Council Minutes
May 19-22, 2005
Alexandria, Virginia
President Rand Jimerson called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm on Thursday,
May 19. Present: Vice President/President-Elect Richard Pearce-Moses and Council
members Frank Boles, Elaine Engst, Aimee Felker, Peter Gottlieb, Kathryn Neal,
Christopher Ann Paton, Peter Wosh, and Executive Committee Member Joel Wurl.
Not present: Treasurer Fynnette Eaton, who was unable to attend the Thursday
evening session, and Mark Duffy, who was unable to attend the entire meeting.
Also present were Ben Primer (elected to Council for 2005-2007), SAA Executive
Director Nancy Beaumont, Publishing Director Teresa Brinati, Education Director
Solveig DeSutter, and Webmaster/Graphic Designer Brian Doyle. Bonnie Curtin
of the National Endowment for the Humanities joined the group from 7:30 to
8:00 pm. The first session ended on Thursday evening at 8:45 pm. Council members
then reconvened on Friday, May 20, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am; on Saturday, May
21, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm; and on Sunday, May 22, from 8:30 am to Noon.
I. COUNCIL BUSINESS
A. Adoption of the Agenda
The Executive Committee moved and seconded adoption of the agenda as amended
with deletion of agenda item IV.E. PASSED.
B. Approval of the February 2005 Minutes
The Executive Committee moved and seconded approval of the February 2005
Council meeting minutes as written. PASSED.
C. Review of the February 2005 Action Item List
Council members reviewed the items on the February 2005 Action Item List
and provided an update on completed and incomplete items. Several items were
rescheduled.
II. REPORTS
A. Report of the Executive Committee
Wurl noted that the Executive Committee had met by conference call three
times since the February 2005 Council meeting. On the first call, the group
considered the executive director’s compensation package (in follow-up
to a February 2005 performance review) and the location of the spring Council
meeting. Two conference calls in the two weeks preceding the May meeting
addressed the following items:
The May meeting agenda.
- Approval of a draft letter from the Intellectual Property Working Group
on “orphan works” that subsequently was submitted to the Copyright
Office. (See President’s Report.)
- FY05 year-end financial projections.
- Development of an Executive Committee recommendation regarding a process
for approval of SAA retention schedules. (See Agenda Item IV.F.)
- Development of an Executive Committee recommendation regarding joining
OpenTheGovernment.org. (See Agenda Item IV.G.)
- Discussion of Robert Martin’s retirement from the Institute for
Museum and Library Services. (See Agenda Item IV.I.)
- Notification of the awarding to SAA of a National Historical Publications
and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant for tribal archivist initiatives.
B. President’s Report
Jimerson’s written report covered a wide variety of items, including
the following:
- In March he attended the ceremonial swearing-in of Allen Weinstein as
Archivist of the United States. He was unable to attend the official swearing-in
on February 16; former president John Fleckner ably represented SAA at
that event. Weinstein publicly acknowledged and thanked Jimerson, Council
of State Historical Records Coordinators (COSHRC) President Kathleen Roe,
and National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators
(NAGARA) President Tim Slavin at the event.
- In March he attended the SAA Diversity Committee meeting in order to
signify his personal commitment to SAA’s diversity initiatives and
to assist the committee in developing its own goals and action plans.
- In April he attended the Western Round-up, a joint annual meeting of
the Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists, Northwest Archivists, Society
of California Archivists, and Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists, participating
in three sessions and introducing keynote speaker Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian
playwright, poet, and essayist who won the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize in Literature.
- He updated the group on the widespread effort within the archival community
to “save” funding for the NHPRC in the FY06 budget. This effort,
led by Kathleen Roe, Charlene Bickford, and the Joint Task Force on Advocacy,
has received strong support from SAA via the Web site. He indicated that
this advocacy effort sets the bar high for the future.
- On May 10 SAA was notified that the District of Columbia Circuit Court
of Appeals, in a unanimous decision, had thrown out a lawsuit supporting
public access to information about the makeup of Vice President Cheney’s
National Energy Policy Development Group. SAA had joined other concerned
groups in filing an amicus curiae brief in the case.
C. Vice President’s Report
Pearce-Moses reported on several items:
- He represented SAA (a member of the National Coalition for History) in
discussions regarding a possible merger of NCH and the National Humanities
Council. The groups have decided not to merge.
