Download Association of Applied and Clinical Sociology

2014 CONFERENCE THEME:
“Encouraging Inclusiveness in Doing Sociology:
Public and Private, Applied and Clinical”
We come together once a year as applied, clinical, practicing, and public sociologists. In
practice, we see our responsibility as having our work matter – having sociological ideas
get used in the world to effect positive social change, or to help systems function as well
as possible in their current forms. So how do we start making a difference? How about
submitting creative sessions to this year’s annual conference?
You can share your research, policy work, teaching, activism, clinical experience, or other
applications that are helping sociology to make a difference in the world and, hopefully,
to be recognized for it. You are welcome to submit completed papers as well as works in
progress, workshops, and panel discussions, all standard fare at conferences. But what
we really want is for you think creatively about how to engage an audience, imagining
yourself and your audience as participants in:
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clinical practice
a policy-oriented think tank
a board of directors meeting
business or client relationships
negotiation of a research or evaluation study
an advisory role for a foundation, government agency, or non-profit
crafting a practice-oriented sociology department
data-based organizational decision-making
institutional research
Also, consider your co-presenters in creative ways. How about including service
providers and practitioners, grant funding agency representatives, organizational clients
in clinical relationships, board members, federal, state and local political officials? How
about a mock accreditation panel with sociology department staff? How about a mock
clinical negotiation or a negotiation with a granting agency about its funding priorities?
With these creative goals in mind, we encourage interactive and informal formats rather
than formal paper presentations. Below are forms for submitting sessions and individual
“papers” to this year’s conference (use a separate form for each session or paper proposed
and be sure to use the appropriate proposal form). Full sessions will run 1½ hours.
Individual paper presentations will last 15-20 minutes. We hope you’ll consider sharing
your knowledge about and interest in the practice of sociology with us in October.
Some possible session themes are provided below, but feel free to think outside-thebox. We love surprises!
Places Sociologists can do their
meaningful work:
Business & Employment
Sectors
Youth & Family
Environments
Technological Spheres
Clinical Practice Settings
Criminal Justice
Educational Settings
Nutrition or Physical Activity
Policy
Immigration, Refugees, &
Mobility
Politics and Social Change
Environmental, Climate,
Disaster Work
Aging Policy/Gerontological
Settings
Fields where Sociologists can/do
make a difference:
Clinical Practice
Public Service
Policy Development
Activism
Non-Profit Settings
For-Profit Business Sector
Fund Development
Teaching in Various
Educational Settings
Community Development
Gerontology
Submit your proposal to: Anthony Troy Adams [email protected]
Please put “AACS PAPER Submission” OR “AACS SESSION Submission”
in the subject line of your email.
Conference Proposal Submission Form (2 pages)
Use this form to submit a full paper, workshop, panel, or creative Session
Session Title:
Preferred Session Format (Panel, Workshop, Individual Paper session, Roundtable, Other—please
specify):
Session Theme(s):
First Paper Title (if applicable):
First Author/Presenter/Contact Person:
Name
Affiliation
Title
Current AACS
Yes
No
Member?
Member
Regular
Student
Student Other
Type
(Undergrad)
(Grad)
Plan to Attend Conference?
Yes
No
Contact Information
Email
Best Phone
Address:
City
State
Zip Code
Country, if other than
US
Additional Information:
Second Paper Title (if applicable):
Second Author/Presenter/Participant:
Contact Information
Name
Email
Affiliation
Best Phone
Title
Address:
Current AACS Member?
Yes
No
City
State
Member Type Regular
Student
Student Other Country, if other than
(Undergrad) (Grad)
US
Plan to Attend Conference?
Yes
No
Additional Information:
Zip Code
Third Paper Title (if applicable):
Third Author/Presenter/Participant:
Contact Information
Name
Email
Affiliation
Best Phone
Title
Address:
Current AACS Member?
Yes
No
City
State
Member Type Regular
Student
Student Other Country, if other than
(Undergrad) (Grad)
US
Plan to Attend Conference?
