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ASLE WEBSITE: THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.ASLE.ORG) AIMS TO BE A RICH RESOURCE IN THE BURGEONING FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES. THERE ARE ARTICLES OR SECTIONS ON INNOVATIVE TEACHING MODELS, FEATURED RESEARCH ON PROJECTS OR IDEAS ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, SCHOLAR OF THE MONTH, A TEACHING RESOURCES DATABASE, DIRECTORY OF WHERE TO STUDY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES, LINKS AND CONNECTIONS TO VARIOUS ONLINE JOURNALS AND PORTALS, AND INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS ON THE FIELD. MEMBER PUBLICATIONS ARE POSTED TO THE MEMBER BOOKSHELF. ASLE ECOCAST PODCAST: ONCE A MONTH, HOSTS INTERVIEW A GUEST OR GUESTS ON A CURRENT TOPIC, AND HIGHLIGHT THEIR WORK IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES. THE SERIES IS HOSTED ON PODBEAN, AND AVAILABLE ON APPLE PODCASTS AND SPOTIFY, SEE HTTPS://ASLEECOCAST.PODBEAN.COM/. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C CONFERENCES AND EVENTS: BIENNIAL CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS PRESENT THEIR WORK AND ATTEND PANELS AND KEYNOTES ON SUBJECTS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES. SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, CULTURAL EVENTS, AND FIELD EXPERIENCES ARE ALSO OFFERED. THE 2023 CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY 900 PEOPLE, CO-HOSTED BY AESS (ASSOC. FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SCIENCES), AND HELD AT THE OREGON CONVENTION CENTER IN PORTLAND, OR, FROM JULY 9-12, 2023. THERE WAS ALSO A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE COMPONENT ATTENDED ONLINE BY APPROXIMATELY 175 PEOPLE. SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM ASLE SPOTLIGHT IS A PROGRAM FOUNDED IN 2021 TO FEATURE THE NEW WORK OF OUR MEMBERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES. IN 2023 THERE WERE TWO EPISODES, EACH FEATURING FOUR GUESTS AND TWO HOSTS, HELD LIVE VIA ZOOM, AND RECORDED FOR VIEWING ON OUR WEBSITE. LIVE AUDIENCES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30 PEOPLE PER EPISODE, AND THE RECORDINGS HAVE MORE THAN A HUNDRED VIEWS EACH. 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AWARDS FOR THE BEST GRADUATE STUDENT PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE BIENNIAL CONFERENCE WERE ALSO BESTOWED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 WAS GIVEN TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW, PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST, AT THEIR OFFICE.