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WPAIR Minutes
1998
Society of American Archivists Laurie A. Baty, Chairperson of the Committee on the Status of Women, called the inaugural meeting of the Women's Professional Archival Issues Roundtable (WPAIR) to order. Baty explained that she would chair this meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed bylaws which COSW had prepared as its final official responsibility, voting on the bylaws, and establishing a steering committee to assume responsibility for WPAIR activities. Following a resume of the metamorphosis of COSW into WPAIR, discussion turned to the bylaws. Lynda DeLoach suggested revised wording in regard to membership recruitment/retention (Section III, Areas of Activity). Susan Davis proposed that amendments to the bylaws be made by majority vote of the Steering Committee (Section VIII, Amendments). Danna Bell-Russel moved and Jill Jackson seconded the acceptance of the bylaws which were accepted by the membership. Bylaws of the Women's Professional Archival Issues Roundtable I. Mission The Women's Professional Archival Issues Roundtable (WPAIR) exists to ensure that the Society of American Archivists (SAA) conscientiously deals with issues that affect the status of women within the profession and the Society. The Roundtable also provides a Society-acknowledged forum for individual members to address issues of concern in this area. II. Statement of Goals and Objectives
WPAIR will:
III. Areas of Activity
WPAIR activities may include:
IV. Governance WPAIR will have two co-chairs, sharing the leadership of the section. They will be elected for staggered two-year terms. For the first election, one co-chair will be elected for a one-year term and one co-chair will be elected for a two-year term. These individuals must be SAA members in good standing. There will also be a steering committee comprised of the two co-chairs and from five to seven other individuals. These members may, but are not required to be members of SAA. The steering committee will have broad geographic representation. Working Groups may be established as needed. V. Meetings WPAIR will meet at least once during the Society of American Archivists' Annual Meeting and at other times as deemed appropriate by the steering committee. VI. Communications WPAIR will submit information to the Women's Caucus newsletter, SAA's Archival Outlook, and the Archives Listserv. The Roundtable will also disseminate information about its work through its World Wide Website. VII. Roundtable Leadership and Council As appropriate, WPAIR leadership may meet with Council Representatives to discuss matters of mutual concern. VIII. Amendments Amendments to the Bylaws may be made by majority vote of the steering committee.
Approved September 3, 1998
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The twenty-five members of the new SAA Women's Professional Archival Issues
Roundtable introduced themselves. Attendees' names are appended to the minutes. Baty asked that individuals willing to serve on the Steering Committee or as co-chair volunteer.
The following five members volunteered for the Steering Committee:
Lucinda Manning, American Federation of Teachers (New York) The volunteers for Co-Chairs were:
Cristina Favretto, Duke University (North Carolina) Although this initial Steering Committee falls short of the geographic representation specified in the Bylaws, Section IV, Governance, it is a fair reflection of the geographic dispersal of the initial Roundtable membership. Turner took over the chair at this point and thanked Laurie Baty for the tremendous job she had done to ensure the Roundtable got off to a good start. Continuing a COSW tradition Turner described the results of a her unscientific analysis of the gender balance on the 1998 SAA meeting program - 43% of the session chairs or speakers were women, 51% were men and 6% could not be determined based on first name. A brief discussion of the worth of such a survey followed with a consensus that the gender of the presenters should reflect that of the association's membership. Given that the presentation of a paper frequently equates to funding to attend from one's employer, representation on the program has a real impact on an individuals' ability to attend the annual meeting and participate in a significant way in SAA. Zanish-Belcher described the successful Navigator Program she has coordinated for the past two years. She distributed a sign up sheet for volunteers willing to act as mentors to first-time attendees at next year's annual meeting. Jackson asked the membership to identify issues they felt were critical for the Roundtable to address initially. Nancy Marelli stressed the need to follow up on the salary survey conducted by SAA in 1997. Zanish-Belcher reported that she had purchased a copy from the SAA publications office. SAA Council Member Karen Jefferson stressed the potential strength of the Roundtable due to its ability to attract a larger and more diverse membership than an appointed committee could have. Concern was expressed regarding potential meeting time conflicts. The co-chairs will work with Meetings Coordinator Debbie Mills to make sure that this is minimized; failing a perfect no-conflict situation, the possibility of meeting jointly with another roundtable for part of the time slot can be explored. With no further new business to discuss, the Roundtable adjourned its first meeting. Here's to seeing everyone present at the SAA Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh in 1999. Respectfully submitted,
Judy Turner
In Attendance:
Laurie A. Baty, National Historical Publications & Records Commission |
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