Publishing SIG BOARD REPORT: FALL 1999

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP REPORT: Sept. 1999

Name of Special Interest Group: Publishing

SIG Leaders

SIG Regional Representatives

SIG business meeting report from Knoxville

• How is SIG leadership communicating with members?

 

 
 
 

 SIG newsletter: X (experimenting with it for this year)
SIGNALS article(s): X
SIG listserve: X
Web site: X
Individual e-mail: X
Teleconference: X (on occasion for leaders)
Individual phone calls: X
Other___
 
 

• SIG Web site:

 

 
 
 

 SIG currently has a Web site: X
The Web URL is: http://ctr.uvm.edu/acepubsig/
SIG requests help in constructing and maintaining a SIG Web site___
Our SIG site needs updating: X
Other comments about SIG Web site: we are planning to add material which makes the site a ready reference space for SIG members, including information about sharing new products, advice, as well as newsletters, reports, and conference planning information.
 
 

• What are your SIG's concerns relative to the 2000 Critique and Awards Program?: No

 

 
 
 

 Have communicated concerns in detail to President-elect Martha Filipic: n/a
Recommending changes in categories: New class description proposed appears below
Recommending changes in C&A Rulebook: remove reference to "mimeographed" in Desciptions for Class 20.
Recommending changes in judges for C&A program: Some changes being discussed.
 
 

• Will your SIG be presenting an Award of Excellence this year?: Yes

 

 
 
 

 What steps are being taken to notify members of nominations for award?: Will be sending a request to entire SIG, then consulting with officers and regional reps.
 
 

• How is your SIG's planning for USACC progressing?

 

 
 
 

 Members have been notified for their input: X
Events have been suggested and are being planned: we discussed broad topics of interest in Knoxville, and we will be sharing the conference call discussion topics to generate more specific suggestions now that the SIG role in planning is clearer.
SIG has contacted other SIGs for joint session planning: not yet
Contacted possible speakers or planned events or tours: not yet
Have spoken with USACC program planners: not yet
 
 

• Are there other issues or concerns that you would like to bring before the Board? Yes.

 

 
 
 

 What Board action would you like to request? New Critique and Awards Class:

 At the June ACE/NETC meeting in Knoxville, several people attended a session hosted by Evie Liss and Carol Whatley intended to develop standards and a judging form for a new C&A award class for electronic publications. This class was part of the Publishing SIG agenda for 1998-99. The session was scheduled by the Publishing SIG but sought the participation of members from other SIG's since electronic publications cross over with several other SIGs. Attendees included Kevin Gamble and Beth Raney (IT), Ashley Wood (Graphics, Comm Mgmt.), Lynn Ketchum (Photo, Electronic Media), Robert Casler (Publishing). The intent was to create a new class for publications that are designed primarily for electronic delivery, as opposed to printed materials that may be available in electronic form. The initial wording of this proposal was sent out for reveiw to the Knoxville meeting participants, members of the Publishing SIG and members of the officer listserv. There were many very constructive remarks which have been incorporated into this final wording and again sent out to those groups for final comment. Final comments have all been positive. We therefore recommend this following to the board for their approval as a new Critique and Awards class: Class ??--Electronic publication.

Address comments to Meg Ashman.
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