- He met with Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein in early May
to discuss the feasibility of a joint conference of the Arizona State Libraries
and Archives and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
on the skills that archivists need in the digital era. Weinstein expressed
interest in pursuing the idea, and Pearce-Moses provided him with a proposal
for a conference in October that would also involve COSHRC and NAGARA.
He noted that Weinstein has indicated NARA’s interest in being very
active with states.
- He noted that his recent travel to meet with archival students has been
very energizing, and he recommended that all Council members seek opportunities
to visit student chapters of SAA.
- He noted that the ICA/CITRA meeting will take place in Abu Dhabi, Saudi
Arabia, in November and he will be looking for someone to represent SAA
at that meeting.
- And he expressed his delight that NHPRC has agreed to provide full funding
for a Tribal Archives grant proposal that he had drafted.
D. Staff Reports
Executive Director: Beaumont’s written report provided
updates on membership development (with a new high in membership of 4,143),
advocacy and public awareness activities, and the A*CENSUS grant.
Education: DeSutter’s written report provided updates
on activities since February 2005, including the status of existing continuing
education programs, new programs under consideration for development, and
a summary of marketing efforts. The group discussed to what degree and in
what capacity SAA might want to be part of a venture for an Archives Management
Institute. SAA will stress its interest in possible future collaboration
with NHPRC, and will also continue research and development of other options
for leadership and management training offered through SAA.
Publications: Brinati’s written report provided updates
on activities since February 2005, including the status of The American
Archivist,
Archival Outlook, Employment Bulletin, and the 23 book publishing projects
that are underway in some form. She noted that year-to-date sales are robust
in comparison with budget, which she attributed to a variety of factors including
publication of several important new titles, strong sales at the Boston 2004
and ICA international meetings, and SAA’s presence at the recent Western
Roundup and Midwest Archives Conference meetings.
Annual Meeting: Beaumont’s written report provided
information about the logistics for the New Orleans 2005 Annual Meeting,
as well as marketing and promotion efforts to date. She noted that SAA had
received 140 registrations to date, 95% of which were done online. Exhibit
and sponsorship sales are strong, but will be the focus of concerted efforts
in June.
Status of Association Management Software Project: Doyle’s
written report provided an update on the hiring of a consultant to assist
SAA in conducting a needs assessment and issuing a request for proposal for
a new association management software (AMS) system, as well as a general
timeline for the work program.
Online Education Directory: DeSutter’s written report
indicated that, because selection of a new AMS system may have a significant
impact on the creation of an online directory, staff recommends that development
of the directory be put on hold until a new system is selected. Council members
agreed.
E. Membership Committee Report
Council members reviewed the Committee’s written report, prepared
by Vice Chair Gerrianne Schaad, which summarized recent trends and provided
comments from Key Contacts regarding their interactions with non-renewing
members.
F. Update on Journal Editor Selection
Boles reported that four candidates had submitted applications to serve
as Journal Editor beginning in January 2006, and that the deadline has been
extended to May 23.
The Council meeting was adjourned on Thursday evening at 8:45 pm and the
group reconvened on Friday morning at 8:30 am.
III. REPORTS
A. Treasurer’s Report
Eaton reviewed the March 2005 year-to-date financial reports, the variances
against the FY05 budget, and staff projections for year-end results.
B. Other Reports from Council Members
Wosh reported on his participation in the Wingspread Conference, a meeting
sponsored by the American Historical Association to look at the role of the
history master’s degree in training historians. The AHA sought SAA’s
input at the conference because many history master’s degrees have
an archival and/or public history component and because SAA has experience
in developing guidelines and standards. He sees that this contact might be
leveraged into a closer relationship with AHA, and Wurl suggested that SAA
may want to explore formation of a joint committee with AHA as a mechanism
for bringing the communities closer together. Wosh noted that AHA Executive
Director Arnita Jones had expressed enthusiasm about Wosh’s book project
on Waldo Gifford Leland because Leland had been editor of the AHA journal.
He suggested that SAA explore links with other organizations in our publishing
efforts.
Neal noted that in February and March she spoke to students in the “Introduction
to Archives” classes at the University of California Los Angeles and
California State University-Fullerton/San Jose State University programs.
