2025-06-27T13:37:16-07:00 2024-08-31 954577262 RUSLAN MAGIDOV 1080 S LA CIENEGA BLVD SUITE 205 LOS ANGELES CA 90035 990 2023-09-01 956047942 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SOUT 2137406559 900 EXPOSITION BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90007 DOUGLAS PACE Treasurer 2025-06-27 true true RUSLAN MAGIDOV CPA P00539502 3102785004 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JULIANNE KALMAN PASSARELLI 264657 false X https://scas.nhm.org/ X 1907 CA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES PROMOTES SCIENCE THROUGH THE FELLOWSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SCIENTISTS AND SUPPORT OF STUDENT SCIENCE PROGRAMS IT'S MEMBERSHIPS, THE ANNUAL MEETING, PUBLICATION OF THE BULLETIN, STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS, STUDENT PERFORMANCE AWARDS, AND IT'S JR ACADEMY RESEARCH PROGRAM. 15 15 0 20 0 37252 9268 37930 33793 13927 16578 364 89109 60003 6000 0 0 0 0 107575 58949 107575 64949 -18466 -4946 421384 416438 0 421384 416438 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES PROMOTES SCIENCE THROUGH THE FELLOWSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SCIENTISTS AND SUPPORT OF STUDENT SCIENCE PROGRAMS IT'S MEMBERSHIPS, THE ANNUAL MEETING, PUBLICATION OF THE BULLETIN, STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS, STUDENT PERFORMANCE AWARDS, AND IT'S JR ACADEMY RESEARCH PROGRAM. false false 25116 14506 THE BULLETIN OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: A PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL THAT IS PUBLISHED THREE TIMES ANNUALLY (APRIL, AUGUST AND DECEMBER) AND INCLUDES ARTICLES IN ENGLISH IN ANY FIELD OF SCIENCE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA. MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION SHOULD CONTAIN RESULTS OF ORIGINAL REASEARCH, EMPLOY SOUND PRICIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION, AND PRESENT DATA IN CLEAR AND CONCISE MANNER. IN ADDITION TO BEING DISTRIBUTED TO ACADEMY MEMBERS, THE BULLETIN IS DISTIBUTED TO LIBRARIES AND ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH ON-LINE SERVICES. THE PRIMARY INCOME FROM SUBSCRIPTIONS IS OBTAINED FROM BIOONE.ORG. THE ACADEMY HAS PUBLISHED THE BULLETIN FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY AND CURRENTLY IS PUBLISHING VOLUME 17583 10396 ANNUAL MEETING: THE ACADEMY HOLDS A PUBLIC MEETING ANNUALLY, NORMALLY IN MAY OR JUNE. THE MEETING CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SYMPOSIA FEATURING SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS, CONTRIBUTED PAPERS OPEN TO ANY FIELD OF SCIENCE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA, CONTRIBUTED POSTERS OPEN TO ANY FIELD OF SCIENCE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SOUTHERN CALIFONIA AREA, AND PRESENTATIONS BY HIGH SCHOOLS MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNAI ACADEMY OF SCIENCES JUNIOR ACADEMY. 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