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POLICIES
Publication
Publication of symposia or other technical
sessions or talks that have been prepared
under the auspices of the AAAS,
Pacific Division requires written permission
of the AAAS, Pacific Division
as well as that of the individual organizers
and speakers.
Video and/or audio taping of any session
or parts thereof for commercial
purposes is not permitted without prior
approval from the speakers, organizers
and AAAS, Pacific Division.
The AAAS, Pacific Division is not
responsible for the accuracy of advertising
information in these Proceedings.
Advertising information contained
herein is provided by the participating
advertisers and does not constitute
endorsement by the AAAS, Pacific
Division.
Abstracts and summaries published in
these Proceedings reflect entirely the
individual views of the authors and not
necessarily that of the AAAS, Pacific
Division, its Council, Executive Committee
or its officers. Presentation of
ideas, products or publications at this
AAAS, Pacific Division meeting or
the reporting of them in news accounts
does not constitute endorsement by the
AAAS, Pacific Division.
Standards of Conduct
On April 14, 1978, the AAAS Board of
Directors adopted the following position
statement regarding standards of
conduct at AAAS meetings:
“The Board takes it for granted that all
who attend the Annual Meetings of the
Association will conduct themselves
with consideration for others and with
particular consideration for those who
generously give their time and thought
to the sessions. Differing opinions will
continue to be heard and respected. We
recognize that there are areas of science
that are both controversial and troubling.
The Annual Meeting can serve
as an effective forum to consider such
issues so long as procedures of orderly
debate and fairness are followed. Discourtesy
and abusive behavior have
no place in the annual Meeting. When
excesses occur they do great injury to
the Association and to the process of
discussion. They cannot be condoned.”
The AAAS, Pacific Division, as part
of the larger organization, ascribes to
this position and will, if necessary, take
appropriate measures to assure adherence
to it.
No Smoking Rule
On December 30, 1971, the AAAS
Council approved a motion requesting
that persons in attendance refrain from
smoking at Council meetings and scientific
and public sessions. The AAAS,
Pacific Division ascribes to this policy
and asks that all persons who attend the
meeting comply with this ruling.
Meeting Development
The technical programs of AAAS,
Pacific Division meetings are developed
by proposals submitted by individuals
and/or groups of individuals and overseen
by the Executive Committee and
Executive Director of the Division.
Symposium planners are responsible for
developing lists of presenters that represent
fairly the topic at hand. Papers
submitted separately from symposia,
referred to as Contributed Papers and
Contributed Posters, are reviewed by
section chairs prior to their inclusion in
the program.
All program review is based on scientific
significance, timeliness, balance,
and clarity of organization. In the case
of symposia and workshops, this review
is based on materials provided by planners
or submitters and does not include
a technical examination of individual
presentations.
Student Awards of Excellence
The Council, Executive Committee
and officers of the AAAS, Pacific Division
are committed to encouraging the
scientific development of students by
offering them a friendly yet scientifically
robust environment in which to
present their research results. Part of
that environment includes evaluating
student presentations and rewarding
students’ superior efforts. To that end,
the Division has developed an extensive
program of student Awards of Excellence
that are given at both the sectional
and divisional levels. More information
about this program may be found on
page 13 of these Proceedings.
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