S-USIH Minutes September 2019
Executive Committee Meeting
Wed. Sept. 25, 2019, 10am EST
Attending
Sarah Gardner, Andrew Klumpp, Richard Candida Smith, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Sara Georgini, Rebecca Brenner Graham
Agenda
Treasurer’s Report
2019 Conference Chair’s Report
President’s Report
Publications Chair’s Report
Secretary’s Report
2020 Conference Chair’s Report
Treasurer’s Report:
Approximately $2000 behind where we were last year at this time because registration became available later this year
Currently 25 people registered
2019 conference will be cheaper, but with similar income
Recently switched from PayPal to Wild Apricot
2019 Conference Chair’s Report:
We will deploy graduate student volunteers to help set up in rooms
Yesterday Natalia met with a secretary and public programs at The New School
University cannot pay for catering like we thought, so we must use debit or credit card
Natalia met yesterday with Center for Jewish History (CJH)
Hope many participants will attend the CJH event
CJH staff of 10 people can attend sessions for free if they want
Rebecca needs to email all participants regarding program and registration
Graduate student volunteers will do headcounts in rooms
Maybe work with a professional event management organization in the future
No fitness class during conference like previously suggested
President’s Report:
Food labels for common allergens
Due to a non-negotiable conflict, Sarah cannot attend the conference. Bryn Upton will present the Ross Prize, and Paul Murphy will present the Book Prize. Someone else will need to conduct the business meeting, but not sure who that will be or what will be on the agenda.
President Lunch originally to raise money, and last year we discussed harassment policy – this year it does not need to cover anything in particular
Andrew Klumpp will handle all money on site
Briefly brought up 2021: still in negotiations
Publication Chair’s Report:
Book reviews are going well. Much of the content is from before 1860, which is great
Holly Genovese is stepping down from the blog
Lora Burnet is focused on expanding the voices of the blog
We need to expand the book review team
Secretary’s Report:
Email inbox is empty
Commends Andrew Klumpp’s efforts to register for people
Emailing all participants today about the program and registration
A month before the conference, I will email the graduate student volunteers to give them code for discounted registration and to sign them up for shits
2020 Conference Chair’s Report:
Boston, November 5-7, 2020
No Sunday panels
Theme “Revolution and Reform”
Keynote by Danielle Allen from Harvard on opening night
Maybe a workshop on teaching U.S. intellectual history
Plenary that Friday morning about Native American views of revolution, featuring Native scholars
Eliminating 8am panels
Slightly pricier because of the hotel
A few days after the presidential election
Adjourned: 10:55am EST