Steering Committee Agenda for 2005-2006

originally proposed in email from the chair, June 23, 2005

1. Select a chair for the 2007 program committee. [By July 8?]. Done: Ray Siemens selected.

2. Select a chair for the Conference Coordinating Committee. This needs to be taken care of more or less immediately. [By July 8?]. Invitation issued; resolution by August 15th. Done (8/24): Susan Hockey selected.

3. Discuss the desirability of a standing committee on multilingualism/multiculturalism. The committee could advise both conferences and publications on issues of multilingualism, and might have a budget for activities in this area. If such a standing committee is appointed, we should ask them to draft a protocol parallel to the conference protocol and the publications protocol. [By July 8?]. Invitation issued; resolution by August 15th.

4. Begin discussions with Ray about the particulars of membership for his Canadian Organization, now known as The Society for Digital Humanities / Société pour l'étude des médias interactifs. In Victoria, the Steering Committee agreed that we would conclude these discussions by the time of the ALLC midwinter meeting. [Begin July 8, conclude by December 8] Ray and Harold have had some discussion: Status or outcomes?

5. Review, discuss/revise and eventually accept a budget for the e-journal. [As soon as Julia wants to submit one, but beginning not later than September 1st and concluding not later than September 15th]. Done as of the end of May.

6. Review the digitalhumanities.org web site and make any editorial or design suggestions. Budget for web-mastering and consult with ALLC and ACH about migrating the association-specific web sites to the textdrive.com server that hosts digitalhumanities.org (actually, they would be virtual-hosted under our existing account). [ongoing throughout the year] Done: ALLC cannot migrate because no java is supported on Textdrive.com; ACH has migrated.

7. Begin discussions about what would be needed as a 'starter package' for a new chapter in a new part of the world, and what we can offer by way of guidance and shaping expectations for the nature and duration of the process. By the Paris conference, it would be good to have something concrete to discuss in face-to-face meetings with representatives of potential new chapters. [ongoing throughout the year] Possible major agenda item for face to face meeting in Paris?

8. Review changes proposed by the ACH and ALLC executives in their review of the governance and conference protocols, and the conference annex. Substantive changes to the first two documents will need to be ready to be proposed for approval to the executive committees of the constituent organizations at next year's meeting in Paris. [Beginning not later than January 15, concluding not later than May 15] Changes made: NEED advance consultation from ACH and ALLC chairs that the current state of these documents would be acceptable to their boards.

9. Begin review draft Publications (and Multilingualism?) protocol, in advance of presenting it (them?) for approval in Paris. [As soon as Geoff (Elisabeth?) presents a draft to the steering committee, but beginning not later than January 15, concluding not later than May 15]. Draft Publications Protocol in place and awaiting discussion (as of June 4th); no word yet on a Multilingualism Protocol, but Elisabeth has been asked to draft one.

10. Review audited membership figures from OUP and recommend proportions of steering-committee representation to the executive committees of the constituent organizations, for appointments to be made at the Paris meetings. [Begin May 15, conclude not later than June 15]. Done as of June 6th.