Prepared by Andrew Hartman
January 13, 2012, 11:00 a.m. (EST), via teleconference
1. Reports from ExComm Officers
A. Andrew Hartman, President
B. Mike O’Connor, Treasurer
C. Ray Haberski, Secretary
D. Ben Alpers, Publications
E. David Sehat, Conference
2. Proposal: Keynote honorarium ($250): Discuss and vote.
3. Proposal: Book prize—discuss/vote on whether to form an ad hoc committee to implement a book prize.
4. Discuss/vote to approve revised budget (as prepared by Treasurer, Mike O’Connor).
5. Proposal: Nominating committee—discuss/vote on whether to form an ad hoc committee to seek out nominations for this year’s S-USIH elections.
6. Proposal: Working Group on Gender and Women in Intellectual History, as proposed by Lillian Barger. Discuss/vote on whether to form an ad hoc committee—or else proceed differently.
7. Diversity survey: the membership committee would like to survey existing membership on how they would like Society to proceed in terms of diversity. How to proceed?
Love the nominating committee idea. The vetting process is crucial. We must find dedicated candidates who understand our peculiar situation as an evolving start-up. - TL
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