ASA Trustees Adopt Policy on Q&A Sessions at Annual Meetings

At the recommendation of the Committee on Discrimination, Harassment, and Respectful Behaviors, the ASA Trustees have determined to bring the Arthur Danto Memorial Lecture in line with other prestigious and named academic lectures by discontinuing, effective with the 2023 Annual Meeting, the practice of holding a question-and-answer session after the lecture. An exception can be made if a speaker specifically requests such a session. In that case, the questions should be submitted on paper to the chair, who will read selected questions. This policy was adopted unanimously by the Trustees on January 25, 2023.

This policy is also consistent with long-standing practices for the Richard Wollheim Lecture and the Presidential Lecture at the Annual Meeting, which do not include question-and-answer sessions after the lecture.