Governance
4S is governed by a President and a council of nine persons. Three members are elected annually from a slate of five to seven candidates. Council members serve three year terms, while the President serves a two year term after a one year term as President Elect. All Past Presidents are non-voting members of Council.
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Department of Sociology
London School of Economics
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE UK
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Secretary: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Sociology Department
126 Stubbs Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225-578-5311
Council
Term Expires, Fall 2010:
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Department of Anthropology
University of Southern California
GFS - 126
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1962
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Sociology and Social Policy,
RC Mills A26, Fischer Road
University of Sydney
NSW 2006, Australia
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Department of Community and Environmental Sociology
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Madison, WI 53706 USA
Term Expires 2011:
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Dpt of Sociology, The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-Ku
Tokyo, 113-0033
Japan
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Department of Sociology
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
London SE14 6NW
United Kingdom
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Bates College
209 Pettengill Hall
Lewiston, ME 04240
Term Expires 2012
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Institute for Science, Innovation and Society
Said Business School
University of Oxford
Park End Street
Oxford OX1 1HP UK
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Department of Anthropology & Science and Technology Studies
York University
2032 Vari Hall
4700 Keele Street,
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 Canada
http://www.arts.yorku.ca/anth/nmyers/
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School of City and Regional Planning , Cardiff University
103 Severn Grove
CF11 9EQ
Ex-Officio:
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President
of EASST
Brunel University
Student Representatives:
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Role of Council
The 4S Council meets once annually, usually on the day prior to the 4S annual meeting, and conducts the remainder of 4S business via email. The general Business Meeting of the society is held prior to the banquet at the annual meeting. MINUTES of the council and business meeting of 4S are published on this web page.
The President shall have general charge of the affairs of the Society. S/he is an ex-officio member of all Committees, as well as a voting member of Council. Routine responsibilities of the President include: making committee assignments; making certain that committee responsibilities are satisfactorily performed; representing 4S in dealings with other organizations; helping formulate Society policy; organizing and presiding at the annual Council and Business Meetings; organizing a Presidential Plenary or delivering a Presidential Address for each of the meetings over which s/he presides.
The Secretary/Treasurer is a non-voting member of Council. Routine responsibilities include: administrating the awards program (collect nominations from membership, letters to publishers); paying society debts in a timely manner; maintain the 4S membership list and the treasury; maintain Society archives; organize annual elections of officers; assist the President in making certain that Committee responsibilities are performed; prepare membership, treasury reports, & budgetary projection for annual meeting; prepare annual treasury report; assist the President in organizing the annual Council and Business Meetings; prepare awards and citations for prize winners; liase with Institute for Scientific Information on annual Bernal Award; maintain files for each standing Committee; file 4S tax returns; update 4S web page.
Routine responsibilities of Council include: attendance at annual Council Meetings (a quorum of four voting members is necessary to effect Society business); consider and formulate all Society policy; provide feedback to the President on Society business; serve on one or more standing committees. Council members serve on one prize committee each year.