About PAA

PAA is a nonprofit, scientific, professional organization established to promote the improvement, advancement, and progress of the human race by means of research into problems connected with human population, in both its quantitative and qualitative aspects, and the dissemination and publication of the results of such research. Members receive Demography and PAA Affairs. An annual meeting is held in the spring. Dues are: Regular Member, $70; Emeritus member, $45; Organizational member, $205; Joint husband- wife members, $100; Student member, $25. To join, contact: Population Association of America, 721 Ellsworth Drive, Suite 303, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (301) 565-6710.

PAA Affairs is the official newsletter of the Population Association of America. Its purpose is to report to PAA members news of the Association in particular and of the profession in general. Brief news items of interest to people working in the population field may be sent to the Editors (see address at right), who reserve the right to select for inclusion among the items received, and to edit items for publication. Deadlines for submission of items for the quarterly issues are as follows: 

        Spring:         February 1
        Summer:         May 1   
        Fall:           August 1        
        Winter:         November 1
Non-member subscriptions to PAA Affairs may be purchased for $5 annually.


1997 President of PAA: Karen O. Mason
1998 President of PAA: Anne R. Pebley
1999 President of PAA: Andrew J. Cherlin

Future PAA Meetings

As stated in the Bylaws of the PAA Constitution, "Meetings of the Association shall be held only at places where there is written assurance that no member will be denied full access to facilities of the meeting place. "

PAA Addresses

Administrative Office
Stephanie Dudley, Executive Administrator; Tabitha Thigpen, Administrative Assistant; 721 Ellsworth Drive, Suite 303, Silver Spring, MD, 20910; Phone: 301-565-6710; Fax: 301-565-7850; 
Email: 74761.1510@compuserve.com 
Email for Membership Services: 104703.661@compuserv.com

Secretary-Treasurer
Elizabeth Stephen, Department of Demography, Georgetown University, Box 571214, Washinton, DC 20057-1214; Phone: 202-687-6662; FAX: 202-687-5047; 
Email: stephen@guvax.georgetown.edu

Public Affairs Office
Anne Harrison-Clark, Public Affairs Specialist; PAA/APC, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20009; Phone: 202-483-5158; FAX 202-328-3937
Email: 102735.376@compuserve.com

Demography
Robert D. Mare, Editor, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706; Phone: 608-262-5391; Fax: 608-262-8400; 
Email: demography@ssc.wisc.edu

PAA Affairs
Rose Maria Li and Susan Newcomer, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Blvd, Room 8B13, Bethesda, MD 20892; Phone: 301-496-1174; Fax: 301-496-0962; Emails: LiR@hd01.nichd.nih.gov ; NewcomeS@hd01.nichd.nih.gov

Other Publications:
Applied Demography
Mary Heim, Demographic Research Unit, Department of Finance, 915 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814; Phone: 916- 323­4080; Fax: 916-327­0222; Email: fimheim@dof.ca.gov

Population Index
Richard Hankinson, Editor, Office of Population Research, 21 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08544-2091; Phone: 609-258-4949; Email: popindex@princeton.edu