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Three Year Plan |
1. Core Activities
i. Develop leadership from membership in the three primary committees, with more focused working groups reporting via this committee structure
a. “Administration Committee” to handle bylaws, 3-year plan, annual meeting, midwinter meeting, finance, elections and nominating. The Chair and Vice-Chair lead this committee, with assistance from the immediate past-chair.
b. “Publishing Committee” to handle newsletter, website, bibliography
c. “Education and Special Topics Committee” to handle educational programs, advanced workshops, standards, and various topics of professional concern.
B. Newsletter: Views
i. Continue publishing in online format.
ii. Complete indexing back issues, standardize completed indices, and merge in database form.
iii. Establish ongoing indexing of each issue as published.
iv. Continue new expanded member-involvement in production of Views, with various section editors.
C. Annual Meeting
i. Continue offering a program or speaker at the VM section meeting.
ii. Continue inviting members to bring new publications to put on display.
iii. Solicit and prepare future VM-related session proposals prior to meeting.
iv. Solicit and prepare future VM-related session proposals prior to meeting.
D. Web site
i. Continue new Web site development in conjunction with VMCAR.
ii. Develop editors or working groups responsible for different sections of the site.
iii. Annually review issues related to the move of the Web site to the SAA domain
iv. Position the website to be a frequently used resource for the section by providing:
a. links to job and internship listings;
b. workshops information;
c. FAQ about Section and member involvement, and;
d. lists or summary descriptions of past VM sessions at SAA meetings.
v. Encourage VM members to link their own organization website to the VM site.
E. Listserv “VisualMat”
i. Utilize the listserv to discuss session ideas prior to the annual meeting
ii. Encourage list members to post questions and new information
iii. Create an archive for the listserv, as Majordomo system is replaced in 2005.
2. Special Projects / New Initiatives
A. Continue T-shirt sales at the annual meeting
B. Establish funds-management procedures with SAA, as approved in principle by Council, with regard to fund-raising
C. Develop visual materials related workshops in conjunction with SAA to be held at the annual meeting and as part of overall SAA Continuing education program throughout the year
D. Recruit section members to become involved in the section activities via:
i. Newsletter;
ii. Web site;
iii. Publications;
iv. Sessions for the annual meeting.
E. Organize a mid-year meeting no later than March 2006, and seek means of making this a sustainable annual activity, independent of the hospitality of hosting Section Chairs. Site-search is a responsibility of the chair-elect, for the following year.
3. Publications
A. Continue
to review visual materials related publications and publish them in Views
B. Include publications reviewed in Views in the Photographic Archivists Bibliography
C. Continue building and expanding bibliography to include printmaking, architectural drawings, and plans
D. Solicit for new publications on visual issues – not necessarily book length
E. Investigate methods for establishing Web-based, peer-reviewed, visual materials journal
F. Compile, edit, and publish a Visual Material reader through SAA
G. Explore possibility of an all-VM special issue of American Archivist
H. Establish a VM mentor group or readers' board to encourage writing on VM topics, offer informal feedback, and assist in getting them to publication within SAA.
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