I&A Roundtable Annual Report 2009

Date: November 13, 2009

Name of Section/Roundtable: Issues and Advocacy Roundtable

Officers: Kate Theimer and Dana Miller 

Report from annual meeting:
•    Number of attendees: 40
•    Election results:
o    Co-Chairs: Kate Theimer and Dana Miller
o    Steering Committee: Courtney Chartier, Peter Gunther, Michelle Riggs, Heather Soyka, Alison Stankrauff, Laura Starratt


•    Summary of meeting activities:
 (or attach minutes or newsletter accounts)

    - Minutes attached.

Completed projects/activities

-    The roundtable endorsed two session proposals for the 2010 Annual Meeting.

Ongoing projects/activities

-    The roundtable’s web presence on the SAA site is being revised to reflect the group’s new mission and goals.

New projects/activities

-    The roundtable is creating and sponsoring a Ning group to allow people interested in sharing information ways to assist archivists affected by the economic downturn.

Diversity initiatives

    - No activities specifically related to diversity.

Questions/concerns for Council attention

    - None.