Group Travel for U.S. Participants in the XVII World Congress of Sociology, Gothenburg, Sweden, July 11-17, 2010

sally hillsman美国社会学协会这项旅行资助支持美国社会学家参加2010年7月11日至17日在瑞典哥德堡举行的国际社会学协会（ISA）第十七届世界大会。ISA是社会学家的主要国际组织，世界大会是美国社会学家在国际范围内交流思想和学术研究并促进合作的最重要的机会。世界大会包括数百个会议、展览和其他活动，每四年举行一次，吸引了来自世界各地的约5000名参与者。对美国社会学家旅行的支持使社会学领域的国际交流与合作得以持续发展，并确保美国学者在这一重要领域的强大影响力。会议促进在全球社会进程和变革中产生的广泛挑战方面的国际合作，包括那些源于全球相互联系、世界范围的社会问题和超越国界的环境问题的挑战。

SES- 0852624Sally HillsmanAmerican Sociological AssociationThis travel grant supports U.S. sociologists to attend the XVIIth World Congress of the International Sociological Association (ISA) in Gothenburg, Sweden, July 11-17, 2010. The ISA is the major international organization of sociologists, and the World Congress is the single most important opportunity for U.S. sociologists to exchange ideas and scholarship and promote collaborations on an international scale. The World Congress, which includes hundreds of sessions, exhibits, and other events, occurs at four year intervals and attracts approximately 5,000 participants from around the world. Support for travel of U.S. sociologists permits continued growth of international exchange and collaboration in sociology and ensures a strong presence of U.S. scholars in this important venue. The meeting promotes international collaborations on a wide range of challenges arising from global social processes and transformations, including those stemming from global interconnectedness, worldwide social problems, and environmental concerns that transcend national boundaries.