turn onto 17th Street. This will change to Connecticut Avenue. Continue on Connecticut Avenue for 1 mile. Cross over the William Taft Bridge. Make a left turn at the 3rd light after the bridge onto Woodley Road. The hotel entrance is on the left.
From Baltimore-Washington International
Airport, take I-95 South to I-495 West. Take Exit 33B, Connecticut Avenue
South. Continue on Connecticut Avenue South for about 6.5 miles.
Turn right onto Woodley Road. The hotel entrance is on the left.
BUSINESS CENTER
The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel has an onsite
business center located in the Main Lobby that is open weekdays from 7:00 A.M.
- 7:00 P.M. and weekends from 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Photocopying,
printing, scanning, and internet services are provided for a fee. Please
contact the hotel at 202-328-2000 ext. 2769 for complete rate information.
The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel offers
wireless access in certain areas of the Main Lobby and in some of the exhibit
areas. The Hotel also offers an unlimited local/long distance and internet
package in guest rooms per twenty-four hour period from noon to noon. Please
contact the hotel for details of the rate: Toll-Free: 800-228-9290; Tel:
202-328-2000; Fax: 202-234-0015; or visit www.marriotthotel.com. Click on the
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel link.
CHILD CARE
The hotel concierge can provide child care
options upon request. Parents are responsible for making their own child care
arrangements and the ASA assumes no liability for the use of any service
providers that are recommended by the hotel. Please contact the hotel for
details and rates: Toll-Free: 800-228-9290; Tel: 202-328-2000; Fax:
202-234-0015; or visit www.marriotthotel.com. Click on the Marriott Wardman
Park Hotel link.
CLIMATE
The temperature in Washington DC varies in
November from 41- 65 degrees Fahrenheit (5 - 18 degrees Celsius).
ELECTRICITY
The US electrical standard is 110 volts/60
cycles AC. Foreign visitors traveling with dual-voltage appliances will not
need a converter, but they will need a plug adapter. The standard US electrical
outlet takes a plug of two flat pins set parallel to one another.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS
911
Medical, Fire and Criminal Emergencies
800-362-8677
Referral service that locates doctors, dentists, and urgent-care clinics in the
greater Washington DC area.
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
AFRICAN FILM AND VIDEO PROGRAM
Annual Meeting registrants will be able to view
upon request the latest documentaries, feature films, and shorts from and about
Africa throughout the Annual Meeting at the African Video Marketplace in the
Exhibit Hall. Available titles will be listed in the Final Program.
EXHIBIT HALL
The exhibit hall consists of publishers,
producers, and vendors of Africa-related books, educational materials, and
other items. Only registered individuals may enter the exhibit area. Anyone who
is interested in exhibiting at the ASA Exhibit Hall may contact Kimme Carlos,
the Annual Meeting Coordinator at asaamc@rci.rutgers.edu
or 732-932-8173 ext. 15. The Exhibit Hall will be open:
Thursday, November 17
10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Friday, November
18 10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Saturday, November 19
10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
ASA members may also enter the Middle East
Studies Association (MESA) exhibit area. Details of the MESA exhibit hours will
be available in the Final Program.
JOB REGISTRY
ASA members seeking employment and institutions
seeking candidates for positions may register for the job registry. Click on
the Annual Meeting link from the ASA website at http://www.africanstudies.org/CanadidateForm&JobRegistryFormPage.html
to obtain a copy of the relevant form.
PRESS OFFICE
Each year the ASA makes an office available for
members of the media who are interested in gathering information about current
research and developments in Africa. The press office will be located at the
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.
REGISTRATION
Identification badges and registration
materials should be picked up at the registration counters. Please wear your
identification badge at all times. Individuals without an identification badge
will not be permitted to attend ASA panels, roundtables, and events or to visit
the Exhibit Hall. The registration counters will be open:
Wednesday, November 16
5:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Thursday, November 17
8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Friday, November 18
8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Saturday, November 19
8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Sunday, November 20
8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS
The 49th Annual Meeting will be held in San
Francisco, California, November 14-19, 2006 at the St. Francis Westin Hotel.
The Program Co-Chairs are John W. Harbeson, CUNY, and Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi,
Stanford U.
The ASA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding during the 50th Annual Meeting, which will be held in New York, New York, October 18-21, 2007 at the Sheraton New York Hotel. The ASA was founded in the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, New York, March 22-24, 1957.
The ASA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Annual Meeting during the 51st Annual Meeting, which will be held in Chicago, Illinois, November 13-16, 2008 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Tower. The first Annual Meeting was held on September 8-10, 1958 in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago.
To commemorate both of these historic events, please support the ASA 50 Year Anniversary Fundraising Campaign! Contributions and pledges may be made by visiting http://www.africanstudies.org/50YearAnniversaryFundraisingCampaignMainPage.html. Payment may be made by credit card or check. Individuals who wish to pay by check should indicate the check number online and mail the check to: African Studies Association, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Douglass Campus, 132 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1400. Individuals may also contact the Secretariat to process credit card payments manually: Tel: 732-932-8173 ext. 11.
