CITASA needs 120 new members by September 14!! Join now for prizes and to help CITASA get an additional session at the 2009 ASA meeting. **Student ASA members get a free CITASA membership** The prizes: All CITASA members as of September 14 will be entered into a draw for one limited edition CITASA 1GB USB Key and lanyard. One additional CITASA USB Key and lanyard will awarded to the person who submits the longest list of students eligible for a free CITASA membership. Students eligible for a free membership are those who are not current members of CITASA, but are ASA members, the list must include full names, email addresses, and the students' ASA ID numbers. (Picture of limited edition CITASA USB key and lanyard: http://citasa.org/CITASAUSB.jpg) How to join: -Free CITASA student memberships (for ASA student members), send name(s) and their ASA ID to: membership@citasa.org -ASA members, membership in CITASA is only $10: https://www.e-noah.net/ASA/Login.asp -Or join both the ASA and CITASA: https://www.e-noah.net/ASA/Profile/NewCheck.asp?S=1 The details: There are only a couple of weeks remaining until the ASA allocates sessions for the 2009 meeting in San Francisco. Join now to ensure CITASA members have the most opportunities to present their work. The number of sessions allocated is directly tied to the size of paid membership. CITASA currently has 280 paid members, we need 300 to receive two sessions, 400 members for three sessions. By joining the American Sociological Association's section on Communication and Information Technologies you are supporting the field by increasing the likelihood that your work and work like yours will be presented at the ASA annual meeting. CITASA also supports a number of activities that depend on funds raised through membership fees, such as the ASA reception, the annual pre-conference, pre-conference mentoring sessions for graduate students, and the section website and email list. Some benefits are only available to members, such as an 80% discount on an individual subscription to the journal Information, Communication and Society (iCS). The section also publishes an annual special issue of iCS that consists of papers presented at the ASA annual meeting in the area of communications, IT, and media studies. Help us build the section and the field! CITASA Council: Keith Hampton (Chair), University of Pennsylvania Gustavo Mesch (Chair-Elect), University of Haifa James C. Witte (Past-Chair), Clemson University Anabel Quan-Haase (Secretary-Treasurer), University of Western Ontario Shelia R. Cotten (Council), University of Alabama-Birmingham Jennifer Earl (Council), University of California-Santa Barbara Brian Loader (Council), University of York Laura Robinson (Council), Santa Clara University Will Anderson (Communications Coordinator), University of Alabama-Birmingham Yuri Takhteyev (Student Representative), University of California Berkeley