May 24, 2018—At the urging of the Intellectual Property Working Group, the SAA Executive Committee agreed to sign on to a Library Copyright Alliance letter to Senator Ron Wyden, praising him for introducing the Accessibility for Curators, Creators, Educators, Scholars and Society Recordings Act ("ACCESS to Recordings Act").

At its May 7-9 meeting in Chicago, the SAA Council approved a budget for FY 2019 (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019) of $2,845,973 in revenues and $2,855,020 in expenses, with a projected net loss of $9,047. The Council noted that although projection of a net loss is unusual for SAA, it is not of significant concern in this case because several proposed initiatives are flexible based on the outcome of market research.  (Access the Council meeting agenda and materials here.)

The SAA Council seeks member comment on the Principles and Priorities for Continuously Improving the SAA Annual Meeting, a document that guides planning for the Society's annual conference. At its May 7-9, 2018, meeting, the Council made the revisions indicated by underline (additions) and strikethrough (deletions). The Council seeks member input on these changes as well as on any other aspect of the document. 

Please review and submit your feedback in the comment box below or by emailing saahq@archivists.org. 

The Society of American Archivists Foundation has just awarded a disaster recovery grant to La Casa del Libro Book Museum in Puerto Rico. 

Thank you to all who completed the Mid-Career Professionals Pop-Up Survey. We had an overwhelming response—698 total participants! The SAA Council and staff will be analyzing the results as they plan for new programs in the near future. We appreciate your input!