Meeting Minutes

Action minutes of the annual meetings and Executive Council meetings are below. Click on the arrow ( > ) at the right of a date to see details. Narrative or discussion minutes are maintained in the Association’s archive. A detailed account of the organizational meeting held in February 2019 may be found in the first newsletter.

Annual Meetings

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The meeting via Zoom was called to order at 4:00 p.m. (EST), with 34 members present.
President and Executive Director Nicholas G. Meriwether gave the welcome and explained the format of the meeting and elections.
President-Elect G. Ganter gave the conference report: 25 papers, 12 sessions, and 34 presenters.
Vice President Kurt Torell gave the projects report, including the Proceedings, archive, and book series.
Treasurer Beth Carroll gave the financial report, including software upgrades, oversight, and balance sheet. The Association has no debts and can cover projected costs for the next year.
Secretary Jan Wright gave the membership report: 119 members, including 38 are Charter members.
Nicholas Meriwether explained the elections process and introduced G. Ganter as incoming President.
G. Ganter introduced Susan Balter-Reitz, nominee for President-Elect; Kurt Torell introduced Deepak Sarma, nominee for Vice President; Beth Carroll introduced Eduardo Duarte, nominee for Treasurer; Jan Wright introduced Ariella Werden-Greenfield, nominee for Secretary. Each candidate gave a brief statement; Wright gave the candidate statement for Werden-Greenfield, who was unable to attend.
No candidates from the floor were nominated, and all candidates were elected unanimously.
Officers answered questions from the floor about membership, the conference, the PCA, and the Association.
The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m. (EST).

The meeting via Zoom called to order at 2:15 p.m. (EST), with approximately 63 members present.
President Nicholas G. Meriwether welcomed members, thanked the PCA, and provided an overview of the Executive Council’s work since the organizational meeting.
President-Elect G. Ganter gave the conference report. The Association had 26 papers, 11 sessions, and 34 presenters.
Secretary Jan Wright could not attend and Ganter gave her membership report: 82 members, including 25 charter members.
Vice President Kurt Torell gave the projects report, discussing forthcoming publications and the Association’s archive.
Treasurer Beth Carroll gave the financial report. The Association has a positive balance sheet with enough to cover slated publications for the next year.
Nicholas Meriwether gave the keynote address, published in Proceedings Volume 1.
The meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m.

Meeting called to order at 3:30 p.m., with 30 people present.
Report on the work of Ad Hoc Task Force to organize the Association and the reasons for creating the organization.
Report on the legal work to incorporate the Association.
Report on the Association’s first initiatives: an archive, a journal, and websites.
Discussion of Southwest Popular/American Culture Association; constitution and by-laws; and outreach.
Election of officers: no nominations from floor; unanimous election of Beth Carroll, Treasurer; Granville Ganter, President-Elect; Nicholas Meriwether, President; Kurt Torell, Vice President; Jan Wright, Secretary.
Discussion of elections and officer roles and other questions from the floor.
Adjournment at 4:40 pm.

Executive Council Meetings

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The meeting via conference call began at 11:00 a.m. (PST). Present: Beth Carroll, G. Ganter, Nicholas Meriwether, Kurt Torell, Jan Wright.
Council approved November 19, 2020, minutes. Council agreed to discuss publication format at the next meeting.
Membership report: 45 regular members including 4 international members; 24 charter members. Website wording revision should reduce nonpayment of invoices.
Financial report: positive balance sheet, no debts, and enough to cover expected expenses for the year.
Annual reports: Pre-Incorporation cumulative report (2017–2019) has been published; 2020 report is underway.
Publications report: Peer review for next journal volume underway; Proceedings design completed, contents in process. Council voted unanimously to provide additional editorial input as requested.
Conference report: area has accepted 28 papers in 11 sessions with 35 presenters, including 24 members. Council determined format of Association business meeting.
The next Council meeting will be August 2021. Meeting adjourned at 11:50 a.m. (PST).

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The meeting via conference call began at 1 p.m. (PST). Present: Beth Carroll, G. Ganter, Nicholas Meriwether, Kurt Torell, Jan Wright.
Report on incorporation: continuing; anticipated spring 2020 completion.
Report on website development: domain names and hosting secured. Development continues.
Report on publications: journal reformatting progressing; print costs for Vol. 4 to be covered by donor.
Report and discussion of possible conference hosts; research continues; discussion at next meeting.
Report on constitution and by-laws; revisions continue; discussion at next meeting.
Discussion of membership categories; tabled until next meeting.
Adjournment at 2:20 p.m. (PST).