2010 Sociologists of Minnesota Annual Conference: "Sustaining, Transforming: Sociology in a Changing World" Sept 30 - Oct 1, 2010 MN Correctional Facility - Red Wing Keynote Speaker: Kao Kalia Yang Author of The Late Homecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir Call for Papers  We are now in the process of organizing sessions for the 2010 conference. All ideas for paper sessions, roundtables, panels, and other presentations that relate to our conference theme Sustaining, Transforming: Sociology in a Changing World are welcome. We particularly encourage scholarly work in the areas of theory and research and student presentations, and welcome the participation of applied sociologists and others practicing sociology in related disciplinary activities. Our theme for the 2010 conference reflects the sense of rapid and deep change in our social worlds and in our connections to the many dimensions of the world around us. With this theme, we hope to explore the many roles of sociology in issues of sustainability as these relate to such things as identity, interpersonal and intergroup relations, community, social networks, environment, social institutions, and domestic and international relations. Further, we hope to explore the transformative character of sociology within the discipline and in relation to other disciplines, as sociology seeks to observe and explain our changing world. If you have an idea for a session or presentation, contact 2010 Conference Chair and President-elect Carla Norris-Raynbird cnorrisraynbird@bemidjistate.edu. 2009 Detailed Conference Program 2009 General Membership Meeting Minutes