This message is overdue and I apologize for lagging in my communication.
It’s been a super busy summer, but I will spare you the details right now!

The main reason I’m writing is to encourage everyone to check out the
fabulous sessions and special events lined up for CAE.  The program on the
AAA website is searchable, and I’ve found the easiest way to quickly get an
overview of CAE activities is to simply search by section: Select CAE from
the long list of sections and you will get to this listing:
http://aaa.confex.com/aaa/2013/webprogrampreliminary/CAE.html
This makes it a little less overwhelming than searching the entire program.
Of course, you may also want to to search by key words within the whole
AAA program.

I want to thank Marjorie Faulstich Orellana, our Program Chair and
President Elect, and her two fabulous student assistants for all their
patient and hard work in getting the program together.  There may be a few
scheduling glitches, but believe me, Marjorie did the best she could to
shift things after AAA made its schedule.  CAE has more special events than
most other sections, and the available time slots for special events don’t
always cover the number of events we submit.  So that’s why in some cases,
conflicts were unavoidable.

CAE Board members, we will have our Board meeting on Thursday from 2-5 pm.
It’s really important that all Board members come to that as it’s really
the only time we are all together with the sole purpose of sharing what
we’ve accomplished in the past year and discussing key intitiatives we want
to undertake in the coming years.  Other CAE members are welcome to attend.

The CAE Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony is on Friday from 6:15-7:30.
This is the annual gathering of all CAE members and anyone else interested
in CAE.  We hope to see a large crowd!

More highlights of the program will be posted soon, by Marjorie, myself, or
others.

Best regards to all,
Rosemary Henze, CAE President

To support participation in its activities and annual meetings, the Council
on Anthropology of Education *(CAE) awards several stipends to New Scholars
(graduate students or recent graduates) *who are selected to present a
CAE-sponsored paper or poster.

The stipends are intended to help defray expenses associated with
participating in the annual meetings. Individuals are eligible to receive
the stipend only one time, and *first-time presenters will receive priority*.
Preference is given to individuals from underrepresented US groups who meet
the criteria below on a competitive basis.

The winning awardees will be notified prior to the AAA meetings, but the
awards will be formally announced and checks given out at the CAE business
meeting held in conjunction with the AAA meetings in Chicago, IL., November
20-24, 2013.

*Eligibility:*

- New Scholar (graduate student or recent graduate)
- First author on a paper or poster selected for presentation in a
CAE-sponsored session at AAA 2013
- Priority given to new scholars from an underrepresented group
- Priority given to first-time presenters
- Priority given to members of AAA
- Priority given to members of CAE

*Selection Based Upon:*

1. Eligibility (see above)
2. Financial need as described
3. Quality of paper or poster

To apply, please send an email with the following information:

1. Your name, institutional affiliation, CURRENT mailing address,
telephone, and email;

2. A statement that:
a.     you are a graduate student or recent graduate;
b.     you are the first author on a paper or poster for a presentation in a CAE-sponsored session at AAA;
c.     how many times you have presented at AAA prior to this year;
d.     whether you consider yourself a member of an underrepresented group;
e.     whether you are a member of AAA; and
f.      whether you are a member of CAE.

3. A  brief statement of financial need and how the stipend will
support your ability to present your work at CAE;

4. A copy of the abstract *and* the author data form you submitted
with your paper or poster proposal to AAA.

*Only complete applications are eligible for consideration*.
*Deadline: September 30, 2013 (receipt of material)*
*Submission Procedure*
To apply for this stipend, please send the information above by September
30, 2013 to:

Cindy Cruz
CAE Second Year Member at Large
Chair, CAE New Scholar Travel Stipends
*E-Mail:                ccruz3@ucsc.edu*