Jen, thanks for taking notes and sending them out to all of us.

I had an additional thought that I'd like to add about the nature of
our community. I was particularly concerned over the absence of basic
researchers (relative to previous SI's) and folks from other wings of
behavior analysis.

One of the benefits of our contextualistic focus is an ability to
appeal to potential members who may see themselves as a minority
within our field, such as sexual minorities from whom we receive
participation at all levels in our organization, to members of deaf
culture from whom we receive almost none.

I wonder if some level of outreach amongst the students is necessary.
Perhaps it would be beneficial for us to recognize how and where we
seem to excel in attracting members from diverse backgrounds and note
where there is a lack. I am not sure if there is an immediate
solution other than to continue having this conversation. I
personally plan to describe ACBS as being one place where its GLBT
members are not only supported but actually form a critical part of
the mainstream. I think this is one way to talk with GLBT members at
ABA, for example, and to say, "hey, we're more than just ACT/RFT,
come check us out."



Jonathan Weinstein, M.A.
Psychology Graduate Student
University of Mississippi
cell: 662-380-0247
email: Jonwein@...