Proposal for Change in By-Laws

At its meeting in September 2011, the Board of Directors voted to recommend to the members that they change the By-Laws to combine the existing divisions of Publications and Research, effective January 6, 2013.  Members will be asked to vote on this change at the Annual Meeting of Members on January 8, 2012, in Philadelphia.

Current By-Law language with proposed deletions struck through and proposed additions [in brackets].

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

13.  The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, President-Elect, six[five] Vice Presidents, two Financial Trustees, six additional Directors, and Immediate Past President.  In addition, the Executive Director shall be a member of the Board of Directors with voice but without vote.  Except as may be provided otherwise by law, any Director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a majority of the members then entitled to vote in an election duly called for that purpose.

The Officers of the Association shall be a President, a President-Elect, a Past President, six[five] Vice Presidents (one each for Education, Outreach, Professional Matters, Program, [and] Publications and Research), and an Executive Director.  The Executive Director shall serve as the Secretary of the Association.  In addition, there shall be two Financial Trustees and six additional Directors.  The term of the President is one year; the President shall not be immediately re-elected as President-Elect or Director.  The President-Elect shall be elected on nomination by the Nominating Committee or by petition and shall succeed thereafter to the President without further election.  The Vice Presidents shall be elected on nomination by the Nominating Committee or by petition for terms of four years.  The Financial Trustees shall serve terms of six years such that one Financial Trustee is nominated and elected every third year; Financial Trustees may be re-elected upon nomination.  The six additional Directors shall each serve terms of three years such that two new Directors are elected each year; these six additional Directors shall not be immediately re-elected. 

Language of By-Law 13 if changes are adopted.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

13.  The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, President-Elect, five Vice Presidents, two Financial Trustees, six additional Directors, and Immediate Past President.  In addition, the Executive Director shall be a member of the Board of Directors with voice but without vote.  Except as may be provided otherwise by law, any Director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a majority of the members then entitled to vote in an election duly called for that purpose.

The Officers of the Association shall be a President, a President-Elect, a Past President, five Vice Presidents (one each for Education, Outreach, Professional Matters, Program, and Publications and Research), and an Executive Director.  The Executive Director shall serve as the Secretary of the Association.  In addition, there shall be two Financial Trustees and six additional Directors.  The term of the President is one year; the President shall not be immediately re-elected as President-Elect or Director.  The President-Elect shall be elected on nomination by the Nominating Committee or by petition and shall succeed thereafter to the President without further election.  The Vice Presidents shall be elected on nomination by the Nominating Committee or by petition for terms of four years.  The Financial Trustees shall serve terms of six years such that one Financial Trustee is nominated and elected every third year; Financial Trustees may be re-elected upon nomination.  The six additional Directors shall each serve terms of three years such that two new Directors are elected each year; these six additional Directors shall not be immediately re-elected. 

Rationale

Recent planning exercises and subsequent studies conducted by both the Publications and Research Divisions envisioned developments in existing programs and plans for new projects that consistently involved both the encouragement and guidance of research projects and making plans for the publication of those results.  In general, as the landscape of scholarly publishing changes, the boundaries between research and publication are becoming increasingly porous.  The newly formed Committee on the Translation of Classical Authors is a good example.  It is charged not only with identifying those works for which a new translation would be beneficial but also with developing a relationship with various publishers to produce these works in the appropriate format for each one (e.g., traditional publication, print on demand, digital only).  Combining the Publications and Research Divisions, as is already done in many other learned societies, will make such efforts go more smoothly.

If this amendment is approved, Michael Gagarin, who was recently elected Vice President for Publications, has graciously agreed to serve only a one-year term in this position.  The term of the current Vice President for Research, Roger Bagnall, concludes on the date on which this proposed change would become effective.  The Board will therefore ask the Nominating Committee, as it prepares a slate for the election in Summer 2012, to select candidates for a combined office of Vice President for Publications and Research. 

Adam D. Blistein
Executive Director

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