Date:  Sun, 23 Oct 1994 10:37:08 -0700

From:  James Beniger <beniger[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]RCF.USC.EDU>

Subject: Re: Forty-eleven



7-11 connotes good luck, from shooting craps. Also, the stores were=20

originally open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., a revolutionary development in=20

retailing at the time.



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On Sun, 23 Oct 1994, Judith Rascoe wrote:



> "Does 70-ll have anything to do with 7-11?"

>=20

> Certainly pre-dates 7-11 for me. Typical usage "I've got seventy-'leven

> things to do this morning, so I can't have lunch with you, sorry." But

> could 7-11 stores have picked up on that association with 'busy-ness'?

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> Date:     Sun, 23 Oct 1994 12:57:36 -0400

> Reply-To: American Association for Public Opinion Research 50th

>        <AAPOR50[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]VM.usc.edu>

> Sender: American Association for Public Opinion Research 50th

>        <AAPOR50[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]VM.usc.edu>

> From: BLACKJS[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM

> Subject:   Calling for papers in Cyberspace

> X-To:     AAPOR50[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]vm.usc.edu

> To: Multiple recipients of list AAPOR50 <AAPOR50[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]VM.usc.edu>

>=20

> Jim;

>=20

> I think it's a great idea to call for Student Award papers on-line. The =

more

> the merrier, and presumably, more papers means better quality. It's the =

best

> kind of publicity for AAPOR. Besides, if we can't find students in

> cyberspace, where will we find them?

>=20

> Before your post the Call for Papers, I hope you'll think about the

> implications. I think previous Conference Chairs will agree that the

> response to the Call for Papers from members is surprising in several way=

s.

> Decent papers -- most on methodology -- easily fill the available slots,=

 so

> there's not much room for all those wonderful ideas your committee had fo=

r

> organized sessions. You're left at the last moment trying to decide how =

to

> squeeze everything you want on the program in.

>=20

> There is a reluctance to reject papers from active members, many of whom

> count on presenting findings here. The solution lately has been to offer

> more concurrent sessions

> (6 or 7 instead of 3 or 4). This has implications for the nature of the

> program which you should consider (it's harder for attendees to get to al=

l

> the papers that seem essential, there are fewer shared experiences, etc.)

>=20

> What if you get many more papers from non-AAPOR members? What if the qua=

lity

> from these new sources is really terrific? At first blush, that sounds

> wonderful. But for most members, AAPOR is the Conference, and many have =

to

> present to attend. Are you willing to reject a lot of papers from regula=

r

> attendees? Should most presenters be AAPOR members? Are you going to ma=

ke

> the presenters from cyberspace join AAPOR in order to be on the program? =

 I

> have the impression that non-members are more likely to be no-shows. (Am=

 I

> mistaken, or have we had more no-shows recently?)

>=20

> I've been wondering if there won't be a big increase in submissions this =

year

> any way because such a large committee is talking to one another so

> regularly.  I think the excitement is great, but I hope you have a strat=

egy

> for handling an avalanche of submissions! Of course you're already

> experiencing time slot problems with the plenaries. Concurrent plenaries=

 are

> a major departure -- somehow it diminishes their importance. I'd be very

> surprised if Council were willing to change the time of the Business Meet=

ing

> or to hold it at the same time as anything else.

>=20

> Joan Black

>=20