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Call for Feedback on CAA Constitution/Bylaws Revision

Greg Wiedeman All Messages By This Member #38 开云体育 Hi Capital Area Archivists, ? In light of the world around us, the Capital Area Archivists have not been very publicly active lately. However, the CAA Board has still been meeting remotely at times to try and sort out how CAA should function in our current environment. ? We found the existing assumes that we regularly meet in-person, contains a lot of administrative overhead for a small organization, and is a bit overly-formal. So, for the past year or so, the CAA officers have been working on redrafting the CAA’s rules into a new set of Bylaws, as well as introducing a Code of Conduct. ? We are now asking for your feedback on the new documents: ? These were the principles or goals that guided the revisions and were the reasons for the major changes: ? To make CAA more remote-friendly and easier to administer without meeting in-person. To de-formalize the bylaws and ensure that they are feasible to follow. To reduce the number of officers, making it easier for positions to rotate regularly. To make CAA more inclusive and welcoming, particularly to individuals or groups who have not participated in CAA in the past. To make it easier to hold smaller professional development events when there is interest, while preserving the annual Archives Dinner that has helped sustain CAA in the past when it is safe and appropriate to do so. Finally, to accommodate both periods of energy and slack. I think all of us alternate periods where we’re excited to serve and support professional organizations with periods when we are overwhelmed and have no capacity to contribute. With that in mind, we reduced the regular operating needs as much as possible, and documented a list of “” to help sustain CAA through fallow periods. You are encouraged to comment on the documents directly, and we are also holding an open Zoom meeting to discuss the changes on Thursday, February 10^th, at 2pm. The full invite is below, and you can register here: We hope that once we incorporate your feedback, if the reaction is generally positive to hold a vote on this major revision according to the existing Constitution. If the measured are eventually approved, the term of the current Board will end and new elections will be held according to the new Bylaws. ? Best, Greg Wiedeman CAA President ? Gregory Wiedeman University Archivist M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives University at Albany, SUNY GWiedeman@... 518-437-3936 ? ? ? Hi there, ? You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Feb 10, 2022 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) ? Register in advance for this meeting: ? After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. ?
Greg Wiedeman All Messages By This Member #39 开云体育 I forgot to add a thanks to all the CAA Board and officers who devoted time to these revisions. Thank you for all this work! ? Jenifer Monger Jamie Brinkman Katherine Federiconi Melissa McMullen Samantha Mahoski Anastasia O'Neill Brian Keough Susan D'Entremont Mark Wolfe ? Greg ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: Wiedeman, Gregory Sent: Thursday, January 6, 2022 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Call for Feedback on CAA Constitution/Bylaws Revision ? Hi Capital Area Archivists, ? In light of the world around us, the Capital Area Archivists have not been very publicly active lately. However, the CAA Board has still been meeting remotely at times to try and sort out how CAA should function in our current environment. ? We found the existing assumes that we regularly meet in-person, contains a lot of administrative overhead for a small organization, and is a bit overly-formal. So, for the past year or so, the CAA officers have been working on redrafting the CAA’s rules into a new set of Bylaws, as well as introducing a Code of Conduct. ? We are now asking for your feedback on the new documents: ? These were the principles or goals that guided the revisions and were the reasons for the major changes: ? To make CAA more remote-friendly and easier to administer without meeting in-person. To de-formalize the bylaws and ensure that they are feasible to follow. To reduce the number of officers, making it easier for positions to rotate regularly. To make CAA more inclusive and welcoming, particularly to individuals or groups who have not participated in CAA in the past. To make it easier to hold smaller professional development events when there is interest, while preserving the annual Archives Dinner that has helped sustain CAA in the past when it is safe and appropriate to do so. Finally, to accommodate both periods of energy and slack. I think all of us alternate periods where we’re excited to serve and support professional organizations with periods when we are overwhelmed and have no capacity to contribute. With that in mind, we reduced the regular operating needs as much as possible, and documented a list of “” to help sustain CAA through fallow periods. You are encouraged to comment on the documents directly, and we are also holding an open Zoom meeting to discuss the changes on Thursday, February 10^th, at 2pm. The full invite is below, and you can register here: We hope that once we incorporate your feedback, if the reaction is generally positive to hold a vote on this major revision according to the existing Constitution. If the measured are eventually approved, the term of the current Board will end and new elections will be held according to the new Bylaws. ? Best, Greg Wiedeman CAA President ? Gregory Wiedeman University Archivist M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives University at Albany, SUNY GWiedeman@... 518-437-3936 ? ? ? Hi there, ? You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Feb 10, 2022 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) ? Register in advance for this meeting: ? After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. ?
Greg Wiedeman All Messages By This Member #42 开云体育 Hi all, ? Just a reminder that we’re holding on the Capital Area Archivists and a discussion of CAA’s future on Thursday, February 10^th, at 2pm. Because it’s a public link, prior registration is required: ? Unfortunately, we have not had many registrants. I hope we have some attendance showing that its viable and worth the effort to continue CAA. If you are not able to attend, we would also take feedback sent to the list at [email protected]. You can also send any feedback to me at gwiedeman@... and I’ll share it with the Board. ? Best, Greg ? ? Gregory Wiedeman University Archivist M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives University at Albany, SUNY GWiedeman@... 518-437-3936 ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: Wiedeman, Gregory Sent: Thursday, January 6, 2022 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Call for Feedback on CAA Constitution/Bylaws Revision ? Hi Capital Area Archivists, ? In light of the world around us, the Capital Area Archivists have not been very publicly active lately. However, the CAA Board has still been meeting remotely at times to try and sort out how CAA should function in our current environment. ? We found the existing assumes that we regularly meet in-person, contains a lot of administrative overhead for a small organization, and is a bit overly-formal. So, for the past year or so, the CAA officers have been working on redrafting the CAA’s rules into a new set of Bylaws, as well as introducing a Code of Conduct. ? We are now asking for your feedback on the new documents: ? These were the principles or goals that guided the revisions and were the reasons for the major changes: ? To make CAA more remote-friendly and easier to administer without meeting in-person. To de-formalize the bylaws and ensure that they are feasible to follow. To reduce the number of officers, making it easier for positions to rotate regularly. To make CAA more inclusive and welcoming, particularly to individuals or groups who have not participated in CAA in the past. To make it easier to hold smaller professional development events when there is interest, while preserving the annual Archives Dinner that has helped sustain CAA in the past when it is safe and appropriate to do so. Finally, to accommodate both periods of energy and slack. I think all of us alternate periods where we’re excited to serve and support professional organizations with periods when we are overwhelmed and have no capacity to contribute. With that in mind, we reduced the regular operating needs as much as possible, and documented a list of “” to help sustain CAA through fallow periods. You are encouraged to comment on the documents directly, and we are also holding an open Zoom meeting to discuss the changes on Thursday, February 10^th, at 2pm. The full invite is below, and you can register here: We hope that once we incorporate your feedback, if the reaction is generally positive to hold a vote on this major revision according to the existing Constitution. If the measured are eventually approved, the term of the current Board will end and new elections will be held according to the new Bylaws. ? Best, Greg Wiedeman CAA President ? Gregory Wiedeman University Archivist M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives University at Albany, SUNY GWiedeman@... 518-437-3936 ? ? ? Hi there, ? You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Feb 10, 2022 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) ? Register in advance for this meeting: ? After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. ?

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