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From:         "POPOVICH, MARK N" 
Subject: St. Louis ISSSS conference
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Colleagues:  Planning continues for the 2009 25th meeting of the ISSSS in S=
t. Louis.  Here's the latest information:

Registrations forms for the conference are now available for download at th=
e following web address:
http://qmethod.org/qconference/current/registration.html.  Registrations af=
ter Sept. 24 will only be taken at the convention registration desk.

Conference registration for will be $200 for faculty/professionals; $125 fo=
r students; and $150 for retirees (over 65).  The conference will start at =
1 p.m. on Thursday, October 8th.

Friday night banquet keynoter will be Don Brenner, retired Univ. of Missour=
i journalism professor, who was a faculty colleague of William Stephenson. =
 Brenner served as the first president of ISSSS.

Diane Montgomery (Oklahoma State) will present a basic Q workshop on Thursd=
ay afternoon for students and interested professionals.  The workshop is op=
en as a one-time event for those not attending the conference.  More inform=
ation about the format and length of the workshop will be forthcoming.

Friday morning will feature a 25th anniversary panel discussing the history=
 of the meeting from its beginnings at the School of Journalism, University=
 of Missouri.  Both Brenner and Rob Logan, host of the Bethseda conference,=
 will moderate the panel.

The traditional conference opening reception will be held at the Crowne Pla=
za Hotel on Thursday evening.

On Sunday morning, interested registrants can board a bus for a two-hour tr=
ip to Columbia, Mo. to visit the house of William Stephenson and family.  O=
ur host will be Stephenson's daughter, Mariel, who will also attend the con=
ference along with other family members.  Other activities in Columbia are =
in the works and with the return trip to St. Louis, registrants will be bac=
k by 6 p.m.  This event will require a minimum of 20 persons to be feasible=
.

Information about research paper sessions and other panels will be forthcom=
ing.  Stay tuned.

Crowne Plaza Hotel-Downtown will host the 2009 conference.  Rooms can be re=
served for US$119. per night.  Reservations can be made on the hotel websit=
e (preferred):  https://resweb.passkey.com/go/f2ddee50, or by calling (Toll=
-free): 888-233-9527.  Please make your reservations by Sept. 14, 2009.

As mentioned earlier, St. Louis is a jewel of a city hidden in the deepest =
part of the central U.S.  Planning a vacation around the conference would b=
e a terrific idea.  ISSSS member Russ Hurd provides a website to help you e=
xplore the city:  www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/gateways/03/18/st.louisfashion/in=
dex.html.   You can learn more about the "Gateway City," by visiting a secon=
d website:  www.explorestlouis.com.

If you have further questions, please contact your conference host:

Mark Popovich, ISSSS treasurer
Dept. of Journalism/Ball State University
ph.  765-215-3725
mnpopovich@bsu.edu