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Mid-Year Report 2001

May 11, 2001

Accomplishments

The chapter planned and successfully conducted a spring business meeting on April 19th, 2001. This meeting was followed by a lecture given by Abby Goodrum, Assistant Professor of Information Science and Technology at Drexel University, on Visual Information Retrieval. During the chapter’s business meeting the bylaws were amended (see below for specific changes) and approved in order to redress recent problems surrounding the election and terms of chapter officers.

Goals

The chapter’s members continue to express an interest in focusing attention on educational meetings. A business meeting, to take place in the late summer or early fall is in the planning stages. A workshop or lecture will follow the business meeting. The incoming Secretary/Treasurer will assume office in June. An election for the chapter chair will take place in October.

Matters for Board Action

The following amendments were made to the chapter’s bylaws:

Article IV.

  C.  Terms of office.
         1. The terms of office shall be two calendar years.
         2. The election of officers shall take place on alternating years in October.
         3. The election of the Chairperson shall take place in odd years.
         4. The election of the Secretary/Treasurer shall take place in even years.

Article V.

  1. Nominations.
    1. The membership shall be polled to volunteer for office.
    2. If no volunteers from the membership step forward, the vacant office shall be transferred to the next individual in the alphabetical list of active members.
      1. New members shall be appended to the list.
      2. New members shall be placed at the end of the list.
    3. Potential candidates shall be informed by the officers of all duties incumbent to the positions they are being asked to fill.

Membership

The officers of this chapter are:

Joan Beaudoin, Chair, Bryn Mawr College, (Oct. 1999-Oct. 2001)
Rachel Beckwith, Secretary/Treasurer, Winterthur Museum, (Oct. 1999-May 2001)

Report submitted by Joan Beaudoin and Rachel Beckwith

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