Outreach Report

Greetings,

As is typical at this time of year, the Outreach Committee is gearing up for the upcoming ASC Annual Meeting in Toronto. We have several activities underway, and are always in need of people to assist us with our efforts - so please don't be bashful about volunteering!

First, Emily Lenning and Angela Simon are in the process of identifying and contacting prospective new DWC members. The two of them drafted a "welcome" letter and will be sending it to individuals whom they identify by the paper abstracts that appear in the ASC preliminary program. Any individual who is presenting a paper on issues related to women, gender, and crime (and who is not already a member) will be receiving a letter via e-mail inviting them to attend DWC events. This is a big undertaking, and Emily and Angela deserve a round of applause for all of their hard work. We will be sure to report back in our next outreach update with the results of this recruitment effort.

Second, the DWC ambassadors have been in contact with their respective divisions, but so far none of them have any news to report. If you have a news item or event that you would like shared with the membership of one of the other divisions, please contact the appropriate DWC ambassador:

People of Color & Crime: Sharon RedHawk Love srl11@psu.edu
Sentencing & Corrections: Jo-Ann Della-Giustina jdellagiustina@bridgew.edu
International Criminology: Heather Melton heather.melton@soc.utah.edu
Critical Criminology: Robin Robinson rrobinson@umassd.edu
ASC Executive Board: Jana Jasinski jjasinsk@mail.ucf.edu

Third, we are in the process of soliciting textbooks for this year's New Member Book Raffle. For this raffle, books authored by DWC members are collected and prominently displayed at the DWC Outreach Table until the business meetings on Thursday and Friday. Anyone who joins the DWC during the Annual Meeting receives a raffle ticket, and then at each business meeting the books are raffled off to the new members who are in attendance. So far I have only heard from two or three authors, so please let me know if you would like to donate one of your books. If you will not be at ASC but still would like to participate, you may mail your book to me beforehand and I will see that it gets to Toronto. Members interested in donating a book may contact me at burges26@msu.edu.

Finally, we are accepting volunteers to staff the DWC Outreach Table. The final schedule for the conference has been released, so as soon as you determine your availability, the outreach committee would love to hear from you! Volunteers may sign up by contacting me at burges26@msu.edu.

As always, thanks to my co-chair Sharon RedHawk Love, and to members Jana Jasinski, Heather Melton, Jo-Ann Della-Giustina, Emily Lenning, Angela Simon, Robin Robinson, and Kristi Holsinger.

Regards,
Amanda