Recognizing the central role that technology now plays in politicalscience education, organizers dedicated Track Eight of the 2005Teaching and Learning Conference to an in-depth exploration of howtechnology impacts pedagogy and learning. During the three-dayworkshop, 30 track participants from throughout the disciplineshared a wide range of experiences and ideas about how instructionaltechnologies might help improve student learning and engagement.Track discussions ranged widely, covering the use of technology indiverse settings ranging from small seminars and discussion groupsto large introductory lectures and distance learning courses. Alongthe way, presenters highlighted a number of normative concernsraised by technology use in teaching as well as a range of practicalchallenges often faced by faculty using technology in the field.

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Conrad Joyner, an astute observer, gifted teacher, and effectivepractitioner of the art of politics, passed away February 8, 2005,in Tucson, Arizona. Born October 21, 1931, he graduated from EarlhamCollege in 1953 and received his Ph.D. from the University ofFlorida in 1957. He taught political science at West VirginiaUniversity and the University of Southwestern Louisiana beforearriving at the University of Arizona in 1961 for what would turnout to be a long and colorful career. He retired from the Universityof Arizona in 1992.

The Association's 2005 Nominating Committee convened at the nationaloffice and agreed upon the following slate of officers and Councilmembers. Members of the Association will have an opportunity to meetthe nominees at the 2005 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.Elections will be held at the Business Meeting on Saturday,September 3. The Annual Meeting Final Program will have the roomlocation for each event. Procedures for nominations from the floorare set down in Article V (1,2) of the APSA Constitution.

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