11 April 2019 CIT Meeting Minutes

 
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11 April 2019

President Bentley-Sassaman called the meeting to order at 19:05 EDT.
 

1. Roll Call
   1. Officers: Bentley-Sassaman, Kurz, Fitzmaurice, Lessard
   2. Directors: Minor, Phiri, Wheeler
   3. Excused: Lazorisak
   4. Visitors: None

 

2. Minutes
3. Minutes from 14 March 2019 will be voted on electronically

 

3. Vice President – Kurz
4. Certification for Interpreter Educators Committee
   • Recruiting chair and members for this committee
5. Bylaws Committee
   • Conducting a user-friendly analysis of bylaws
   • Any bylaw revisions must be approved by a 2/3 majority vote
6. Awards Committee
   • Will solicit a total of five members to serve a staggered two-year term.
   • Currently reviewing award criteria

 

4. Secretary – Fitzmaurice
5. Reviewed Outstanding Action Items
6. Consolidation of all CIT documents in Google repository is ongoing

 

5. Treasurer – Lessard
6. Wells Fargo:

• Checking: $42,761.70
• Savings: $25,927.27

1. PayPal:
   • $29,169.79
2. Finance Committee is examining:
   • Feasibility of scholarship fund
   • Seed funds for student conference fund
   • Record retention policy

 
Directors:

6. Publications & Research – Wheeler
7. IJIE template is under review
8. Policy for late proceeding submissions is being drafted
9. Developing a RFP for to solicit bids to translate CIT documents
10. 2020 Conference Special Volume is ongoing
11. Conference proceedings will have a call for editors

 

7. Communications – Minor
8. Will send CIT conference logo to VIEWS
9. Will distribute public relations video to various entities

 

8. Public Relations & Outreach – Phiri
   1. Completed video for partnership organizations with President

 

9. Professional Development – Lazorisak
10. Conference Logo is complete with the artist, Brenna DeBartolo to be featured on CIT website
11. Conference co-chairs are actively meeting and establishing different Conference Committees
12. Webinars dates include: June, September and November, 2019, and January, March and May 2020. Recruitment letters and contracts have been drafted.

 

10. New Business

 
B2019:13: “CIT sponsor a WASLI session for £300 (approximately $400 USD)”
Rationale: CIT should support world sign language interpreters and interpreter education.
 
Financial impact:  Approximately $ 400 USD plus printing and shipping of promotional postcards (Kurz to investigate cost)
 
Kurz/Fitzmaurice
PASSED
2019.04.11
 
 

11. Adjournment
12. President Bentley-Sassaman called the meeting adjourned at 20:08 EDT.

 

12. Next meeting: 01 June 2019 Face-to-Face

 
 
Minutes Addendum:
 
B2019:14:“ Adopt the 14 March 2019 minutes as written”
 
Fitzmaurice/Lazorisak
PASSED
2019.04.22
 
 
B2019:15 “CIT order 1,000 postcards to be distributed at conferences the CIT Board deems appropriate.”
 
Rationale: A cost effective way to promote both CIT and the conference.
 
Fiscal Impact- $200.00
 
Fitzmaurice/Wheeler
PASSED
2019.05.20