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; Admin Subcommittee preparations:
 
; Admin Subcommittee preparations:
 
:* past minutes, matters arising (Drago)
 
:* past minutes, matters arising (Drago)
:* SIG compliance (Ido)
 
 
:* Treasurer's report (Graeme)
 
:* Treasurer's report (Graeme)
:* Secretary report (Drago)
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:* Secretary's report (Drago)
 
:* Office report (Priscilla)
 
:* Office report (Priscilla)
:* Chapter report
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:* SIG report (Steven)
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:* Chapter reports
 
:* LTA approval
 
:* LTA approval
 
:* Nominations committee
 
:* Nominations committee
  
; Call 1: Asia/America daytime (less European participation)
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== Call 1: Asia/America daytime ==
: All administrative topics already pre-processed by admin subcommittee; all public reporting already completed via admin wiki
 
: Admin topics requiring exec input
 
: Publications
 
:* Journal discussion (Robert)
 
:* strategic planning for conference and journal publication models
 
: 2009 Conference
 
:* all officers are in Asia and USA
 
:* careful scrutiny of all aspects of the conference, cf [http://tangra.si.umich.edu/~radev/aclsec/reports-winter08/ACL08-janreport.doc]
 
:* Discussion topics, e.g. responding to member initiatives
 
: AFNLP
 
  
; Call 2: Europe/America daytime (less Asian participation)
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''All administrative topics already pre-processed by admin subcommittee; all public reporting already completed via admin wiki''
: All administrative topics already pre-processed by admin subcommittee; all public reporting already completed via admin wiki
 
: Admin topics requiring exec input
 
: Future Events (Europe and USA)
 
:* ACL 2010 Uppsala (Steven, Joakim, Jan)
 
:* ACL 2011 Americas (Ido)
 
:* greenlighting about efficient ways to operate our conferences
 
: EACL (Giorgio)
 
: NAACL (Owen)
 
  
== Possible Schedule ==
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'''Please add bullet points under each item for issues you want us to discuss, and add your name'''
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; Useful information:
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* Tuesday, January 27 from 8 PM Eastern Time
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* schedule: http://www.doodle.com/participation.html?pollId=hp8y69ew25bkd7ex
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 +
; Welcome - Steven
 +
* new members of this committee; departing members
 +
* changes, using chat during the call, ...
 +
 
 +
; Minutes from last meeting: ([[2008Q3 Minutes]]) - Drago
 +
* for now we just have a list of to-do items; does anything need discussion right away?
 +
 
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; Office report :([[2009Q1 Reports: Office|Report]]) - Priscilla
 +
* sale of proceedings to free up office space and reduce rental (Steven)
 +
* prospect of moving office to Priscilla's home and cost savings (Steven)
 +
* John's travel to 2009 conference (Steven)
 +
 
 +
; Treasurer's report: ([[2009Q1 Reports: Treasurer|Report]]) - Graeme
 +
* discussion of issues raised in the "Future" section of the report
 +
 
 +
; SIGs: ([[2009Q1 Reports: SIG Convener|Report]]) - Steven
 +
* SIGDAT proposed constitution (Steven)
 +
 
 +
; Journal: ([[2009Q1 Reports: CL Journal|Report]]) - Robert
 +
* any issues?
 +
 
 +
; 2009 Conference: ([[2009Q1 Reports: ACL/IJCNLP-09|Report]]) - Bonnie
 +
* impact of sponsorship on conference budget (Steven)
 +
* other issues flagged by Bonnie in her questions to general chair (Bonnie)
 +
* AFNLP representative (Bonnie); brief verbal report from AFNLP? (Kam-Fai?)
 +
* possibility of a call between organizers and some of the admin committee
 +
* any issues?
 +
 
 +
; Discussion topics:
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* economic difficulties re sponsorship, travel to conferences -- how can we respond?  e.g. streaming video of conference talks for people who can't attend; ideas for cost-containment?  how are other professional societies responding?
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* membership depends heavily on conference attendance -- any ideas for promoting membership?  (NB ACL Portal project)
 +
* others?  ''please add here''
 +
 
 +
; Other business:
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* request for suggestions for hosting ACL-2011 - Steven (from Ido)
 +
* suggestion for quarterly meetings
 +
 
 +
== Call 2: Europe/America daytime ==
 +
 
 +
''All administrative topics already pre-processed by admin subcommittee; all public reporting already completed via admin wiki''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
; Minutes from last meeting: ([[2008Q3 Minutes]]) - Drago
 +
 
 +
; Secretary's report: ([[2009Q1 Reports: Secretary|Report]]) - Drago
 +
 
 +
; Treasurer's update [tentative] - Graeme (2 mins)
 +
 
 +
; Future Events:
 +
* ACL 2009 Singapore - Bonnie
 +
* ACL 2010 Uppsala ([[2009Q1 Reports: ACL 2010|Report]]) - Steven
 +
* ACL 2011 Americas ([[2009Q1 Reports: ACL 2011|Report]]) - Ido
 +
 
 +
; Chapter Reports
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* EACL ([[2009Q1 Reports: EACL|Report]]) - Giorgio
 +
* NAACL ([[2009Q1 Reports: NAACL|Report]]) - Owen
 +
 
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; SIGs: ([[2009Q1 Reports: SIG Convener|Report]]) - Ido
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* SIGDAT proposed constitution (continued from last meeting)
 +
* SIGMT approval
 +
* SIGFSM discussion
 +
 
