Agenda: 1. Division Awards 2. Social Media, Newsletter 3. Budget 4. Membership/Health of the Division 5. SSSP 2022 6. SSSP 2023 7. New items 2022 Business Meeting – SSSP Theory Division 1. Division awards a. Thank you to those who served on award committees: Outstanding Publication Award (book)—Brian Monahan (chair), Rebecca Blackwell, RJ Maratea; Graduate Student Paper Award—David Lane, Joshua Stout, and Kemi Johnson Pratt b. Graduate Student Paper Award Winner Emma-Claire LaSaine, for “Agency and Constraint in Migration Scholarship: A Relational and Transformative Approach” (You can see Emma-Claire present this award winning paper at the SSSP on August 5, 2:30pm in Session 023: New Work in Social Problems Theory Room: Rose) c. Outstanding Publication Award Winner (book) Westbook, Laurel. Unlivable lives: Violence and identity in transgender activism. University of California Press, 2020. Congratulations Laurel! 2. Social media (Mike has some thoughts), Newsletter 3. Budget: 2023 Proposed Budget Budget Item Requested Amount Justification Cash Award to the Division’s Student Paper Competition Winner $200 We request a $200 honorarium to help cover the student’s expenses associated with attending the meeting. Plaque for Division’s Outstanding Scholarship Award Winner + Shipping (If Needed) $80 We request $80 to pay for a plaque and shipping (if winner does not attend the annual meeting) for our Division’s Outstanding Book Award winner. Stipend for Social Media Manager / Newsletter Editor $170 We request $170 (or $14/month) for the dual role of Social Media Manager and Editor of the Division’s newsletter. Managing the FB account well requires a great deal of work. Division-Sponsored Reception at the Annual Meeting $150 We would like to contribute $150 toward the co-sponsored reception with other SSSP divisions. Total $600 4. Membership numbers: 2016: 126, 2017: 150, 2018: 139, 2019: 143; 2020: 98; 2021: 137; 2022: 121. a. Thoughts on trends and recruitment strategies? 5. SSSP 2022 a. 3 sole sponsored sessions: i. New Work in Social Problems Theory ii. Contested Problems: The Role of Theory Amid Polarization and Pandemic iii. Moments, Momentum, and Movement in Social Problems Theory b. 3 co-sponsored sessions i. Global Injustice and Social Theory (with the Global Division) ii. Critical Dialogue: Critical Race Theory: Politics, Myths, and Reality (with the Racial and Ethnic Minorities Division) iii. Author Meets Critics session for hephzibah v. strmic-pawl, Understanding Racism: Theories of Oppression and Discrimination (with the Racial and Ethnic Minorities Division) 6. Looking ahead to SSSP 2023 a. Division award committees—volunteers? b. Session organizers/presiders/discussants c. Conference sessions SSSP 2023, August 18-20, Philadelphia—Theme: Same Problem Different Day: Recognizing and Responding to Recurring Social Problems (ideas for sessions?) 7. New items?