The ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY IN OCEANIA
(ASAO) is an international organization dedicated to comparative
studies of Pacific topics.
New: Bulletin Board with latest announcements concerning ASAO events, policies, and information of interest to members.
ASAO holds annual meetings with a special format
designed to facilitate discussion and develop topics for publication.
ASAO has a book series and
a special publication series.
In addition many other
publications have emerged from
ASAO sessions. For a comprehensive bibliography of publications
that have resulted from ASAO sessions, click
here (pdf format).
ASAO members participate on ASAONET, an electronic bulletin
board (listserv) hosted by the University of Illinois at Chicago.
ASAO supports the full participation of Pacific
Islanders through the Pacific Islands Scholars' Fund.
ASAO also encourages members to return information to the island communities
from which they obtained it, in forms appropriate to and usable at
the village level, through a program called Grant
to Return Indigenous Knowledge to Pacific Islands Communities (GRIKPIC).
Prospective participants must communicate
directly with the organizers of particular sessions. Contact information
for session organizers, and detailed descriptions of all sessions,
are published in the ASAO Newsletter. To submit materials for publication
in the Newsletter contact the Editor, Jamon Alex Halvaksz <jamon.halvaksz@utsa.edu>
The newsletter (three issues yearly) is a
benefit of ASAO membership. Annual dues are US$35 general, and
US$20 for indigenous Pacific Islanders, students, as well as unemployed
members. To join ASAO, renew a membership, or update personal information,
follow the procedures outlined on the membership
page.
ASAO is committed to providing a forum in which
Pacific Islanders can fully participate, and to that end has established
a Pacific Islands Scholars' Fund (PISF)
to help with the cost of transportation to annual meetings. This
is supported by membership dues, royalties, and individual contributions
from ASAO members. ASAO is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation; donations
are tax-deductible. For more information about the PISF, contact
Judith Schachter, 240
Baker Hall; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh 15213-3890, USA,
e-mail <jm1e@andrew.cmu.edu>