JAVS Summer 1989

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McInnes suggested that any advertiser featured in two journals who has not paid, not be allowed to continue in the third journal. Tuttle moved that dues be raised to $30 (international), $25 (regular), and $15 (student) in January of 1990. McInnes seconded. Motion carried. Kievman moved that the AVS hire a funds-grants development consultant on a commission basis. McInnes seconded. Motion carried. Gunter Ojstersek, who has succeeded Franz Zeyringer as President of the parent International Viola Society spoke on the subject of the publication Die Viola. By the end of 1989, Barenreiter Verlag has assured him that the 1987-88 edition will be in the process of being printed. Ojstersek has elected not to have it translated into three languages (German, English, French). Articles will appear in the language of the author with summaries in either English or German. Since French is being eliminated, Die Viola can be expanded with more articles. Financially, it is not possible to produce every year. Projected cost for the 1985/86 issue was $4,000 for 2,000 copies ($2 each). The actual billing was $6,000. The IVS presidency is considering having it printed in the U.S. Contributions of each national chapter of the world organization, IVS, pays for Die Viola printing. Ojstersek asked for suggestions to regulate the contributions to the IVS exchange rate, approximately $6.50 to equal the U.S. contribution of $5 per regular member and $2.50 per student member paid only in off years when the AVS is not sponsoring a congress.) McInnes pointed out that Die Viola was a publication of the original Viola Research Society and that the American Viola Society is more performance oriented. For this reason, Die Viola is an asset to the AVS. from each chapter. (Canada pays according to a percentage of the DIE VIOLA

AVS CONSTITUTION, BYLAWS, ELECTIONS

Pounds covered details of suggested changes to the constitution including two years being the time covered for reports of activities at biennial general membership meetings. Dalton pointed out that an election during a Congress year is an overload. The officers elected need to overlap from one North American Congress to the other. The change of officers should be in an off year (the year of the European Congress). McInnes moved in Article V that the transition of officers will begin, not at the biennial Congress but July 1 in the year between North American Congresses with election of said officers during the first half of that year. Glyde seconded. The motion carried. New officers will be elected by July 1, 1990. The secretary and treasurer can succeed themselves; the president and vice-president cannot. There will be six new members of the board in 1990. A list of possible persons for the board was given out by the president who asked that board members add names as well for consideration. The criteria: choose among those who attend or would attend the meetings! The president will appoint a nominating committee for officers. If an officer or board member is on a nominating committee, he disqualifies himself or herself to run for office. McInnes moved that the president do private conversing with officers and the board to ask their interest in serving on the nominating committee, providing they wouldn't run. Pounds seconded. The motion carried. Dalton brought up for discussion honoraria, as presently outlined in the constitution, for the editor of JAVS and reimbursement of officers and board for expenses not reimbursed through participation in a Viola Congress. Pounds moved that an honorarium be given the editor on a yearly basis as determined by the officers based on a percentage of the treasury, and that reimbursement be made to officers and