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	September 19, 2008		The deadline for the submission of papers for the edited volume of the XII World Congress of Rural Sociology is September 30, 2008. Please send your submissions (one per participant) to Alessandro Bonanno at soc_aab@shsu.edu. Submissions cannot exceed 5000 words bibliography included. Tables and charts should be limited to one. Thanks. I hope that Ike didn't get you guys too wet. Here in Houston is a mess. Best, Alessandro Alessandro Bonanno, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Sociology Box 2446, Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX 77341-2446, USA Phone (936) 294-1488 Fax (936) 294-3573 Personal web-page: http://www.shsu.edu/~soc_www/people/bonanno.html
	June 9, 2008		"Congratulations to Prof. Reidar Almas, Centre for Rural Research, Trondheim, Norway, for his recent election to the Presidency of our association for the period 2008-2012. Prof. Almas was responsible for organizing the World Congress of Rural Sociology in 2004 in Trondhem." Dave Hansen IRSA Secretary-Treasurer
	June 1, 2008		The election of the new President of IRSA for the period 2008-2012 was closed last night. I wish to announce that Prof. Reidar Almas, Center for Rural Research, Trondheim, Norway, was elected. Please join me in extending congratulations to Prof. Almas. Dave Hansen IRSA Secretary-Treasurer
	February 12, 2008		NOMINATIONS FOR IRSA PRESIDENT - 2008-2012 The IRSA Executive Committee is seeking nominations for IRSA President for the four year period beginning with the XII World Congress of Rural Sociology in July. The eligibility requirements are that a candidate either has been a member of IRSA Council (at any time in their lives) including as Secretary-Treasurer, or that s/he is among the nominees of a member association for the coming term. Individuals are ineligible to stand if they are from the RSS (same member association as the retiring President) or have held the position of IRSA President previously. Individuals can nominate themselves or nominate others for the position by e-mailing the current IRSA Secretary-Treasurer David Hansen at Hansen.4@osu.edu. Nominations are welcome until March 15. Dave Hansen IRSA Secretary-Treasurer Hansen.4@osu.edu
	September 9, 2007		XII World Congress Program Committee is now accepting abstracts for papers and posters.
	March 10, 2007		XII World Congress Program Committee makes a preliminary call for proposals for sessions.
	November 12, 2006		Minutes of Mid-Year Council Meeting are available.
	April 26, 2006		IRSA President Alessandro Bonanno recently traveled to Seoul, Korea to meet with others about the 2008 World Congress which will be hosted by ARSA at the KINTEX Convention Center in Goyang City, Korea. Goyang City is a rural community conveniently located near the Seoul International Airport of Inchon and the KINTEX convention Center is a modern meeting facility featuring high tech meeting rooms, restaurants and cafeterias. The local national host is the Korean Rural Sociological Society. Alessandro was accompanied by Yoshio Kawamura, Program Chairman for the upcoming World Congress. They met with Ki-Whan Chung, Local Arrangement Chair, Oakla Cho, IRSA Second vice President, Ji Woong Cheong, Local Arrangement Deputy Chair, and other members of the Executive Committee of the Korean Rural Sociological Society to review the venue for the meetings and to discuss program content. A full draft program and related details, such a as call for session chairs and a call for papers, will be vetted with the IRSA Council at its mid-term meeting in Durban in July, 2006 after which they will be posted to this website.
	April 25, 2006		The Meetings of Interest page has been updated.
	July 17, 2005		Papers presented at the XI World Congress are published on the IRSA web site. Not all papers presented are available. Please contact the author directly with any concerns regarding copyright.
	October 25, 2004		Mark Your Calendars! The XII World Congress will take place in Seoul, Korea, during the first week of July, 2008. The Local Arrangements will be handled by the Korean Rural Sociological Society in coordination with the Korean Rural Economics Institute. The Program Chair will be Yoshio Kawamura, Japan and the Local Arrangements Chair will be Chung, Ki-Whan, Korean Rural Economics Institute. David O. Hansen Secretary-Treasurer
	August 16, 2004		Updates to web pages have been made to reflect the Constitution as amended by the General Assembly in Trondheim and the By-Laws as ratified by the General Assembly in Trondheim, with an additional amendment made by the Incoming Council.
	July 20, 2004		Professor Geoffrey Lawrence University of Queensland, Australia Promoting Sustainable Development: the Question of Governance Plenary Paper is available at the Speakers section
	June 28, 2004		2004-2008 IRSA President Elected Professor Alessandro Bonanno of Sam Houston State University in Texas has been elected the 2004-2008 IRSA President. Professor Bonanno serves as First Vice President for the current 2000-2004 term. Per Article 7b of the IRSA Constitution, the election was conducted by secret postal ballot of the voting members of the outgoing Council. David O. Hansen Secretary-Treasurer
	June 26, 2004		Approximately 550 people have registered to attend the XI World Conress of Rural Sociology in Trondheim Norway. Registration is now closed. IMPORTANT Confirmation letters for registration at the XI World Congress in Trondheim were sent out the week of June 1st to all registered participants. If you submitted a registration, but have not received a letter of confirmation, please contact IRSA2004@adm.ntnu.no.
	June 22, 2004		XI World Congress Draft Program (6/22/2004). Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
	June 16, 2004		XI World Congress Draft Program (6/15/2004). Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
	June 14, 2004		Information has been posted regarding the XI World Congress Poster Exhibition.
	June 11, 2004		XI World Congress Draft Program (6/10/2004). Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
	June 10, 2004		We would be grateful if you could register by June 15. After that, we can not guarantee that you will be listed in the Book of Abstracts or the congress program due to time limits in the printing process. Hotel rooms have been held until June 15, and after that it will be very difficult to find available hotel rooms in Trondheim due to other large events in the same period. The excursions are also starting to get fully booked. So please - if you have not registered yet and would like to participate - please do as soon as possible.