The focus of her presentations was the benefits of belonging to SAA, and
she fielded questions about the job market and encouraged students to attend
the SAA annual meetings in New Orleans in 2005 and Washington, DC, in 2006.
IV. ACTION ITEMS
A. Reorganization of Committee on Education and Professional Development
Paton provided background on the work done by the Council task force (Duffy,
Paton, Wosh, DeSutter) to produce the following motion for consideration.
MOTION
THAT the Committee on Education and Professional Development be
reorganized to comprise two subcommittees, the Subcommittee on Graduate
Archival Education and the Subcommittee on Continuing Education, and that
the following description of the new committee be substituted for current
language in the Council Handbook.
Committee on Education
I. Purpose
The Committee on Education has three complementary purposes: 1)
to assess the profession's educational needs; 2) to prepare and promote
standards for archival education programs, those based in graduate
schools as well as post-appointment and continuing education and
training programs; 3) provide advice to the SAA Education Office.
The Committee on Education’s work is based on the following
assumptions:
- Education and professional development are essential to the continued
advancement of the profession;
- Graduate education and continuing education need to be addressed
in a coordinated manner, ensuring that developments in both areas
are based on a common understanding of the needs of the profession
at all levels;
- Education and professional development offerings must be responsive
to the forces and circumstances that could or should shape the
profession.
- Education and professional development should be a cooperative
enterprise involving various participants, including SAA, other
national, regional, and local archival organizations, graduate-level
academic programs, employers, and related professional associations.
II. Committee Selection, Size and Length of Terms
The Committee on Education consists of two sub-committees of five
members each (including a chair or co-chairs) appointed by the SAA
President for staggered three-year terms. Members are appointed specifically
to one subcommittee or the other. The co-chairs, one from each subcommittee,
are appointed annually from among committee members. The SAA Education
Director serves as an ex officio member of the committee.
[The membership of each Subcommittee shall include a balanced mix
of archival educators and of practicing archivists with administrative
or supervisory experience.] (Replaces original paragraphs 2 and 3.)
Moved by Pearce-Moses, seconded by Boles. PASSED.
[The co-chair of the Graduate Education Subcommitee] serves as an
ex officio member of the Theodore Calvin Pease Award subcommittee
of the SAA Awards Committee. (Replaces “One of the co-chairs
of the Committee on Education.”) Moved by Boles, seconded by
Engst. PASSED.
III. Reporting Procedures
The committee reports to Council, providing a formal written report
in the spring of each year and reporting on special initiatives as
necessary or requested.
The committee works closely with the Education Director, serving
in an advisory capacity in education related projects and programs
operated out of the executive office.
The committee maintains close liaison with the Archival Educators
Roundtable, using it as a means of informing and seeking comments
from individual educators related to committee initiatives.
IV. Duties and Responsibilities
The Subcommittee on Graduate Archival Education is charged with
reviewing needs for graduate archival education, drafting and promulgating
guidelines, and providing guidance to the Society in this area. The
subcommittee establishes its own agenda except as otherwise directed
by Council to perform specific tasks. Among the tasks or responsibilities
that have been undertaken on a recurring basis are the following:
- Regularly assess existing guidelines for educational programs
and if necessary propose appropriate revisions for Council approval;
- Review and assess information provided by the Education Office
on the full range of the profession's educational needs and the
degree to which they are being met by existing educational opportunities,
and make recommendations or undertake initiatives as appropriate;
- Advise Council on conditions and developments that affect educational
program needs;
- Maintain contact with educational offices/committees in related
professions and organizations to explore opportunities for cooperative
and mutually beneficial efforts.
- Assist the Education Office with developing and maintaining the
Education Directory.
- Assist the Education Office with issues relating to student chapters.
The Subcommittee on Continuing Education is charged with reviewing
needs for continuing education, assisting the SAA Education Office
in developing relevant programming, and providing guidance to the
Society in this area. The subcommittee establishes its own agenda
except as otherwise directed by Council to perform specific tasks.
