In evaluating symposium proposals the Council will favor those proposals whose topics concern newly emerging fields, fields ripe for synthesis, and fields different from those that have been included in recent Society symposia. The Council particularly encourages proposals that include speakers from groups traditionally underrepresented in Society symposia, e.g., postdoctoral research associates and new assistant professors, investigators from outside North America, women, and members of racial or ethnic minorities. The Council expects to select only two proposals for half-day symposia at its meeting in June 1997. All proposers will be notified of the Council's decision in early July. The Society will provide partial travel support for organizers and participants in sponsored symposia.
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