2015 CONFERENCE THEME:
“Social Justice from the Local to the Global:
Sociology on the Move”
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 a creative session 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. We welcome
submissions of completed papers, works in progress, workshops, and panel discussions—
all the standard conference fare. But we especially encourage you to think creatively,
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. The form below is for submitting an individual “paper”
presentation. Full sessions will run 1½ hours. Individual paper presentations will last 1520 minutes. We hope you’ll consider sharing your knowledge about and interest in the
practice of sociology with us in October!
Submit your proposal to AACS Vice President Karen Albright, at
AACSsubmission@gmail.com
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
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Submission Form for Conference Presentations (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, video montages, etc. Submitted
projects using a poster will be presented during the regular student poster session on Thursday night.
Submitted projects will all be presented during scheduled student project presentation session(s).
This competition is an opportunity for students to share and 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
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
Yes
Student
(Undergrad)
Plan to Attend Conference?
Yes
No
Student
(Grad)
No
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Zip
Third Author:
Name
Affiliation
Title
Current AACS Member?
Member Type Regular
Yes
Student
(Undergrad)
Plan to Attend Conference?
Yes
Fourth Author:
Name
Affiliation
Title
Current AACS Member?
Member Type Regular
No
Student
(Grad)
No
Yes
No
Student
Student
(Undergrad) (Grad)
Plan to Attend Conference?
Yes
No
Contact Information
Email
Best Phone
Address:
City
State
Other Country, if other than
US
Contact Information
Email
Best Phone
Address:
City
State
Other Country, if other than
US
Zip Code
Zip Code
ADDITIONAL PAPER/PRESENTATION INFORMATION:
ABSTRACT
In the space below, please provide an abstract of no more than 250 words:
***AACS will provide projectors and screens. Presenters must bring their own laptops
and any other equipment they require for their presentations. ***
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Please visit our website to renew or join AACS and to register for the conference.
Please note that conference registration is required by August 15, 2015 if you wish to reserve a
spot on the program. If you have not registered for the conference by that date, your submission
will not be included in the program.
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Be sure to reserve your room at our conference hotel, the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at
the Convention Center as soon as possible. To reserve your room, please click here or call the hotel
directly at 334-481-5000 and use code “AACS” to receive the group rate.
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