49th Annual meeting of the Council of the Renaissance Society of America.TORONTO, CANADA FRIDAY, 28 MARCH 2003 12:30 PM LAKEVIEW ROOM COLONY TORONTO HOTEL The Council Meeting was attended by the RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. Executive Board, current and past discipline representatives, affiliate representatives, and other distinguished members of the Society. Ronald G. Witt called the meeting to order at 12:30 PM. There was a moment of silence for our departed members. The reports were presented by the chairs of the individual committees: John Monfasani, Executive Director, reported for the Treasurer, George Labalme, Jr. The Society's endowment A transfer, generally as a gift, of money or property to an institution for a particular purpose. The bestowal of money as a permanent fund, the income of which is to be used for the benefit of a charity, college, or other institution. has continued to decline, especially because of 11 September 2003 and the war in Iraq. John Monfasani as Executive Director in his report reiterated the same point. He also advised that the Society is making certain internal economies that will not impact programs in any way. Anne Lake Prescott, Chair of Invested Funds, reported on her meeting with Joan Farr, our Bank of New York The Bank of New York, abbrieviated to BNY, was a global financial services company that existed until its merger with the Mellon Financial Corporation on July 2, 2007.[1] The bank now continues under the new name of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. portfolio manager. Ms. Farr indicated to Professor Prescott that we need to hang in for the long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. . Professor Prescott announced her resignation as Chair of Invested Funds and informed the Council that the Board had appointed John W. O'Malley to replace her. Sheila ffolliott, Chair of Capital Endowment, reported that individuals continue to contribute to the fund. She suggested a drive for the 2004 year as it is the fiftieth anniversary of the Society. Martin Elsky and Janet Cox-Rearick, both from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym: IPA pronunciation: [kjuni]), is the public university system of New York City. , reported that exciting events will be taking place at the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of 2004 Conference, namely, a repeat of the Renaissance costume costume, distinctive forms of clothing, including official or ceremonial attire such as ecclesiastical vestments, coronation robes, academic gowns, armor, and theatrical dress. show that was such a large success at Florence 2000 and a special performance of John Milton's Samson Agonistes by Lark Ascending ascending /as·cend·ing/ (ah-send´ing) having an upward course. ascending progressing to higher levels, usually used in reference to the nervous system. . John Monfasani announced that the meetings for 2005 in Cambridge, 2006 in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , and 2007 in Miami are on track. Eckhard Bernstein, Chair of Publications, reported that the Board had approved a $2,000 subsidy subsidy, financial assistance granted by a government or philanthropic foundation to a person or association for the purpose of promoting an enterprise considered beneficial to the public welfare. for Professor Betty Travitsky's Bibliography bibliography. The listing of books is of ancient origin. Lists of clay tablets have been found at Nineveh and elsewhere; the library at Alexandria had subject lists of its books. of English Women Writers. He also announced his resignation from the Executive Board. William R. Bowen, Chair of Electronic Media, reported that Renaissance Quarterly is available online and the new website would be live by the end of April 2003. Nancy G. Siraisi, Chair of Constitution and Bylaws The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management. Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an , reported on the changes suggested to the Constitution and Bylaws by the Executive Board and proposed that they be approved by the Council. The version of the Constitution and Bylaws referred to in this report is "Constitution and Bylaws of the Renaissance Society of America as amended a·mend v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends v.tr. 1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive. 2. April 12, 2002 at the 48th Annual Meeting held in Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale (O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. Scottsdale has become internationally recognized as a premier and posh tourist destination, while maintaining its own identity and culture as " " (Renaissance Quarterly 55 [2002]: 1517-26).
1) Proposal for amalgamating two of the seven standing
committees:
John Monfasani has suggested that we amalgamate two of the seven
standing committees, namely, the Committee on Affiliate Societies
and the Committee on International Cooperation, into a single
"Committee on Affiliates and International Cooperation." The
rationale is that the tasks of the two committees are often similar
or overlapping. The Constitution would have to be amended as
follows, and I shall propose an amendment to that effect.
Article IV.2:
i) "the seven standing committees" to read "the six standing
committees."
ii) "Committee on Affiliate Societies" to read "Committee on
Affiliates and International Cooperation."
iii) "5. Committee on International Cooperation" to be
dropped.
iv) renumber Committee on Publications as five, and,
Committee on Electronic Media as six.
Article V.14.3 to be changed to read:
"3. Committee on Affiliates and International Cooperation.
