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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>CITASA needs 120 new members by September 14!!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Join now for prizes and to help CITASA get an additional session
at the 2009 ASA meeting.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>**</span><b><span
style='color:#1F497D'>Student</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> ASA members </span><span
style='color:#1F497D'>get a free </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>CITASA </span><span
style='color:#1F497D'>membership</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'>**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>The prizes:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>All CITASA members as of September
14 will be entered into a draw for one limited edition CITASA 1GB USB Key and
lanyard. One additional CITASA USB Key and lanyard will awarded to the person
who submits the longest list of students eligible for a free CITASA membership.
Students eligible for a free membership are those who are not current members
of CITASA, but are ASA members, the list must include full names, email
addresses, and the students’ ASA ID numbers. (Picture of limited edition
CITASA USB key and lanyard: </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://citasa.org/CITASAUSB.jpg">http://citasa.org/CITASAUSB.jpg</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>How to join:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>-Free CITASA student memberships (for ASA student members),
send name(s) and their ASA ID to<span style='color:#1F497D'>:</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="mailto:membership@citasa.org">membership@citasa.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>-ASA members, membership in CITASA is only $10:<span
style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="https://www.e-noah.net/ASA/Login.asp">https://www.e-noah.net/ASA/Login.asp</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>-Or join both the ASA and CITASA:<span style='color:#1F497D'>
<a href="https://www.e-noah.net/ASA/Profile/NewCheck.asp?S=1">https://www.e-noah.net/ASA/Profile/NewCheck.asp?S=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>The details:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>There are only a couple of weeks remaining until the ASA
allocates sessions for the 2009 meeting in San Francisco. Join now to ensure
CITASA members have the most opportunities to present their work. The number of
sessions allocated is directly tied to the size of paid membership. CITASA
currently has 280 paid members, we need 300 to receive two sessions, 400
members for three sessions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>By joining the American Sociological Association's section
on Communication and Information Technologies you are supporting the field by
increasing the likelihood that your work and work like yours will be presented
at the ASA annual meeting. CITASA also supports a number of activities that
depend on funds raised through membership fees, such as the ASA reception, the
annual pre-conference, pre-conference mentoring sessions for graduate students,
and the section website and email list. Some benefits are only available to
members, such as an 80% discount on an individual subscription to the journal <i>Information,
Communication and Society (iCS)</i>. The section also publishes an annual
special issue of <i>iCS</i> that consists of papers presented at the ASA annual
meeting in the area of communications, IT, and media studies.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Help us build the section and the field!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>CITASA Council:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Keith Hampton (Chair), University
of Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Gustavo Mesch (Chair-Elect),
University of Haifa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>James C. Witte (Past-Chair),
Clemson University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Anabel Quan-Haase
(Secretary-Treasurer), University of Western Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Shelia R. Cotten (Council),
University of Alabama-Birmingham <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Jennifer Earl (Council),
University of California-Santa Barbara<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Brian Loader (Council), University
of York<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Laura Robinson (Council), Santa
Clara University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Will Anderson (Communications
Coordinator), University of Alabama-Birmingham<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Yuri Takhteyev (Student
Representative), University of California Berkeley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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