S-USIH Minutes April 2020

Executive Committee Meeting

27 April 2020, 4PM EST

Attending

Sara Georgini, Sarah Gardner, Richard Candida-Smith, Pete Kuryla, Ray Haberski, Rebecca Brenner Graham

Agenda

Approval of February 13, 2020 Minutes

2020 Conference Update

Executive Session

2021 Conference Update

Elections

Publications

2020 Conference Update

Sara Georgini:

Extended CFP until June

Publication sponsorships in process

Recommends using email list in Wild Apricot to reach more members

Discussion of contingency plans

Cannot decide on adjustments to conference until mid-summer when more is known

Executive Session

2021 Conference Update

Pete Kuryla:

Potential teaching panel in Nashville

Hustling to secure funding because unsure how university budgets will work

We have location

Elections

Ray will assemble poll, and Rebecca will distribute it

President and Treasurer positions are up for election

No conference chair yet for post-2021

Publications

Richard Candida-Smith:

Many applications for assistant book review editor positions

Can always use more book reviews

Currently maintaining more than expanding blog

Maybe a section for longform: expressing opinions, reporting and more

Future of traditional academic publication is grim

Possibility of applying for grants to support blog and maybe a partnership

Adjourned 5pm.