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| Special Interest Group Business Meeting with the ABA Presidents |
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
| 8:00 AM–8:50 AM |
| Betsy A |
| Chair: Thomas S. Critchfield (Illinois State University) |
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| To discuss issues related to SIGs with SIG representatives. |
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| Affiliated Chapters Meeting |
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
| 9:00 AM–9:50 AM |
| Betsy A |
| Chair: R. Douglas Greer (Columbia University Teachers College and Graduate School) |
| Presenting Authors: |
| To review activities of the Affiliated Chapters Board. |
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| For Newcomers: A Roadmap to the Autism Program at the ABA Convention, 2007 |
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
| 10:30 AM–11:20 AM |
| Gregory AB |
| Chair: Jack Scott (Florida Atlantic University) |
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| This session is intended for newcomers to the ABA convention. Anyone is welcome. An event as large as ABA may seem overwhelming to newcomers–whether professionals or parents. Jack Scott is the Autism Program Area Senior Co-Coordinator and he will provide information on the various session formats and then offer a roadmap or set of suggestions for the most helpful presentations and events for a first time ABA attendee interested in Autism. |
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| Applied Animal Behavior Special Interest Group |
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
| 7:30 PM–8:20 PM |
| Madeleine AB |
| Chair: Jennifer L. Sobie (Western Michigan University) |
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| The annual business meeting of the AAB SIG will meet to discuss current membership, the treasurer's report, and relevant issues and advances through behavior analysis in the field of applied animal behavior. The SIG will also announce nominees for the Marion Breland Bailey Student Research and Scholarship Award, and provide a newsletter containing a compilation of SIG-related presentations for the 2007 convention program. Everyone is welcome to attend. |
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| Behavior Analysis in Behavioral Medicine Special Interest Group Meeting |
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
| 7:30 PM–8:20 PM |
| Mohsen AB |
| Chair: Joseph D. Cautilli (Children Crisis Treatment Center/St. Joseph's University) |
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| All are welcome. This meeting will focus on the success in developing the pamphlet series on behavioral medicine. In addition, it will look at the upcoming year including the founding of the new journal in conjunction with the Health, Sport, and Fitness SIG. Finally, we will discuss possible new projects for this year. |
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| Behaviorists for Social Responsibility |
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
| 7:30 PM–8:20 PM |
| Edward C |
| Chair: Mark A. Mattaini (Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois, Chicago) |
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| Behaviorists interested in social issues will gather to explore and share ways that the science of behavior can and should further contribute to social justice, human rights, and other important social goals. Those gathered will develop a task plan for expanding this work among behavior and cultural analysts. |
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| Clinical Behavior Analysis Special Interest Group |
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
| 7:30 PM–8:20 PM |
| Del Mar AB |
| Chair: Ann Branstetter-Rost (Missouri State University) |
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| Special interest group for those who have an interest in clinical applications of behavior analysis, through both research and applied settings. This is our annual meeting to discuss student awards, speaker scheduling, and other events, as well as our general areas of interest and work. |
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| Direct Instruction SIG |
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
| 7:30 PM–8:20 PM |
| Betsy B |
| Chair: Cathy L. Watkins (California State University, Stanislaus) |
| Presenting Authors: |
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| Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior Special Interest Group |
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
| 7:30 PM–8:20 PM |
| Oxford |
| Chair: Cynthia J. Pietras (Western Michigan University) |
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| The EAHB-SIG will meet to present awards to our annual student paper winners, and to disucuss the status of our online journal (the EAHB Bulletin), our budget, and the state of the field of human experimental analysis of behavior. |
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| Rehabilitation and Independent Living Special Interest Group |
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
| 7:30 PM–8:20 PM |
| Ford C |
| Chair: Michael P. Mozzoni (Timber Ridge Group, Inc.) |
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| The purpose of this meeting is to discuss areas of common interest affecting persons with acquired brain injury in terms of skill acquisition and community re-entry. A task force to review the relevant behavioral literature in an effort to establish practice standards and treatment guidelines for applied behavior analysis in TBI will be created. |
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| Autism Special Interest Group |
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
| 7:30 PM–8:20 PM |
| Randle AB |
| Chair: Mary Jane Weiss (Rutgers University) |
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| A business meeting will be held to address an array of administrative matters relevant to the SIG. The business meeting will be followed by a panel discussion. The theme of the panel will be reported in the Spring Issue of the newsletter. All interested parties are welcome to attend. |
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| Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior: Meeting for Authors, Prospective Authors, Readers, and Board Members |
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
| 7:30 PM–8:20 PM |
| Emma C |
| Chair: Leonard Green (Washington University) |
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| The annual report of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB) will be presented, followed by discussion of editorial policies and issues. We encourage authors and prospective authors to attend. Questions and suggestions encouraged. |
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