As incoming ARLIS/NA President, I would like to mention a few things that
came up at the NYC Executive Board meeting.
The Board in post-conference meeting expressed enthusiastic thanks and
appreciation to the New York conference team, and its leaders Ted Goodman
and Margaret Webster, for a truly excellent experience. When one thinks of
all the threads that had to be woven together, all the back scene details
that had to be handled, to make the conference appear seamless to us
participants, it boggles the brain. Thanks also go to Headquarters staff,
and Sue Rawlyk in particular, for their critical contribution to the
success of the conference.
[I personally can't resist saying that the Plenary Session with Christo
and Jean-Claude was unbelievable. They addressed hundreds and still made
you feel like you were part of an intimate conversation. Fantastic.]
The Board recognized two new Round Tables, based on the submission of a
petition of 15 or more members, a charge for the group, and the selection
of a moderator. The two new Round Tables are the Public Libraries Round
Table and the Book Arts Round Table. The Board also discussed criteria for
dissolution of Round Tables, agreeing that they *may* be dissolved if they
do not submit an annual report, if they cannot find someone willing to be
a moderator, or if interest in the group drops below 10.
Membership will be getting a ballot to approve a new dues structure this
summer. The current one is based on salary, and is seen to be an
infringement of privacy.
Several Board task forces were formed. Some of the areas they will be
addressing/developing include guidelines for establishing new travel
awards, suggestions for member information that could be included in the
membership database to make the database serve a wider variety of Society
needs, and a white paper laying out the pros and cons of various
Society-Chapter relationship models. [There will be ample opportunity for
discussion of the white paper! The need to address the subject has been
triggered by -- among other things -- a report from the Society auditor
that financial statements for chapters using the Society's federal ID
number must be included in the Society's tax filing.]
The Board accepted a proposal from the Publications Committee to form an
ARLIS/NA Web Site Task Force to examine design, content and functionality
of the site. Members include Jack Robertson, chair of the task force;
Nedda Ahmed, our new web editor; Jonathan Franklin, Board liaison to the
Publications Committee and former web editor; Lee Sorensen, at-large
member of the Publications Committee and a former Society web master; and
Judy Dyki, former chair of the Publications Committee and currently
co-editor of Art Documentation.
I plan on sending regular emails to keep you apprised of these and other
areas of engagement! If there is something in particular you would like to
see covered, let me know.
It was great seeing so many members in New York! The best attended
conference ever!
More later,
Jeanne Brown
ARLIS/NA President
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