 +
; Publications Discussion - Ido
 +
 
 +
; Other possible topics
 +
: how to encourage a higher standard of conference reviewing
 +
: greenlighting about efficient ways to operate our conferences
 +
 
 +
== Schedule ==
  
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
Europe/US:
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Call 1
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DATE            START END
 +
D-1 GMT-8      17:00 18:30
 +
D-1 GMT-5      20:00 21:30
 +
D+0 GMT        01:00 02:30 - optional
 +
D+0 GMT+1      02:00 03:30 - optional
 +
D+0 GMT+2      03:00 04:30 - optional
 +
D+0 GMT+8      09:00 10:30
 +
D+0 GMT+11      12:00 13:30
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Call 2
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                START END
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DATE      START END
GMT-8      10:00 11:30
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D+0      10:00 11:30 US/Canada - Pacific
GMT-5      13:00 14:30
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D+0      13:00 14:30 US/Canada - Eastern (GMT-4)
GMT          18:00 19:30
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D+0      17:00 18:30 UK
GMT+1      19:00 20:30
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D+0      18:00 19:30 Western Continental Europe
GMT+2      20:00 21:30
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D+0      19:00 20:30 Israel
GMT+8      02:00 03:30 - optional
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D+1      01:00 03:30 Hong Kong/Taiwan
GMT+11    05:00 06:30 - optional
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D+1      04:00 06:30 Australia
  
US/Asia:
 
  
              START END
 
GMT-8      16:00 17:30
 
GMT-5      19:00 20:30
 
GMT            00:00 01:30 - optional
 
GMT+1      01:00 02:30 - optional
 
GMT+2      02:00 03:30 - optional
 
GMT+8      08:00 09:30
 
GMT+11    11:00 12:30
 
 
</pre>
 
</pre>

Latest revision as of 17:39, 11 March 2009

Reference Material
Admin Subcommittee preparations
  • past minutes, matters arising (Drago)
  • Treasurer's report (Graeme)
  • Secretary's report (Drago)
  • Office report (Priscilla)
  • SIG report (Steven)
  • Chapter reports
  • LTA approval
  • Nominations committee

Call 1: Asia/America daytime

All administrative topics already pre-processed by admin subcommittee; all public reporting already completed via admin wiki

Please add bullet points under each item for issues you want us to discuss, and add your name

Useful information
Welcome - Steven
  • new members of this committee; departing members
  • changes, using chat during the call, ...
Minutes from last meeting
(2008Q3 Minutes) - Drago
  • for now we just have a list of to-do items; does anything need discussion right away?
Office report
(Report) - Priscilla
  • sale of proceedings to free up office space and reduce rental (Steven)
  • prospect of moving office to Priscilla's home and cost savings (Steven)
  • John's travel to 2009 conference (Steven)
Treasurer's report
(Report) - Graeme
  • discussion of issues raised in the "Future" section of the report
SIGs
(Report) - Steven
  • SIGDAT proposed constitution (Steven)
Journal
(Report) - Robert
  • any issues?
2009 Conference
(Report) - Bonnie
  • impact of sponsorship on conference budget (Steven)
  • other issues flagged by Bonnie in her questions to general chair (Bonnie)
  • AFNLP representative (Bonnie); brief verbal report from AFNLP? (Kam-Fai?)
  • possibility of a call between organizers and some of the admin committee
  • any issues?
Discussion topics
  • economic difficulties re sponsorship, travel to conferences -- how can we respond? e.g. streaming video of conference talks for people who can't attend; ideas for cost-containment? how are other professional societies responding?
  • membership depends heavily on conference attendance -- any ideas for promoting membership? (NB ACL Portal project)
  • others? please add here
Other business
  • request for suggestions for hosting ACL-2011 - Steven (from Ido)
  • suggestion for quarterly meetings

Call 2: Europe/America daytime

All administrative topics already pre-processed by admin subcommittee; all public reporting already completed via admin wiki


Minutes from last meeting
(2008Q3 Minutes) - Drago
Secretary's report
(Report) - Drago
Treasurer's update [tentative] - Graeme (2 mins)
Future Events
  • ACL 2009 Singapore - Bonnie
  • ACL 2010 Uppsala (Report) - Steven
  • ACL 2011 Americas (Report) - Ido
Chapter Reports
SIGs
(Report) - Ido
  • SIGDAT proposed constitution (continued from last meeting)
  • SIGMT approval
  • SIGFSM discussion
Publications Discussion - Ido
Other possible topics
how to encourage a higher standard of conference reviewing
greenlighting about efficient ways to operate our conferences

Schedule

Call 1

DATE            START END
D-1 GMT-8       17:00 18:30
D-1 GMT-5       20:00 21:30
D+0 GMT         01:00 02:30 - optional
D+0 GMT+1       02:00 03:30 - optional
D+0 GMT+2       03:00 04:30 - optional
D+0 GMT+8       09:00 10:30
D+0 GMT+11      12:00 13:30

Call 2


DATE      START END
D+0       10:00 11:30 US/Canada - Pacific
D+0       13:00 14:30 US/Canada - Eastern (GMT-4)
D+0       17:00 18:30 UK
D+0       18:00 19:30 Western Continental Europe
D+0       19:00 20:30 Israel
D+1       01:00 03:30 Hong Kong/Taiwan
D+1       04:00 06:30 Australia