Agenda Item I.A.

Version 1/26/10

 

Society of American Archivists

Council Meeting, February 2 – 4, 2010

Marriott Wardman Park

Washington, DC

 

* Written report, with discussion and clarification only as needed.

# Written background report for discussion and possible action.

 

* PLEASE READ REPORTS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING*

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2

8:00 am – 5:00 pm

8:00 – 8:30 am:  Continental Breakfast (Coolidge)

1:00 – 1:45 pm:  Lunch (Hoover)

6:00 – 8:00 pm:  Group Dinner (Cafe Paradiso)

 

 

 

 

I.

COUNCIL BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.  Adoption of the Agenda  (0210-I-A-Agenda)

 

Gottlieb

 

 

 

 

 

B.  August 2009 Minutes (Approved 10/09)

      (0210-I-B-0809Minutes)* 

 

Gottlieb

 

 

 

 

 

C.  Review of August 2009 “To Do” List (0210-I-C-ToDo0809)

 

Gottlieb

 

 

 

 

II.

STRATEGIC PLANNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.  Current Strategic Plan (for reference only)

(0210-II-A-StratPrior)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.   Public Awareness Session  [9:00 am – 1:00 pm]

       Facilitator:  Dorothy Pirovano, Public Communications, Inc.

       (0210-II-B-StratPrior-PublicAwareness)

 

Gottlieb /

Pirovano

 

 

 

 

MEETING WITH NHPRC, NEH, IMLS REPRESENTATIVES

(Williams, Wurl, Cherry) [2:00 – 3:00 pm]

 

 

 

 

III.

ACTION ITEMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.  Petition to Form Human Rights Archives RT

 

Gottlieb

 

      (0210-III-A-HumanRightsRTPetition)  #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.  Petition to Form Public Library Archives/Special Collections RT

 

Gottlieb

 

      (0210-III-B-PublicLibArchivesRTPetition) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.  Endorsement of National Preservation Week

 

DVO

 

      (0210-III-C-PreservationWeek) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.  Resolution Honoring Studs Terkel

 

Gottlieb

 

      (0210-III-D-ResolutionTerkel) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E.  Chairmanship of Fellows Selection Committee

 

Ambacher

 

      (0210-III-E-FellowsSelectChair) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.  Appoint Members to Fellows Selection Committee

 

Ambacher

 

     (0210-III-F-FellowsSelectAppts) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G.  Web Guidelines for SAA and Component Groups

 

Doyle

 

      (0210-III-G-WebGuidelines) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

8:00 – 8:30 am:  Continental Breakfast (Nathan Hale)

8:00 am – Noon (Room Nathan Hale)

 

MEETING WITH COUNCIL OF STATE ARCHIVISTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS [8:00 am – 12:00 pm]

 

 

A.  Continental Breakfast / Discussion Items TBD

 

Michaelis/Gottlieb

 

 

 

 

 

B.  Advocacy Session / Legislation Briefing and Training

      With Kathleen Roe, David Carmicheal, Mike Gill (Crowell &

      Moring), Cynthia Woodside (New York State Archives)

 

Michaelis/

Gottlieb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

Noon – 1:00 pm:  Lunch (Thomas Payne)

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Nathan Hale)

(Group Dinner Outside of Hotel – Lebanese Taverna)

 

 

 

 

III.

ACTION ITEMS (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H.  CEPC:  Process for Code of Ethics Review/Revision

 

Hyry

 

      (0210-III-H-EthicsCodeRevise) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I.  Publications Editor Contract Renewal  (see also III.S.)

 

Gottlieb

 

    (0210-III-I-PubsEdContract) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J.  Revision of Standards Committee Mission and Procedures

 

Sly

 

     (0210-III-J-StdsCommMission) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K.  Charges for Standards Committee’s EAD Technical

      Subcommittee and Schema Development Team 

      (0210-III-K-StdsComm-EADTS/SDTCharges) #

 

Sly

 

 

 

 

 

L.  Extension of DACS Technical Subcommittee

 

Sly

 

     (0210-III-L-StdsComm-DACSTS) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M.  Change in Composition of Diversity Committee

 

Richardson

 

       (0210-III-M-DivCommComposition) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N.  Diversity Committee Action Items

      1.  Pursuing a Diversity Grant Proposal

            (0210-III-N-1-DivGrantProposal) #

      2.  Diversity Survey

             (0210-III-N-2-DiversitySurvey) #

 

Richardson

 

 

 

 

 

O.  Task Force on 75th Anniversary

 