	Week of June 1, 2004		IMPORTANT Check that you have been registered for the congress Confirmation letters for registration at the XI World Congress in Trondheim were sent out to all registered participants. If you have not received a letter of confirmation by June 13, please contact IRSA2004@adm.ntnu.no.
	May 11, 2004		Zygmunt Bauman will present a plennary speech entitled "The Human Waste of Economic Progress." For a complete list of plennary speakers, see the Speakers page. Symposia details are now available on the Symposia page.
	April 27, 2004		Budal excursion is now fully booked. Registration requests can no longer be honored. The second choice excursion will be booked if possible.
	April 23, 2004		Lilletorget Hotell, Comfort Hotel Bakeriet, and Scandic Residence Hotel are now fully booked. Registration requests will be booked in the hotel closest in price.
	April 18, 2004		Expressions of Interest for 2008 Program Chair invited. The IRSA Council will likely recommend that Korea will be the host of the 2008 World Congress. While there is a strong bid from the Korean Rural Sociological Society, we are interested in receiving expressions of interest in the position of Program Chair. If you believe that you meet the following criteria, and can provide the commitment that is required, please contact Frank.Vanclay@utas.edu.au before 19 June 2004. The ideal Program Chair needs to: be an internationalist, that is have an understanding of international issues and an international perspective; have a special interest in Asia as a region and preferably familiarity with Korea; have a thorough understanding of rural sociology as a discipline, and have a broad overview of a range of areas of rural sociology; have good organisational skills and preferably experience consistent with organising a large event such as a World Congress; be an experienced team member/leader, and have an understanding about the issues involved in a cross-cultural setting; have a good understanding of what IRSA is about (as an organisation) or the potential to develop this understanding quickly; have a degree of standing in the profession of rural sociology, preferably at an international level; have institutional support and commitment to the position. Further information about what is involved in being Program Chair is available from Frank.Vanclay@utas.edu.au
	April 14, 2004		Singsaker Sommerhotell is now fully booked. Registration requests will be booked in the hotel closest in price.
	March 31, 2004		Early Registration Deadline Extended to 7 April 2004
	March 17, 2004		XI World Congress Frequently Asked Questions page is now available.
	February 16, 2004		The closing date of receipt of abstracts has passed. Some 800 abstracts were received. "This augurs well for the success of the Trondheim Congress. Congratulations to Lynda especially for her sterling efforts in encouraging people to participate, and congratulations to all those involved in Congress planning." wrote Frank Vanclay, IRSA President.
	February 11, 2004		XI World Congress of Rural Sociology Mail and Online Registration now available
	January 12, 2004		XI World Congress of Rural Sociology Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to 12th February, 2004
	November 28, 2003		XI World Congress of Rural Sociology Call for Papers Proposals for papers related to all aspects of the conference theme are now being invited. Abstracts should be submitted electronically. Poster presentations are also encouraged and proposals should be submitted in the same manner. Full details on abstract submission are provided on the Program page. The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 12th January 2004, with full papers due by 1 May 2004.
	November 20, 2003		XI WORLD CONGRESS UPDATE We have recently heard from Mark Shucksmith, Program Chair for the coming World Congress in Trondheim. He reported that his recovery from recent surgery is proceeding well and that he fully expects to reassume his duties in January, 2004. In the meantime, please continue to address questions and all relevant correspondence to Lynda Cheshire at l.cheshire@uq.edu.au. Frank Vanclay President
	November 5, 2003		ASIAN RURAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (ARSA) 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Prospect of Asian Rural Society for the 21 st Century University of Mataram, Lombok Indonesia March 26 29, 2004 "I am very pleased that the proposed conference has been rescheduled after being cancelled because of the SARS outbreak and related issues. I am very keen for IRSA to support ARSA." - Frank Vanclay, IRSA Prsident.
	October 22, 2003		Unfortunately, Program Chair, Mark Shucksmith, has been admitted to hospital for surgery. Indications are for a positive outcome and he is expected to return to work in the new year. The conference organisers and the IRSA President have appointed Dr. Lynda Herbert-Cheshire from the University of Queensland as Deputy Program Chair to takeover from Mark during his recovery period. We are extremely grateful to her, and her department (Head, Prof Geoff Lawrence) for her willingness to step in.
	September 2, 2003		Expressions of Interest in hosting the 2008 World Congress called. Especially welcome from the Asia and Africa regions. Contact IRSA President, Prof Frank Vanclay for details. Closing Date for Expressions of Interest will be 30 December 2003.
	September 2, 2003		Member Associations are requested to notify IRSA Secretary- Treasurer Dave Hansen of their nominees for IRSA Council for the period 2004 to 2008. This notification from each association Secretary is required by 30 December 2003.
	September 2, 2003		Proposed Constitution
	September 2, 2003		Proposed By-Laws and Procedural Manual
	September 2, 2003		Options Paper for Membership Fees
	August 25, 2003		XI World Congress Brochure Requires Acrobat Reader
	April 26, 2003		XI World Congress information updated.

	July 26, 2002		Minutes of Mid-Year Council Meeting are available.

	July 22, 2002		The new web site design is published. Please send comments or suggestions to the Web Editor.

	June 10, 2002		irsa-world.org becomes the officially registered domain of the International Rural Sociology Association. Pages are housed on the Internet Server of the Social Sciences Unit, College of Agriculture, University of Missouri. To Joseph J. Molnar and the College of Agriculture at Auburn University, IRSA would like to express gratitude for the excellent job of hosting the previous web site.