THE AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

1987

Chicago, Illinois, November 18-22, organizer and chair of session on "Amazon Ecology: Recent Trends and Future Needs in Anthropological Research" with presented paper as introduction.

1988

Phoenix, Arizona, November 16-20, organizer and co-chair of session on "Anthropology of Nonviolence and Peace."

1990

New Orleans, Louisiana, co-organizer with Robert Bailey and Thomas Headland and chair for invited session on "Tropical Forest Ecology, the Changing Human Niche, and Deforestation" which included papers as introduction and conclusion.

1991

Chicago, Illinois, November 20-24, co-organizer and chair of session with Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel (Chaminade University) on "Ethnicity, Religion and Ecology in Thailand," in which presented two papers co-authored with Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel: "Religious Influences on the Cultural Ecology of Adjacent Muslim and Buddhist Villages in Southern Thailand" and "The Ecological Transition, Buddhism, and Forests in Thailand."

1992

San Francisco, California, December 2-6, organizer and chair of session "Anthropology, Colonization and Decolonization" and presented paper "Information Asymmetry and the Decolonization of Anthropology."

1994

Atlanta, Georgia, November 30 - December 4, organizer and chair of Invited Presidential Session "Peace and Human Rights."

1995

Washington, D.C., November - December, organizer and chair of Invited Presidential Session "Human Rights: Universalism versus Relativism." (Session led to publication of selected revised papers as a special issue of the Journal of Anthropological Research co-edited by Terence Turner and Carole Nagengast, v. 53, no. 3, Fall 1997).

1996

San Francsco, CA, November 20-24, 1996, co-organizer and co-chair with Dr. George Appell (Brandeis University) of session "The Role of Sacred Places in Biodiversity Conservation," and presented paper "The Role of Buddhist Temples and Monks in Biodiversity Conservation in Thailand."

1997

Washington, D.C., December 2-6, organizer and chair of session on "Gold, Oil, People and Environment, and Rights in the Amazon."

1998

Philadelphia, Dec. 2-6, co-organizer and co-chair with Pamela Puntenney (University of Michigan) for session on "Malthus With A New Twist: The Challenge of Population, Diversity Loss, and Future Adaptability" and presented paper "Can Diversity Be Sacred Despite Exploding Population and Economic Pressures?: Reflections from Thailand and Beyond."

1999

Chicago, IL, November 17-21, co-organizer and co-chair with Kenneth R. Good (New Jersey State University)for the session "Does War Have Any Future?: Insights from a Century of Anthropological Research."

2000

San Francisco, CA, November 15-19, organized and chaired session "Indigenes, Indigenists, Environmentalists, and Human Rights: Compatibilities and Incompatibilities, at the Interface of Advocacy and Environmental Anthropology." The session was invited by the AAA Committee for Human Rights and the AAA Anthropology and Environment Section.

2001

Washington, D.C., November 28 - December 2, organizer and chair of session on "How Has Ecology Transformed Anthropology During the Last 100 Years?." Session invited by the Executive Program Committee of the American Anthropological Association.

2002

New Orleans, LA, Nov. 20-24, organizer and chair of session on "The Yanomami People: Advocacy Research on Their Present Status, Concerns, and Future." Session invited by the AAA Committee for Human Rights and the Society for Latin American Anthropology. Also presented paper on the "Yanomami Studies: Past, Present, and Future."

2003

Chicago, IL., November 19-23, organizer and chair of session on "The Anthropologists, Promoters of War or Peace?"

2004

San Francisco, CA, November 17-21, organizer and chair of proposed session on "Religion and Environment: Exploring Spiritual Ecology as a New Research Frontier." (However, the session was cancelled because of the AAA decision to relocate and reschedule the convention as a result of the Hilton hotel strike in San Francisco).

2005

Washington, D.C., November 30-December 4, organizer and chair of the session on “Bringing the Religious Past into the Present: The Environmental Legacy of Religion and its Relevance for Envisioning and Engaging Our Ecological Future.”
Presented introductory paper on “Spiritual Ecology: Toward an Overview in Anthropology and Beyond.”

2006 San Jose, CA, November 15-19, organizer of the invited session sponsored by the AAA Committee on Ethics on "Ethical Anthropology: Past, Present, and Future." Also serve as one of the discussants.