ARLIS/Southern California Chapter Meeting Minutes June 12, 2009

ARLIS/Southern California Chapter Meeting

Date: June 12, 2009
Time: 1:15pm
Location: Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California
In Attendance: Sarah Sherman (Chair), Alyssa Resnick (Vice-Chair), Cathy Billings (Treasurer), Julie Yamashita (Secretary), Robert Gore (Past Chair), Tony White (ARLIS/NA Board, Education Liaison), Chizu Morihara*, Allison Schulte, Susan Tockgo, Alexis Curry*, Carol Verheyen, Janine Henri, Virginia Allison, Jeri Byrne*, Susan Flanagan, Amy Ciccone, Nancy Norris*, Susan Sundquist*, Lindy Narver, Lynda Bunting*, Laurel Bliss
*–left at 2pm to attend SCASCC meeting

Introductions

Agenda Review and Additions
• Agenda was accepted with no changes.

Review of Past Minutes
• November 6, 2008 and April 18, 2009 minutes were approved.

Update from the ARLIS/NA Board
• ARLIS/NA, as of June 1, is run by a new management company, Technical Enterprises, Inc. (TEI).
• Please let the Board know of any interactions with TEI, good or bad. Feedback is important.
• Boston 2010 conference preparations are slow in coming given the economic situation. High food costs and room minimums are of particular concern, as they put a large strain on members.
• Pasadena 2013 conference proposal from ARLIS/SC has been received by the Board. Questions/concerns that still need to be addressed:
-Ease of getting to Pasadena from LAX/Burbank not always clear to vendors, people on the East Coast, foreigners, etc.
-Cost issues, including those that are being addressed by the Boston conference. More specific financial information re: hotel room rates, meeting room costs, food expenses, etc. should be submitted.
-Why not Northern California? This proposal was initiated by ARLIS/SC; the Pasadena Convention Center showed interest in having the conference; similar national organizations, including the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) and the Museum Computer Network (MCN) have had successful conferences recently in Pasadena. Pasadena has a Meeting Center and a Convention Center, so there is the possibility of flexibility.
• L. Bliss initiated a discussion regarding the lack of Western and Canadian representation on the Strategic Planning Task Force. S. Sherman asked T. White if he would report this concern to the Board. T. White agreed to take comments to the Board.
• Discussion regarding how communication from TEI to general membership introducing it as the new management company, providing contact information, etc. would be helpful.

Treasurer’s Report
• Income total $783.00 ($243 donations/$540 dues)
• Expense total $1,903.19 (includes newsletter printing, travel awards, board conference travel, conference welcome party)
• Account balance is $3,317.25

Secretary’s Report
• Total 2009 membership is 50, including 14 students and 20 new members.

Vice-Chair’s Report
• Formal announcement will come in the fall and the winter meeting will occur in January.
• The Mentorship Workshop will be the same as the one presented at the national meeting for mentors and mentees. This will be the first chapter to do this on the regional level.
• Cathy, Sarah, Virginia, and Alyssa took the workshop at the national conference in Indianapolis and will be mentors in the national program this year; Janine took it and served as a mentor in a previous year.
• Next chapter meeting location suggestions:
-San Diego
-Santa Barbara
-Riverside
• Other meeting suggestions:
-Joint chapter meeting with Mountain West or Northern California
-Torrance (Torrance Art Museum and Public Library)—L. Bunting
• Update on today’s joint meeting with VRA/SC
-42 people in attendance
-Splitting the cost of lunch, expenses total $75, not including postcards and postage

Chair’s Report
• In late summer, there will be a call for contributions for the fall issue of Canvas
Adjournment

submitted by Julie Yamashita
6/17/2009