aaas follows minutes meeting section z linguistics language science held atlanta aaas annual meeting section committee hopes interest linguists urges linguist yet member aaas join select section z priary affiliation membership form follows minutes v fromkin section z secretary section z linguistics language sciences section meeting february 17 1995 2 30 5 30 pm marriott marquis atlanta ga minutes attendance retiring chair barbara lust chair richie kayne chair elect stephen anderson chair elect 1995 sarah thomason secretary vicki fromkin members steering committee paul chapin ilse lehiste paul chapin section z representative aaas council arnold zwicky 1025 individuals 20 signed attendance sheet 1 meeting called order chaired chair richie kayne attendees asked introduce 2 minutes feb 21 1993 section meeting distributed approved 3 results last election reported sarah sally thomason elected chair elect 1995 david caplan elected member large 1995 1998 members steering committee 1995 february 21 1995 therefore consist retiring chair richie kayne chair stephen anderson chair elect sarah thomason secretary victoria fromkin members large david caplan paul chapin ilse lehiste arnold zwicky remains council delegate 1996 chair expressed appreciation members section z retiring chair barbara lust serve council 1995 david pesetsky 4 four sessions sponsored section z meeting bilingualism best age learn second language endangered languages linguistic science language technology machines human language structures language batons cognitive science neuroscience addition section z cosponsored session organized psychology section instincts learn kenneth hale presented one topical lectures scientific cost global loss linguistic diversity ken hale lecture session endangered languages received great deal interest press issue made national press coverage time section meeting section extended gratitude session organizers speakers ken hale efforts bringing linguistics general scientific community aaas 5 dr susan speece chair department biological sciences anderson university anderson appointed education liaison education section section z introduced distributed copies life science standards curriculum development k12 reported work science education reform committee national research council asked suggestions input section regarding science education k12 also undergraduate science education discussion followed announced stephen crain heading committee linguistic society american linguistics curriculum also concerned teaching linguistic science schools suggested crain asked contact dr speece individuals urged view poster paper linguistics schools developing epistemology science maya honda wayne neil display 10 30 3 30 saturday february 18 marriott south exhibit hall poster paper directly related subject discussion 6 budget vicki fromkin reported budget situation meeting section z received 2500 annum aaas office supposed cover travel expenses section officers annual meeting refreshments expenses ssponsored sessions organizers speakers could provided last year offered support symposia speakers thus year subtracting probable expenses officers section budget total came approximately 2500 symposia organizers sent requests vicki fromkin determined cheapest possible fares speakers divided sum speaker requested funds would suffer financially others recommended aaas staff sums disbursed leaves section zero balance planning committee attended vicki reported staff decided change section budgets expenses officers would longer deducted section allocation would borne central office however sections would receive much lower allocations section z receive 1000 annum urgent symposia organizers inform invited speakers little money expenses speakers attempt find money elsewhere 7 1996 aaas annual meeting baltimore maryland 813 february 1996 proposals sessions due april 1 1995 general discussion held regarding sessions sponsored section z section agreed would like see following session organized note necessarily titles symposia submitted rather signify contents would like see presented name parenthesis person designated contact proposed organizers language schools proposed organizers wayne neil maya honda walt wolfram wayne neil ii new technology e g mri ct pet study biology language proposed organizer david caplan v fromkin iii structure acquisition sign languages proposed organizer ursula bellugi v fromkin iv child language acquisition proposed organizer lila gleitman v fromkin v connectionism vs symbolic systems models cognition proposed organizer paul smolensky steve anderson following meeting members section steering committee proposed geoffrey nunberg also asked submit proposal prescriptivism equality dialects english legislation related issues fromkin anderson contact barbara lust informed section also received tentative idea possible symposium lisa menn working lsa asha would theoretical modeling therapeutic studies acquisition phonology referred sharon goldsmith asha consideration support 8 1997 aaas annual meeting seattle washington opening discussion possible sessions seattle meeting held suggested individuals submit proposals nsf fund sessions reports current research would interest scientific community proposals submitted paul chapin later july 15 1995 order funding decision nsf december 1995 time submit session proposal aaas program committee 9 membership time meeting 169 members aaas selected section z primary affiliation according mike spinella aaas staff attended meeting briefly 141 designated section z secondary affiliation 205 third total 515 satisfies aaas requirements establishing section z permanent section aaas words mike spinella however important continue increase members whose first affiliation section would like see number grow minimum 400 discussion methods increase membership suggested ask lsa include letter section chair secretary regular mailings linguistic department chairs asking department would subsidize membership fee one member probably chair department chair already member another person designated could elected faculty determined way would substantially increase membership sharon goldsmith asha announced would willing place notice asha newsletters publications go 80 000 members paul chapin agreed draft letter send asha purpose also suggested membership form included mailings also thanked section z support symposium bilingualism organized asha introduced david kean asha research tehcnology committee barbara lust suggested contact international organizations lagb supported formation new section ask publicize section urge members join question cost joining aaas discussed confusion cost joining supporting member without receiving science particularly foreign applicants mike spinella assured us supporting memberships cost 35 00 us non us members application form 35 fee stated spouses members assured anyone joins supporting member 10 endangered languages michael strauss spoke importance establishing ties nonlinguists concerned conservation diversity e conservation biology etc david harmon george wright society world parks congress introduced told group recently realize extent problem maintaining linguistic diversity dangers facing endangered languages supported suggestion linguists concerned issue work together groups interested cultural biological diversity endangered species 11 1994 meeting agreed important linguists submit research articles science reiterated pointed one complain contents journal heavy weighting toward biology submit articles consistently rejected would grounds complaint 12 vicki fromkin announced international congress linguists organized permanent international committee linguistics better known french initials cipl would held paris july 1997 13 michael strauss director annual meetings aaas staff estrella triana senior program associate aaas directorate education human resources programs introduced estrella triana announced 1998 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