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