Colleagues, I thought the following announcement would be of particular relevance to the group... more so for the approach to promoting scholarly work than for the content itself. I'd be curious to know if other disciplinary associations sponsor "virtual brown bags." Regards, Jose On Tuesday, March 5th at 1:00 PST, the Western Political Science Association will launch their new bi-monthly “Virtual Brown Bag” series where we will discuss a new book written by authors affiliated with the WPSA. This Virtual Brown Bag will be hosted on a social video platform, Spreecast, where you can submit questions to the authors, “chat” with others in the audience, go on camera to engage “face to face” in the discussion, or simply sit back and watch. The first Virtual Brown Bag discussion will feature Dr. Lisa Garcia Bedolla & Dr. Melissa R. Michelson, authors of *Mobilizing Inclusion: Transforming the Electorate Through Get-Out-The-Vote Campaigns*. You can find out more about their new book here<http://yalepress.yale.edu/book.asp?isbn=9780300166781> . On March 5th, please join us! Better yet, if you are one of the first 10 people to RSVP to the Virtual Brown Bag and “follow” the WPSA on Spreecast, the WPSA Social Media Task Force will send you a free copy of their new book compliments of the publisher. To RSVP, simply go to the event page<http://www.spreecast.com/events/virtual-brown-bag-mobilizing-inclusion>, establish a free account and click “RSVP.” -- _______________________________________________________________________________________ josé marichal, ph.d. | associate professor | political science <http://about.me/marichal> department | california lutheran university 60 w. olsen road | #3800 | thousand oaks, ca 91360 805-493-3328