Among the tasks or responsibilities that have been undertaken on
a recurring basis are the following:
- Advise the SAA Education Director on establishing directions
and priorities for the Society's continuing education program,
monitoring the effectiveness of the offerings in light of professional
needs and developments, ensuring that the education programs are
of high quality, coordinating the work of the education office
with other educational initiatives within SAA, and compiling a
directory of educational opportunities;
- Review educational initiatives proposed and/or undertaken by
other SAA committees and roundtables;
- Review and assess information provided by the Education Office
on the full range of the profession's educational needs and the
degree to which they are being met by existing educational opportunities,
and make recommendations or undertake initiatives as appropriate;
- Advise Council on conditions and developments that affect educational
program needs;
- Maintain contact with educational offices/committees in related
professions and organizations to explore opportunities for cooperative
and mutually beneficial efforts.
- [Develop and revise professional guidelines for continuing education.]
(Addition.) Moved by Jimerson, seconded by Engst. PASSED.Although
each subcommittee will focus on different aspects of archival education,
all proposals from both groups must be approved by the full committee
before becoming effective or being forwarded to Council.
V. Meetings
The committee meets at the SAA annual meeting, dividing the meeting
time between meetings of each subcommittee and its working groups
and meeting in full session to review progress and vote on proposals.
Additional mid-year meetings of the full committee, the subcommittees,
or smaller working groups of a subcommittee are possible, depending
on the availability of financial resources.
Approved by Council: February 1989; Revised: January 1992, January
1998, May 2005
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Moved by Paton; seconded by Wosh.
Amended: 1) Pearce-Moses, Boles; 2) Boles, Engst; 3) Jimerson, Engst.
PASSED as amended.
B. Publications Board Recommendation Regarding Board Appointments
The Publications Board submitted for Council consideration a recommendation
that individual members could be appointed for a second three-year term upon
recommendation by the Board chair. The recommendation was discussed and not
adopted based on the fact that reappointment is not now precluded.
C. Diversity Committee
As liaison to the Committee, Wurl provided background on the Committee meeting
and the recommendations coming from it.
MOTION
THAT diversity reporting requirements be addressed in the 2005 leadership
orientation session and in all relevant orientation materials provided
to committee, section, and roundtable leaders.
Support Statement: Because the reporting form for sections
and roundtables now requires an update on diversity initiatives, it is appropriate
to provide some background on the sorts of initiatives that might be undertaken.
In addition, it is important that committee members are aware of the nature
of SAA’s diversity priorities in order that committees are stimulated
to think about diversity initiatives as well. The leadership orientation
session is a valuable way to educate and inform SAA unit leaders about diversity
issues.
Moved by Wurl; seconded by Eaton.
PASSED.
MOTION
THAT the Annual Meeting Program and Host committees be required
to 1) incorporate appropriately diverse programming and local arrangements
activities into the meeting experience and 2) report on the extent to which
the program addresses diversity issues.
Support Statement: The 2004 Program Committee chairs prepared
an excellent report on the extent to which that program addressed diversity
issues. By standardizing this requirement for future Program and Host committees,
Council is signaling that this is a high priority for developing the Annual
Meeting program and onsite activities.
Moved by Wurl; seconded by Engst.
PASSED.
MOTION
THAT the Diversity Committee provide a report on diversity to the
membership each year at the Annual Business Meeting and that the report
be published and made available to all members.
Support Statement: The Annual Business Meeting is an important
and visible medium for communicating with the membership on this association
priority, and the information should be made available to all members.
Moved by Wurl; seconded by Neal.
PASSED.
D. Standards Committee Recommendation Regarding Glossary
At the author’s request, the Standards Committee reviewed A Glossary
of Archival and Records Terminology for possible endorsement as an
SAA standard. The Committee did not think that the Glossary should be considered
a standard, and instead prepared other language for Council consideration.
Council did not adopt the proposed language.
F. Retention Schedules for SAA Archives
Jimerson noted that SAA Archivist Michael Doylen (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
had suggested that a standard procedure be implemented for review and approval
of retention and disposition schedules. The Executive Committee reviewed
this suggestion and proposed the following motion.
MOTION
THAT Council authorize the Executive Committee to review and approve
retention and disposition schedules for SAA records series. Proposed schedules
will be developed by the SAA Archivist, in consultation with the records
creators (staff, officers, committee chairs, et al.). Schedules will be
reviewed, approved, and signed by the SAA Archivist, [the records creator],
the Executive Director, and (on behalf of the Executive Committee) the
President. General retention schedules for common administrative records
of subcommittees, sections, and roundtables may be developed to reduce
the need for separate schedules for each individual unit, although programmatic
and policy records for such units will be developed and approved for each
unit as appropriate.
