ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA

Pre-Conference Executive Board Meeting

29th Annual ARLIS/NA Conference

Wilshire Grand Hotel, Los Angeles, California

March 29-30 and April 2, 2001

  MOTIONS

Motion #38: The Board unanimously commended the Los Angeles Conference Planning Committee for their extraordinary support and efforts in planning the success of the 2001 annual conference.

Motion #39: The Board unanimously and enthusiastically accepted the ARLIS/NY Chapter’s invitation to host the 2004 ARLIS/NA annual conference.

Motion #40: The ARLIS/NA Executive Board unanimously commended and thanked Elizabeth Clarke and the staff of Clarke Association Management Services for the successful transition of management services during the first year of the management services contract.

Motion #41: The Executive Board unanimously approved the Society’s Annual Report for 2000/2001 as prepared by President Karen McKenzie.

Motion #42: The Board unanimously approved changing the official signatories on all ARLIS/NA accounts to reflect the new and continuing officers of the 2001/2002 Executive Board: Edward Goodman, President; Trudy Jacoby, Treasurer; and Daniel Starr, Vice-President/President-Elect.

Motion #43: The Executive Board unanimously thanked and congratulated Mary Molinaro for her work as moderator of ARLIS-L. The listserv has functioned as a vehicle of communication for the Society since the early 1990s and has grown into a primary communication mechanism for the Society as well as others interested in art librarianship, and includes almost 2,000 subscribers from 35 countries. On behalf of ARLIS/NA and all those who utilize ARLIS-L, the Board acknowledges Ms. Molinaro’s 10 years of dedication to the Society.

Motion #44: The Executive Board unanimously recognized Betsy Peck Learned and Stephanie Sigala for their sterling service as Co-Editors of Art Documentation since 1996.

Motion #45: The Executive Board unanimously approved an annual honorarium for the Art Documentation Review Editor of $500 a year, effective Fiscal Year 2001.

Motion #46: The Executive Board unanimously approved the dissolution of ARLIS Michigan  and its merger with ARLIS Midstates, in accordance with the Society’s and the Chapters’ Bylaws.

Motion #47: The Executive Board unanimously approved the adjournment of the Los Angeles Pre-conference meeting.