Transcript Society of American Archivists Manuscript Repositories

Society of American Archivists
Manuscript Repositories Section
Annual Meeting
Friday, August 4, 2006
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Agenda
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Welcome and Introductions (15 minutes)
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Balloting Instructions and Collection of Ballots (15 minutes)
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Presentations: “When Bad Things Happen to Good People”
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Candidates
Bylaws Change
Brenda Gunn (15 minutes)
Jim Cartwright (15 minutes)
Discussion (20 minutes)
Voting Results and recognition of Steering Committee members rotating off (10 minutes)
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NOTE: Steering Committee Meeting Noon – 1:30/2:00, location TBA. New and old Steering
Committee members gather directly after the Section meeting.
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Closing Discussion: What can this Section do for you? What should this Section do for SAA?
(25 minutes)
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Other business?
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Adjourn
Manuscript Repositories Section
Steering Committee
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Amy Cooper Cary, Chair
Beth Bensman, Chair Elect
Cynthia Miller, Past Chair
Karen Spicher, Web Liaison
Paul Atwood, Web Liaison
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Matt Darby
Maria Estorino
Morna Gerrard
Sammie Morris
Fernanda Perrone
Jill Severn
Ballots
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TWO ballots this year
 Candidates for Vice-Chair and Steering
Committee
 By-laws change for web liaison
Presentation: “When Bad Things Happen to
Good People”
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Brenda Gunn
Jim Cartwright
Voting Results
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Nominating Committee
 Cynthia Miller, Chair
 Mat Darby
 Morna Gerrard
 Sammie Morris
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Rotating Off
 Maria Estorino
 Fernand Perrone
 Jill Severn
 Karen Spicher, Web Liaison
Closing Discussion
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What can the Section do for you?
What can you do for the Section?
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Filling in the gaps of our Section Records: the SAA Archives
at UW Milwaukee
Creating a Section History?
What is the best means of communication between
the Section leadership and members?
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Newsletter
Section Listserv
“Activities” Section of the Website?
http://www.archivists.org/saagroups/mss/activities.asp
Communication between Council and Section?
Network and Communication with other Sections?