IRRTebminutes081213

                             IRRT Executive Board 
                                  Minutes
                              August 12, 2013

In attendance: John Hickok, Robin Kear, Carol Kem, Delin Guerra, Paul Hover, Daniel Berdaner

Minutes: EB meeting June 30, 2013. Approved. Moved John H; seconded by Daniel. Posted to IRRT website

Officer reports:

Chair: Next IRRT EB meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 5 in the afternoon; committee appointments--waiting for one person to accept nomination; Need to get committee rosters up on the website. Chair-elect: Looking at adding IRRT as a supporting partner of the conference, Library 2.013; Looking for co-chairs for certain committees and will be thinking about chairs for committees for next year. Member-at-Large: Gave an update on the Library 2.013 submission. John will send the Board the submission proposal before next meeting. The Board agreed for John to represent IRRT as a single presenter. Council Rep: Will keep us informed of Council happenings. Secretary/treasurer: Delin will have a final ALA budget in October.

IRRT office report:

The standing committee chair email distribution list is complete and ready to use. Delin is working on the next issue of ALA International Direct.

Standing committee reports:

Publications: see new business Reception: see new business

As Hoc committee reports: • Endowment committee will report next meeting.

Task force reports: • Liaison/representative task force: will give an update next meeting. John noted he & Paul will determine if so many liaisons are really needed (after Paul returns from IFLA) and only recommend liaisons to where IRRT has an active/relevant need to collaborate. China initiative task force: Paul, Daniel, and John will report next meeting.

Old Business:

New business: • Selection of International Leads editor; review guideline for newsletter and editor requirements (see Officer’s Manual, pp. 48-52) Co-Chairs of the Publication Committee, Janet Lee, and a member of the IRRT EB (Robin) will review applications. • Update on progress in producing new membership brochure (Delin) The ALA office will soon be working on the IRRT brochure. • Transfer of responsibility for awards to Reception Committee. Carol is going to contact Loriene for guidelines in selecting the Presidential Citation Award and forward to Chairs of the Reception Committee. • Emerging leader project application process and deadline. Carol wants all committees to know deadline for Emerging Leader Project application.

Announcements, updates, comments, general discussion

Meeting adjourned 3:06

Minutes submitted by Beth Cramer, 8/12/2013