The Chair of this committee shall be responsible for
promoting the interests of affiliate groups and societies
and for facilitating their relations with each other and
with the Society's Executive Board and Council. The
Chair of this committee shall also be empowered to propose
corresponding members abroad who are not members
of the Society and to recommend honorary members
among distinguished foreigners. He/she shall negotiate
affiliation with foreign groups and societies. He/she is not
empowered to commit the Society without consulting the
Executive Board. Decisions of the Society shall be submitted
to the Council."
The former Article V.13.5 to be omitted.
Article V.14.6 to be renumbered Article V.14.5.
Article V. 14.7 to be renumbered Article V. 14.6.
2) At its October 2002 meeting of the Executive Board of the
RSA the following proposal for electing the Vice President of the
Society was approved for submission to a vote by the Council at the
annual meeting in Toronto:
"The Vice President of the Society shall be elected by the Council
of the Society on the basis of candidates named by a nominating
committee. The nominating committee consists of five members
and the Executive Director, who chairs the meeting but does not
vote. Three of these members are to be elected by the Council and
two by the Executive Board. The Council chooses its three
members at the annual meeting in alternate years. The Executive
Board chooses its two members in the subsequent October meeting
of the Executive Board. The nominating committee is charged with
preparing a slate of three candidates for Vice President. The
election will be held early in the following February by mail
ballot. The results of the election will be announced at the next
annual meeting when the Vice President assumes office."
If approved by the Council, this proposal will require the insertion
of a new clause in the Constitution of the RSA with the above
wording. Presumably it should be Article IV.4 and the present
articles IV.4-12 should accordingly be renumbered IV.5-13.
Both changes were approved by the Council. Deborah W. Parker, Chair of Membership, reported that membership declines in the first half of the year, and then, by autumn, it reaches its maximum. Many have taken advantage of the multiple-year membership. Professor Parker will be contacting the various heads of the Affiliates for their mailing lists An automated e-mail system on the Internet, which is maintained by subject matter. There are thousands of such lists that reach millions of individuals and businesses. New users generally subscribe by sending an e-mail with the word "subscribe" in it and subsequently receive all new . David R. Marsh, Chair of International Cooperation, reported that he was elected to the board of FISIER. Max Engammare, President of FISIER, commented on the good relationship of FISIER and the RSA and their participation in the RSA annual meetings. Konrad Eisenbichler, Chair of Affiliate Societies, reported that the Board had approved the application of The Medici Medici, Italian family Medici (mĕ`dĭchē, Ital. mā`dēchē), Italian family that directed the destinies of Florence from the 15th cent. until 1737. Project, The Malone Society, and The Sydney Society for affiliation. He requested that the Council do the same. The motion was seconded and approved. Craig E. Harline, ACLS ACLS abbr. advanced cardiac life support Delegate--no report. David R. Marsh, Chair of the Research Grants Committee, reported that it was relatively easy to evaluate the applications since the process went online. There was a decrease in the number of submissions from the previous year. Paul F. Grendler and Sheila J. Rabin, Coeditors of Renaissance Quarterly, presented their respective reports. Professor Rabin requested short CVs of those interested in reviewing or who knew outstanding graduate students whom she could consider as reviewers. Professor Grendler announced his retirement, and that the Board has appointed Professor Jeffrey Chipps Smith to replace him as Articles Editor as of 1 October 2003. Nominations for the nominating committee were taken from the floor: Angelo Mazzocco Francois Rigolot Elizabeth Cohen Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann Jane Phillips Katherine Gill Paula Findlen Mary Thomas Crane The Council was asked to vote (written ballot) for three. The results reported. (The three top vote-getters were Angelo Mazzocco, Francois Rigolot, and Mary Thomas Crane In 1810 Lieutenant Thomas Crane, an officer of the 73rd Regiment, was appointed caretaker commandant of Norfolk Island during the final evacuation of the first convict settlement. The British government regarded the island as too isolated and costly to maintain. . They therefore are the Council's appointees to the nominating committee A nominating committee is a group formed usually from inside the membership of an organization for the purpose of nominating candidates for office within the organization. It works similarly to an electoral college, the main difference being that the available candidates, either .) Since the International Cooperation and Affiliates Committees, had been combined into one, the Council elected Konrad Eisenbichler as the Chair of the new combined committee and elected David R. Marsh to replace Eckhard Bernstein, who retired as of the Toronto meeting, as Chair of Publications. The meeting ended at 1:20 PM. SUBMITTED BY LAURA SCHWARTZ Laura Schwartz, former Special Assistant to the President and White House Director of Events for the Clinton Administration, is a political commentator, appearing frequently on the Fox News network to lend a Democratic viewpoint on shows such as Hannity & Colmes and , OFFICE MANAGER |
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