Timeline of Chair's Duties
Right after congress
• Distribute CFPs for the section-sponsored panels to be held at next year's congress, via e-mail and on Facebook page (or work with Section Communications Manager to do so)
• Distribute minutes of annual business meeting to the membership and post on LASA Colonial website (or work with Section Communications Manager to do so)
• Provide report to LASA Secretariat for publication in LASA Forum (An e-mail will be sent to chairs within a few days of the congress asking for this information).
• Provide names of new officers to LASA Secretariat, if this hasn't been done already
By July 15
• Provide to newsletter editor any material to be published in August issue
By submission deadline for following year's congress (usually late August/early Sept.)
• Submit request for a business meeting
• Submit the proposals for the section-sponsored panels. Make sure any participants on those panels are members for the current year and understand they will have to join for the following year as well.
By end of September
• Make sure convocatoria for annual award has been distributed
• Request the annual transfer of $500 from general Section fund to Section Awards fund, as decided upon by the Section Membership at the May 2015 Business Meeting
By October 15
• Provide to newsletter editor any material to be published in November issue
In November
• Make sure a reminder regarding the submission deadline for the annual award has gone out
• Schedule a meeting of the executive council to be held via Skype, etc.
Early January
• Make sure awards committee is processing submissions
By January 15
• Provide to newsletter editor any material to be published in February issue
By end of February
• Make sure a location has been secured for annual reception
By end of March
• Coordinate election for a new council member
By April 15
• Provide to newsletter editor any material to be published in May issue. Consider submitting something along the lines of a "Report from the Outgoing Chair."
Section updates or news can also be submitted to LASA Forum. LASA will provide the relevant deadlines.
Last revised 7/24/2015