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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wanted to add an addendum to Bob
Rotenberg's posting on conference reimbursement. I received a
message from the AAA <!--StartFragment --><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> Meetings Coordinator, Khara Minter yesterday, in which she stated that
you are qualified for a registration fee reimbursement _if_ your proposed
paper/panel was not accepted for the conference. This qualification
will enable some people to be reimbursed. I've pasted Khara's
letter below. - Angela Jancius</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><!--StartFragment --> Quoting Khara Minter <kminter@aaanet.org>:
<BR><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> Please note
that AAA's policy does not automatically give refunds to</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
class=quoted1>> participants if their paper/session has been rejected.
If one's</SPAN> <BR>paper <SPAN class=quoted1>or session has been rejected
it is their responsibility to contact AAA</SPAN> <BR><BR><SPAN
class=quoted1>> or myself, Khara Minter and request a refund. I have
had hundreds of </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> refund requests from
individuals whose papers or session proposals </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=quoted1>> were not accepted both international and here in the states.
I have </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> refunded every request and continue
to do so.</SPAN> <BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=quoted1>> Refund requests need to be received either by email or some
other form</SPAN> <BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> of writing. For those who were
not familiar with the refund process </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> for
papers or sessions that were rejected, they contacted myself, or
</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> AAA and we answered any questions they may
have had regarding how to </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> go about
requesting a refund for rejected sessions or papers. Unlike
</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> the refund process for registrations, there
isn't a deadline to</SPAN> <BR>request a refund <SPAN class=quoted1> for
rejections. </SPAN> <BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=quoted1>> If we do not hear from individuals whose papers or sessions
were </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> rejected, we assume that they are
attending the meeting despite the </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> fact that
they will not be presenting or organizing a session.</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
class=quoted1>> </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> If you have further
questions or concerns regarding the refund process</SPAN> <BR><BR><SPAN
class=quoted1>> for rejections or general meeting questions, it is best to
contact </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> myself, Khara Minter, Meetings
Manager.</SPAN> <BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>>
Regards,</SPAN> <BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> Khara Minter</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
class=quoted1>> </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> Khara Lynn Minter</SPAN>
<BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> Meetings Manager</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
class=quoted1>> American Anthropological Association</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
class=quoted1>> 2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
class=quoted1>> Arlington, VA 22201</SPAN> <BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> Tel:
(703) 528-1902, ext. 3025</SPAN> <BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> Fax: (703)
528-3546</SPAN> <BR><SPAN class=quoted1>> kminter@aaanet.org</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
class=quoted1>> </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=Anthrotourist@cs.com
href="mailto:Anthrotourist@cs.com">Anthrotourist@cs.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=urbanth-l@lists.ysu.edu
href="mailto:urbanth-l@lists.ysu.edu">urbanth-l@lists.ysu.edu</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11:52 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Clarification</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">The AAA should ask how many (pre-registered)
members are not attending the meeting if indeed it moves to Atlanta. If those
registration fees are not refundable, then the AAA has found itself a nice
little nest egg of cash that I am sure will be used for the sake of their fees.
They should at least give us the option of applying it to membership dues or
something else. As a grad student, that is just wrong to keep it. Isn't there
some kind of legal recourse we can take against the AAA? We as members had the
clear expectation to have the meeting in SF (or close vicinity). We are not
getting what we paid for. <BR><BR>Leah Rondeau<BR>SJSU
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