Moved by Executive Committee; seconded by Wosh.
Amended to remove “the records creator” (moved by Wosh, seconded
by Boles).
PASSED as amended.
G. OpenTheGovernment.org Coalition
Wurl noted that Tom Connors had brought this matter to the Executive Committee.
In contacting the coalition to learn more about its purpose and how to join,
Wurl learned that the group was a co-signer, along with SAA, of the amicus
brief in the Cheney case.
MOTION
THAT SAA sign on to OpenThe Government.org, an online coalition
established to advocate for greater openness and less secrecy in the federal
government.
Support Statement: The organization performs a helpful
information and advocacy service that is consistent with professional archival
concerns for more open access to the records of government agencies and officials.
Membership is free, and the Statement of Values to which members must agree
is appropriate.
Moved by Executive Committee; seconded by Engst.
PASSED. (Eaton and Felker abstaining.)
H. Gray Literature
Jimerson drafted the following motion for Council consideration.
MOTION
THAT Council discontinue consideration of the possibility of publishing
so-called “gray literature,” due to its lower priority among
other options for electronic publishing and providing services to SAA members
and the profession. This decision does not preclude future re-consideration
of a proposal for publishing “gray literature” that may be
of interest to SAA members or to the profession.
Moved by Wosh; seconded by Paton.
PASSED.
The Council meeting was adjourned for the day at 11:30 am in order that Council
members and staff could attend the National Archives and Records Administration’s
20th Anniversary celebration in Washington, DC.
SATURDAY, MAY 21
The meeting was convened for the day at 8:30 am and began with a review of
the NARA 20th Anniversary celebration and the brief meeting with Archivist
of the United States Allen Weinstein that followed the celebration on Friday
afternoon, May 20. Pearce-Moses noted that he had invited Weinstein to make
remarks at the New Orleans 2005 Closing Plenary session. In addition, he will
pursue the idea of inviting Weinstein and Librarian of Congress Billington
to address the 2006 Joint Meeting in Washington, DC.
Beaumont noted that she will follow up with Michael Kurtz and Lewis Bellardo
to determine an opportune time to schedule a forum at which NARA may solicit
input from 2005 Annual Meeting attendees about the NARA strategic planning
process.
V. STRATEGY SESSION
Council members engaged in discussion of three issues that had been identified
in February 2005 as the highest-priority issues for the Society in the coming
three to five years, and developed ideas for how SAA might address these
issues.
VI. ACTION ITEMS
A. Review/Adopt Proposed FY06 Budget
Treasurer Fynnette Eaton and staff members reviewed the proposed program
budgets to point out assumptions, new initiatives, and changes from the previous
year’s budget, and responded to a host of questions from Council members.
MOTION
THAT the FY06 Proposed Budget be adopted, with income of $1,847,180,
expenses of $1,846,080, and net revenue of $1,100.
Moved by Eaton; seconded by Pearce-Moses.
PASSED.
B. Transfer of National Endowment for the Humanities “CUSTARD” Grant
Funds
Eaton noted that, after numerous extensions and a long wait for approval
of a negotiated indirect rate, SAA received the final payment for the NEH
CUSTARD grant in November 2004. On the recommendation of the auditor, SAA
had booked the payment amount as a receivable as of June 30, 2004, and it
has been reflected in the General Reserve total since then.
MOTION
THAT the $53,002 received from the National Endowment for the Humanities
for SAA’s administration of the NEH Grant PA-23759-01, “Reconciling
the United States and Canadian Standards for the Description of Archival
Material” (the CUSTARD Project) be designated for the General Reserve
Fund.
Moved by Wosh; seconded by Boles.
PASSED (unanimously).
C. Fundraising Structure Options
Beaumont noted that staff has been unable to attend to development of a
fundraising infrastructure due to conflicting priorities.
MOTION
THAT a Task Force on Fundraising be created to develop for Council
consideration in August 2005: 1) a compelling mission statement and/or
purpose for the Special Funds and 2) a proposed infrastructure for SAA’s
fundraising efforts; that it comprise the SAA President, the Vice President,
the Treasurer, the Chair of the Fellows Steering Committee, a member at
large, a supplier representative, and the SAA Executive Director; and that
it be funded to meet in summer 2005.
