The Seminar will take place 27-29 October 1998 in Cordoba. Scholars interested in presenting a paper on one of the following topics are kindly requested to write directly to the respective session organizer.

1. Changes in nuptiality types and standards in the long term and their repercussions on fertility: age at first union (by type of union), entry speed, socio-ethnic and regional nuances, formal marriage or lack thereof, etc. Coordinator: Robert McCaa. University of Minnesota Department of History, 614 Social Sciences Building, 267-19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA. Fax: 1-612-624-7096. rmccaa@tc.umn.edu

2. Illegitimacy. The topic will be studied in two aspects: a) cultural, demographic and social meaning of consensual links; b) observation of illegitimate birthrates through the years, comparing levels and trends at regional or national levels. Coordinator: Héctor Pérez Brignoli. Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. Fax: 506 2 -34-6701. hperez@cariari.ucr.ac.cr

3. Family and social changes. Topics include: comparative analysis of the family in Latin America, the transformations of family systems with the perspective of socio-economic changes at the regional level, and population structure by sex and its repercussions on family organization, particularly in the process of urbanization. Coordinator: Eni de Mesquita Samara, Av Prof. Linen Prestes 338, Ciudad Universitaria (05508-900) San Pablo. Brasil. Tel. (55 11) 818 3745 Fax: (55 11) 815-5273 CEDHAL@org.usp.br

4. Children in Demographic History: living arrangements and child labor. The objective of this session is to inquire into the changes which have taken place both in the social concept of childhood and in the living conditions of children from the colonial period until the beginning of the twentieth century. Two important aspects impinging on children are the family group and child labor. Special consideration should be given to gendered differences in children's life experiences. Coord.: Cecilia Rabell FLACSO. Camino al Ajusco 377 - Colonia Héroes de Padlema- 14200 México DF - Fax: 52 5 631-6609 - flacso@servidor.unam.mx

5. European migrations to the Americas, XIX and XX centuries. Continuities and discontinuities in social and demographic and reproductive behavior ("reproduction standards") of migrants by countries of origin and destination. Role of premigrants' social networks in emigration mechanisms, movement and integration of inmigrants. Coordinator: Hernán Otero. Instituto de Estudios Histórico-Sociales - Pinto 399, 2 piso - 7000 Tandil - Prov. de Buenos Aires - Argentina - Fax: 54 293 21928 gotero@cpsarg.com

6. Spatial variation of American populations. The objective of this session is to exploit systematically population censuses carried out between the mid-nineteenth century and 1930-50s. This will allow step-by-step elaboration of cartography at a national, regional and continental scale, as well as to sketch explanatory frameworks for the observed geographic patterns. Coordinator: David Reher. Jordan 23 - 28010 Madrid - España - soso203@emducms1.sis.ucm.es Fax: 34 1 394-2646

7. Historical mortality in the Americas. This session considers levels and trends of mortality in American societies, with special emphasis on differences by ethnic or social groups. Changes in causes of death prevailing in the past and at present, with attention to mortality due to violence, will also be considered. Coordinator: Eduardo Arriaga. 4621 Wakefield Chapel Rd, Annandale, DA 22003-4449 USA TEL: 1 301 457-1467 Fax:1 301 457-3034 earriaga@census.gov

Organizer: Dora Celton. Centro de Estudios Avanzados, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Avda. Vélez Sársfield 153, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina. Fax: 54 51 33-2087/33-4072/33-4078 celton@famaf.uncor.edu

Scientific Commission for the Seminar: Jose Alberto Magno de Carvalho, Dora Celton, Massimo Livi Bacci, Carmen Miró, Sergio Odilon Nadalin, Nicolas Sánchez Albornoz, Osamu Saito, Jorge Somoza, the members of the Commission on Historical Demography: Osamu Saito (Chairman), Cem Behar, Alain Blum, Marco Breschi, James Lee, Cormac O'Grada, and the meeting organizers.