Also mark the dates for:
The 52nd Annual Meeting, November 17-23, 2009,
New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA
The 53rd Annual Meeting, November 16-22, 2010,
St. Francis Westin, San Francisco, CA
The 54th Annual Meeting, November 17-20, 2011,
Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC
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PROGRAM NOTES
ASA BOARD SPONSORED ROUNDTABLES
The ASA Board of Directors is pleased to
sponsor roundtables of special interest:
- Documenting the Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa: The Production of Knowledge, the Politics of Archives and the Aluka Project, Chaired by Allen Isaacman, U of Minnesota, Friday, November 18, 2005, 8:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
- United States National Security and Africa, Chaired by Abdi Samatar, U of Minnesota, Friday, November 18, 2005, 10:45 A.M. - 12:45 P.M.
- How To Get Published, Chaired by Joed Elich, Brill Academic Publishers, Friday, November 18, 2005, 3:15 P.M. - 5:15 P.M.
- Opening Access to Scholarly Literature in Africa, Chaired by Jason Phillips, Journal Storage, The Scholarly Journal Archive (JSTOR). This roundtable is co-sponsored by the Africana Librarians Council, Saturday, November 19, 2005, 11:15 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.
AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION/MIDDLE EAST
STUDIES ASSOCIATION (ASA/MESA) JOINT PANELS
The ASA Board of Directors is pleased to
sponsor joint panels and roundtables with the Middle East Studies Association
to take advantage of the coinciding Annual Meetings. MESA is meeting November
19-22 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Annual Meeting registrants for either
Association are invited to attend the panels and roundtables. The
following panels and roundtables have been scheduled by the ASA and are
indicated by "SYMBOL" in the Program.
- French Gazes on African Politics, 2004-2005, Chaired by Roland Marchal, Center for International Studies and Research (CERA), Saturday, November 19, 2005, 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
- Islam and West Africa/Islam in West Africa, Chaired by Mahir Saul, U of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Sunday, November 20, 2005, 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
The panels listed below will be scheduled by MESA. Details of the date and time will be provided in the Final Program. MESA will make every effort to schedule these panels and roundtables on Saturday, November 19, 2005 and Sunday, November 20, 2005.
- Sudan Wars and Peace: The Complexity of Identity Engineering
- Medical Anthropology in the Muslim World: Ethnographic Reflections from Africa and the Middle East
- Palestine and South Africa: A Fruitful or Futile Comparison?
- Bandung at 50: Histories of Resistance and Legacies of Solidarities
- Afro-Arab Borders: Conflicts and Conciliations
- The War on Terror in the Sahara
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE SPONSORED
PANELS AND ROUNDTABLES
- African Advocacy Organizations and Contemporary Challenges, Chaired by Sylvia Hill, U of District of Columbia, Friday, November 18, 2005, 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
- Projects, Products, and Services: A Look at Africa Health Policies in Practice, Chaired by Princeton Lyman, Council on Foreign Relations, Sunday, November 20, 2005, 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
YOUNG SCHOLAR INITIATIVE
Select graduate student presentations have been
grouped into Young Scholar Panels that are chaired by a senior scholar.
The panels are designed to highlight research in progress and reports from the
field. Participation in the panels affords graduate students the opportunity to
share their research and to receive feedback on their work. The Young
Scholar Panels are labeled YSP.
The African Studies Association Board of Directors instituted the Graduate Student Paper Prize in 2001 to recognize the best paper presented by a graduate student during an Annual Meeting. Abena Dove Osseo-Asare, Harvard University, is the 2005 recipient of the Graduate Student Paper Prize for Dangerous Properties: Poisoned Arrows and the Case of Strophanthus hispidus in Colonial Gold Coast, 1885-1922, which was presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, November 11-14, 2004 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Award Committee for 2005 consisted of David Newbury, Chair, Smith College, John F. Clark, Florida International U, and Kidane Mengisteab, Penn State U.
All papers presented by graduate students at the 48th Annual Meeting in Washington DC are eligible for the Graduate Student Paper Prize Award, which will be awarded at the 49th Annual Meeting in 2006. The editors of the African Studies Review plan to publish the prize-winning paper pending the results of an expedited external peer review process. Graduate students may submit their paper with a letter of recommendation from their advisor on or before January 15, 2006. Submissions may be mailed to African Studies Association, Graduate Student Paper Prize Competition, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Douglass Campus, 132 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1400, or emailed as an attachment to members@rci.rutgers.edu.
Please note that undergraduate and graduate students with a valid student identification card can take advantage of a special discounted pre-registration rate of US$ 50 for members and US$ 65 for non-members.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2005
ASA BUSINESS MEETING, 5:15 P.M. - 6:15
P.M.
Please plan to attend to hear reports from the
ASA President, Executive Director, and Treasurer, to thank retiring members of
the Board of Directors, to welcome the new members of the Board, and to find
out the slate for the 2006 Board of Directors election.
ASA Coordinate Organizations will also
report on their activities and present their awards and prizes.
WELCOME RECEPTION, 8:30 P.M. - 10:30 P.M.