Support Statement: SAA must move ahead with its fundraising
initiatives in a strategic and coordinated manner. Staff has been unable
to work on this critical activity due to other priorities. The proposed task
force would bring to the table a broad perspective on the profession and
its members, and a focused meeting with a timely deadline is most likely
to ensure a high-quality work product for Council consideration.
Moved by Gottlieb; seconded by Engst.
PASSED.
D. Dues Increase
Eaton reviewed previous discussions of the need to consider a dues increase
in light of the fact that SAA’s dues rates have were last increased
in 1997. Council members then discussed the ideas of creating another dues
category at a higher level; considering an individual sustaining dues category
restructuring dues by category; ways in which to restructure dues categories
to provide an incentive for individuals at lower salary levels; and considering
a “special assessment” to cover advocacy expenses. Eaton suggested
that a task force be created to look at all of these issues. She will prepare
for the January 2006 meeting of Council a discussion paper, including a draft
charge for a task force to look at dues issues.
The Council meeting was adjourned for the day at 5:00 pm.
SUNDAY, MAY 22
The Council meeting was convened at 8:30 am.
VII. ACTION ITEMS
A. Recognition of Robert Martin
MOTION
THAT Robert Martin of the Institute for Museum and Library Services
be awarded the Council Distinguished Service Award at the 2005 Annual Meeting
in New Orleans, and that the following resolution be adopted:
Whereas Robert Martin has served with distinction
for four years as Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services;
and
Whereas during his tenure, the IMLS has awarded
more than $860 million in grants to enhance access to cultural resources
in our nation’s museums and libraries; and
Whereas he has consciously and consistently sought
to include archival projects and priorities within the IMLS scope of grant
programs;
Therefore Be It Resolved That Robert Martin be
awarded the 2005 Society of American Archivists Council Distinguished Service
Award.
Moved by Wurl; seconded by Boles.
PASSED (unanimously).
B. Administration and Software for A&A List
The online archives of the Archives & Archivists List date to April
1993. With more than 3,000 subscribers, the A&A List—currently
hosted by Miami University-Ohio and monitored by Robert Schmidt—is
a long-standing and vital channel of communication and networking for archivists
in the United States and abroad. Last year, Bob Schmidt indicated to SAA
Staff and Council his desire and intention to step down as moderator of A&A,
which would deprive the list of its current home at Miami University-Ohio.
As SAA’s Webmaster, Doyle approached a number of prominent members
at leading universities to inquire if they would be interested in hosting
the list. These informal conversations have revealed a number of key obstacles
to relocating the list: 1) the considerable work required to maintain a list
as large as A&A; and 2) the lack of professional acknowledgement, compensation,
and/or prestige afforded to list administrators by university departments.
In short, archivists in tenure-track positions are not in a strong position
to undertake such an effort.
The loss of the A&A List would deprive 1) archivists of an essential
source of information and networking opportunity which heretofore has been,
both in name as well as in public perception, an SAA-sponsored resource,
and 2) SAA leaders and staff of an essential medium of communication with
members and nonmembers alike, thereby diminishing SAA’s capability
to effectively market its programs.
MOTION
THAT a Council task force be established to address the immediate
need to find a new administrator and software for the Archives and Archivists
List and to address how the proposed solution will support the Society’s
current e-communication needs and might integrate with new association
management software.
Moved by Pearce-Moses; seconded by Paton.
PASSED.
C. Student Chapters
Eaton distributed a list of student chapters and encouraged Council members
to visit with student chapters in their area. Paton noted that this encouragement,
and tips for the types of information that might be included in a presentation
to a student chapter, should be included in new Council orientation materials.
VIII. COUNCIL BUSINESS
A. Election of Executive Committee Member for 2005-2006
Chris Paton was elected to serve as the Council representative to the Executive
Committee.
Kathryn Neal and Peter Wosh will serve on the SAA Nominating Committee.
B. Annual Meeting Coverage by Council Members
Wurl noted that the newly elected Executive Committee member is responsible
for making liaison assignments—and therefore for assignments at the
Annual Meeting. He will provide documents to Paton to assist in this task.
C. Review of May 2005 Action Item List
Eaton reviewed the Action Item List from the May meeting and indicated that
she would be sending it to Council members within a week.
D. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 pm.
Approved by the SAA Council on August 16, 2005.
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