Yes
No
Additional Information:
Zip Code
Fourth Paper Title (if applicable):
Forth Author/Presenter/Participant:
Contact Information
Name
Email
Affiliation
Best Phone
Title
Address:
Current AACS Member?
Yes
No
City
State
Member Type Regular
Student
Student Other Country, if other than
(Undergrad) (Grad)
US
Plan to Attend Conference?
Yes
No
Additional Information:
Zip Code
ADDITIONAL SESSION INFORMATION:
ABSTRACT
Please provide an abstract of no more than 250 words:
Will you provide a Moderator and Discussant or would you like them provided by AACS?
____ I will serve as/provide a Moderator
____ I would like AACS to provide a Moderator
____ We don’t need a Moderator
____ I will serve as/provide a Discussant
____ I would like AACS to provide a Discussant
____ We don’t need a Discussant
*** We will provide projectors and screens. Presenters must bring their own laptops and any other
equipment they require for their presentations. ***
You can reserve your room at the Doubletree by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown by going online to:
http://tinyurl.com/AACS-hotel or by calling the hotel directly
at 412-281-5800 and using the code “AACS.”
You may register for the conference at www.aacsnet.net
by using this mail-in form
Conference Proposal Submission Form (2 pages)
Use this form to submit a single presentation (e.g., paper, poster, practice
demonstration) and to submit a presentation for the Student Project Competition
Paper/Presentation Title:
Thematic Session it would fit under (list as many as you like):
Presentation Format:
____ Paper Presentation
____ Demonstration of Applied Practice (Please briefly describe below)
____ Poster
____ Work in Progress
____ Specify other creative format
____ Check here if also submission for Student Project Competition
Student Project Competition!!
Students doing work in the areas of applied, clinical and/or public sociology are encouraged to submit their
projects to the AACS Student Project Competition. Project submissions should be in a format appropriate to
the project and may include papers, professional-style reports, posters, etc. Submitted projects using a poster
will be presented during the regular student poster session on Thursday night. Submitted papers/projects will
be presented during scheduled student project presentation session(s). This competition is an opportunity for
students to get extra recognition for their work. All student conference participants are invited as long as all
project authors are students. We encourage creativity!
Primary Author/Presenter/Contact Person:
Name
Affiliation
Title
Current AACS Member?
Yes
No
Member Type Regular
Student
Student
(Undergrad) (Grad)
Plan to Attend Conference?
Yes
No
Contact Information
Email
Best Phone
Address:
City
State
Other Country, if other than
US
Additional Information:
Second Author:
Name
Affiliation
Title
Current AACS Member?
Member Type Regular
Contact Information
Email
Best Phone
Address:
City
State
Other Country, if other than
US
Additional Information:
Yes
Student
(Undergrad)
Plan to Attend Conference?
Yes
No
Student
(Grad)
No
Zip Code
Zip Code
Third Author:
Name
Affiliation
Title
Current AACS Member?
Member Type Regular
Yes
Student
(Undergrad)
Plan to Attend Conference?
Yes
No
Student
(Grad)
No
Contact Information
Email
Best Phone
Address:
City
State
Other Country, if other than
US
Additional Information:
Fourth Author:
Name
Affiliation
Title
Current AACS Member?
Member Type Regular
Contact Information
Email
Best Phone
Address:
Yes
No
City
State
Student
Student Other Country, if other than
(Undergrad) (Grad)
US
Plan to Attend Conference?
Yes
No
Additional Information:
Zip Code
Zip Code
ADDITIONAL PAPER/PRESENTATION INFORMATION:
ABSTRACT
Please provide an abstract of no more than 250 words:
*** We will provide projectors and screens. Presenters must bring their own laptops and any other
equipment they require for their presentations. ***
You can reserve your room at the Doubletree by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown by going online to:
http://tinyurl.com/AACS-hotel or by calling the hotel directly
at 412-281-5800 and using the code “AACS.”
You may register for the conference at www.aacsnet.net
or by using this mail-in form.