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Holiday Closure

Our institutional host, the University of Arizona, will close for the Veterans Day holiday on November 11, 2011. ISA headquarters will open again on Monday, November 14th, at 9 AM MST. Thank  you.

ISA-Midwest Conference Program

The ISA Midwest Annual Conference 2011 will take place this weekend, Nov. 11-13, at the Hilton at the Ballpark in St. Louis, MO. On-site Registration ($45 for faculty, $30 for students) begins Friday, November 11th, at 7:30 am. The conference program has been posted here in PDF format for your review. Please see the conference website for more information.

ISA Officer Election

It is time to elect new officers for ISA, including the President and three Vice Presidents. We are sending a ballot to all ISA members by e-mail today for the officer election for the term 2013-2014. The election is ongoing and will conclude on December 5, 2011. We have archived the report of the Nominating Committee here. Thank you to all the candidates for agreeing to run for office and contribute their time to ISA.

Hotel Update for ISA 2012

A quick update on the status of our host hotels for the 2012 ISA Annual Convention. The ISA group room block at the Hilton Bayfront is 99% full.  If you are unable to obtain the ISA group rate during your preferred dates, please select the Hilton Gaslamp hotel, they are now accepting reservations at our discounted group rate. Please see the our convention hotel page for more information.

ISA Call for Nominations: ISSS Governing Council

Nominations are invited for elections to the Governing Council of the International Security Studies Section (ISSS) of the International Studies Association. Members of this council assume the broad responsibility of assisting in the governance of the section. We welcome nominations from all regions of the world. It is desirable to have diversity on the governing council across categories that include race, ethnicity, and gender.  It is also desirable to have diversity across professional pursuits including academia, think tanks, NGOs, and government organizations. This year a total of four members will be elected to the Governing Council for a three-year term. At least one of these should be a graduate student elected to the designated student representative position. Nominees must be members of the section at the time of the election. Nominations should be sent to issselections@hotmail.com and must be received by November 23, 2012.

ISA Nominating Committee Report

ISA’s nominating committee completed its work on July 11th , and made the following nominations for the 2013-2014 leadership cycle:

• President: Harvey Starr, University of South Carolina
• Vice Presidents: Christian Reus-Smit, European University Institute
• Annette Freyberg-Inan, University of Amsterdam
• T.V. Paul, McGill University

The nominating committee was chaired by Neta Crawford, and included the following members:

• Karen Alter
• Scott Bennett
• Martha Finnemore
• Emilie Hafner-Burton
• Fen Hampson
• David Kinsella
• Keith Krause
• Helen Milner

We thank the committee for their deliberations and congratulate the nominees.  Once the nominees confirm their willingness to stand for election ISA will prepare electronic ballots and conduct an election for the 2013-2014 leadership.

Holiday Closure

Our institutional host, the University of Arizona, will close for the Independence Day holiday on July 4, 2011. We will open again on Tuesday, July 5th, at 9 AM MST.

Holiday Closure

Our institutional host, the University of Arizona, is closed today for the Memorial Day holiday. We will open again on Tuesday, May 31st, at 9 AM MST.

CFA: Editors, International Studies Review

The ISA Publications Committee is calling for proposals from individuals or teams to succeed the current editorial team led by Profs. Jennifer Sterling-Folker and Mark Boyer.  Only those with academic affiliations and access to institutional resources should apply.  Duties will commence in late 2012 or early 2013 for a five year term.  The Executive Committee of the International Studies Association will make a recommendation to the organization’s Governing Council regarding the new assignment of editorial duties for International Studies Review at the 2012 annual meetings in San Diego. Applications should be received no later than June 30, 2011, although applications will be accepted until an appointment is recommended by the committee. Please see the website for more information.

ISA Green Efforts: Online Journal Access

On this Earth Day, ISA announces a major policy change. At our Annual Convention last month in Montreal, in response to a proposed change in our contract with Wiley Publishers, ISA’s Governing Council decided that ISA members’ access to our six journals will be online only.  All ISA members will now have instant online access to all ISA journals through our MyISA website.

We hope that reducing unnecessary printing and shipping will contribute to a greener world and a significantly reduced carbon footprint, as well as help facilitate better services for ISA members. We will continue to try to improve our environmental profile in many other ways as well, including actions to further green our Annual Convention practices.

The Governing Council came to this decision after an analysis of the survey responses of our members’ preferences.   A clear majority preferred not to receive hard copies of all ISA journals.  Reasons included the environmental impact of printing and shipping 20 issues to each and every member (more than 80,000 volumes shipped around the world annually); a shortage of office shelf space; and the easy access to journals online through MyISA.

These actions reflect a larger trend where journal publications everywhere are rapidly moving toward electronic-only distribution.  In light of these trends, ISA’s Governing Council recognized that this change was inevitable.  To effect the change-over now rather than at the end of our current contract in 2015, Wiley Publishers offered significantly more financial support to our hard-working editorial teams, and has also significantly increased royalties to the Association.  As a result, the Governing Council has made the commitment that ISA will not increase our membership dues through 2015 and it will consider proposals to increase services to our members.

Please note that for members who strongly prefer hard copies of their journals, they can still be ordered for $15 per subscription for postal delivery.

Happy Earth Day!