The Welcome Reception for Annual Meeting
registrants will take place on Thursday, November 17, 2005 from 8:30 P.M. -
10:30 P.M. at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2005
PRESIDENTIAL LECTURE AND AWARDS CEREMONY,
6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
Each year, the President of the African Studies
Association gives a lecture on the state of African studies and the
Association. This year, President Bruce Berman will deliver the lecture.
President Berman is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Political Studies, Queen's
University, Kingston, Ontario. The Presidential Lecture will be followed by the
Awards Ceremony, which will honor recipients of the Distinguished Africanist
Award, the Graduate Student Paper Prize, the Melville J. Herskovits Award, the
International Visitor Award, and the Paul Hair Text Prize.
The ASA Distinguished Africanist Award was established in the 1980s to recognize and honor individuals who have contributed a lifetime record of outstanding scholarship in their respective field of African studies and service to the Africanist community. The winner of the 2005 Distinguished Africanist Award is Dr. John Hunwick, Department of History, Northwestern U. The Award Committee for 2005 consisted of the Prize Committee of the Board of Directors and non-Board members Abena Busia, Rutgers U and Margaret Jean Hay, Boston U.
The ASA annually presents the Melville J. Herskovits Award to the author of an outstanding original scholarly work published on Africa in the previous year. The winner is revealed during the Awards Ceremony. Last year's co-winners were Allen F. Roberts and Mary Nooter Roberts for a SAINT in the CITY: Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal (U of California at Los Angeles Fowler Museum of Cultural History, distr. by the U of Washington Press). The Award Committee for 2005 consists of Elliott P. Skinner, Chair, Columbia U (Emeritus); Mamadou Diouf, U of Michigan; Babatunde Lawal, Virginia Commonwealth U; Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, Oslo Goverance Centre; and J.D.Y. Peel, School of Oriental and African Studies.
The ASA uses part of the Ford Foundation endowment income each year to fund international visitors' attendance at the Annual Meeting. In addition to participating in the Annual Meeting, recipients of the International Visitor Award complete research and interact with scholars at universities and institutions in the US. The Award Committee consists of the Prize Committee of the Board of Directors.
The Paul Hair Text Prize is presented in odd-numbered years to recognize the best critical edition or translation into English of primary source materials on Africa published during the preceding two years. The award is administered by the Association for the Publication of African Historical Sources. The Award Committee for 2005 consists of Dmitri van den Bersselaar, Technical Chair, U of Liverpool; John Hunwick, Northwestern U; Robin Law, U of Stirling; and John Wright, U of KwaZulu-Natal. The winner in 2003 was The James Stuart Archive, Volume 5, edited and translated by the late C. de B. Webb and J.B. Wright (U of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg and Killie Campbell Africana Library, Durban, 2001).
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2005
TEACHERS WORKSHOP, 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
The Outreach Council of the African Studies
Association and the Middle East Outreach Council, Center for Contemporary Arab
Studies will present an outreach workshop for K-12 educators and librarians
entitled Learning & Teaching about Africa and the Middle East on Saturday,
November 19, 2005 from 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. at the Marriott Wardman Park
Hotel.
CURRENT ISSUES COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE, 1:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
- Presentation and Discussion of The Council on Foreign Relations' Independent Task Force on a New Strategic Approach to Africa, Saturday, November 19, 2005, 1:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
WOMEN'S CAUCUS LECTURE AND LUNCHEON, 1:30
P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
The ASA Women's Caucus will be sponsoring
several important events at the 48th Annual Meeting of the African Studies
Association. At the Annual Luncheon, will be the launching of the Women's
Caucus Book Prize, the Aidoo-Snyder Prize, which will be given this year for
the best scholarly work that prioritizes the experiences of African
women. In addition to awarding the prize, this event provides an
excellent opportunity to recognize the outstanding contributions of Ama Ata
Aidoo and Margaret Snyder to the study of African women. They will give
presentations on their work at the luncheon. The luncheon will be held on
Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 1:30 P.M. - 3:00 P. M. It is strongly encouraged
that reservations be purchased in advance.
The second Silent Auction to benefit the Aidoo-Snyder
Book Prize will also be held. Last year, the Women's Caucus raised over US$ 800
from the auction. All participants in the Annual Meeting are invited to
donate for this event. Please remember to consider any souvenirs from
your travels, books, and/or unwanted gifts as donations for this auction.
Please bring these items to the Women's Caucus desk once you arrive at the
Annual Meeting.
ABIOLA LECTURE, 6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
The Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola Lecture was
established in 1992 with a generous grant from the Honorable Bashorun M.K.O.
Abiola to provide for a lecture by a senior African scholar selected by the ASA
Board of Directors. This lecture will take place on Saturday, November
19, 2005, 6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
DANCE PARTY, 9:30 P.M. - 12:30 A.M.
Annual Meeting registrants are invited to the
ASA Dance Party on Saturday, November 19, 2005 from 9:30 P.M. - 12:30 A.M. at
the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Entertainment will be provided by the Qleenkut
band and DJ Mondy.
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