Ambacher

 

      (0210-III-O-75thAnnivTF) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.  Change in Criteria for Fellowship

 

Ambacher

 

     (0210-III-P-FellowsCriteria) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q.  Creation of Committee of Past Presidents

 

Gottlieb

 

     (0210-III-Q-PastPrezComm) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R.  Other Action Items from Council Members

 

Gottlieb

 

 

 

 

 

S.  Executive Session

 

Gottlieb

 

  Publications Editor Contract Renewal

 

 

            

 

 

 

 

MEETING WITH ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES DAVID FERRIERO

[4:00 – 5:00 pm]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4

8:00 am – Noon (Maryland C)

8:00 – 8:30 am:  Full Breakfast (Maryland C)

Bag Lunch To Go 

 

 

 

 

IV.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.  Mandated Periodic Review of SAA Dues

 

Felker

 

      (0210-IV-A-DuesReview) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.  Defining Diversity

 

Gottlieb

 

     (0210-IV-B-DiversityDefinition) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.  90-Day Membership Grace Period

 

Staff

 

      (0210-IV-C-MembGracePeriod) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.  Joint Annual Meeting Schedule and Planning

     (See 0210-V-E5-AnnMtg) #

 

Gottlieb/

Beaumont

 

 

 

 

 

E.  Council Exemplary Service Award Ideas

 

Gottlieb

 

     (0210-IV-E-CouncilSvcAward) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.  Scholarship to Modern Archives Institute

 

Brinati

 

     (0210-IV-F-MAIScholarship) #

 

 

 

 

 

 

V.

REPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.  Executive Committee  (0210-V-A-ExecComm)*

 

Sly

 

 

 

 

 

B.  President  (0210-V-B-Prez)*

 

Gottlieb

 

 

 

 

 

C.  Vice President / President-Elect  (0210-V-C-VP) *

 

Tibbo

 

 

 

 

 

D.  Treasurer  

 

Felker

 

        1. YTD Financials  (0210-V-D-FinRevFY10) *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E.  Staff

 

 

 

1.       Executive Director  (0210-V-E1-ExecDir)*

 

Beaumont

 

2.       Membership  (0210-V-E2-Memb)*

 

Doyle

 

3.       Education  (0210-V-E3-Educ)*

 

DeSutter

 

4.       Publications  (0210-V-E4-Pubs)*

 

Brinati

 

5.       Annual Meeting  (0210-V-E5-AnnMtg)* 

 

Beaumont

 

  1. SAA Website Development  (0210-V-E6-WebDevelop)*

 

Doyle

 

           

 

 

 

F.  American Archivist Editor (0210-V-F-AAEditor) *

 

DVO

 

 

 

 

 

G.  Publications Editor  (0210-V-G-PubsEditor) *

 

Frusciano

 

 

 

 

 

H.  Diversity Committee  (0210-V-H-DivComm) *

 

Richardson

 

 

 

 

 

I.   Diversity Committee / Native American Archives RT:

      Native American Protocols Forum Annual Report

 

Richardson /

Cline

 

     (0210-V-I-NativeAmProtocolsForum) *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J.   2009 Program Committee:  Diversity

 

Felker

 

      (0210-V-J-2009ProgComm) *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K.  Committee on Ethics and Professional Conduct Annual Report

      (0210-V-K-CEPC) *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L.  Standards Committee Annual Report

 

Sly

 

      (0210-V-L-StandardsCommReport) *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M.  Intellectual Property Working Group  (0210-V-M-IPWG) *

 

Sly

 

 

 

 

 

N.  Government Affairs Working Group  (No report received)

 

Frusciano

 

   

 

 

 

O.  Partnership for the American Historical Record TF

      (0210-V-O-PAHR) *

 

 

Lawson

 

 

 

 

 

P.  TF on Developing SAA Values Statement

 

Settles

 

      (0210-III-P-SAAValuesTF) *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q.  Representatives’ Annual Reports (Compiled) 

 

Gottlieb

 

       (0210-V-Q-RepReports2009) *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R.  Section / Roundtable Annual Reports (Compiled) 

 

Gottlieb

 

      (0210-V-R-AnnReports) *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S.  Other Reports from Council Members /

 

Gottlieb

 

      What Are You Hearing from Members?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI.

COUNCIL BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.  Review of  February 2010 “To Do” List

 

Beaumont

 

 

 

 

 

B.  Review of February 2010 Talking Points

 

Gottlieb

 

 

 

 

 

C.  Adjournment

 

Gottlieb