Groves Conference on Marriage and Family

BOARD AGENDA

Galway, Ireland - June 2, 2008 (7:30-9:30 AM)

Dublin, Ireland – June 7, 2008 (7:30-9:30 AM)

Welcome – Leslie Koepke, President

Minutes – Karen Arms, Secretary

Financial Report – Virginia Sibbison, Treasurer

Membership Report – Connie Steele, Interim

COMMITTEE REPORTS

2008 Conference – Coco Readdick, Mary Hicks, Connie Steele

2009 Conference – Connie Steele, Ginny Sibbison, Marci Lasswell (Co-Chairs)

Title: "Celebrating Groves Conference: 75 Years of Family Research, Theory and Practice"

Dates: June 7-11, 2009

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Nominating Committee – Karen Goebel, Chair

Election results (Membership- Norma Burgess; At Large- Joanne Roberts)

Next election – At Large and Secretary

Awards Committee – Marilyn Coleman, Chair

Sussman Award 2008: Celia Falicov (2007). Working with transnational immigrants: Expanded meanings of family, community, and culture. Family Process, 46, (2), 157-171.

NEW BUSINESS

Bylaw proposal (draft) – JoLynn Cunningham, Parliamentarian

Groves Publishing/Products:

2007 Conference Proceedings – Lee Ann De Reus, Libby Blume (Eds.)

2009 Conference Anniversary Publications – Roger Rubin, Barbara Settles (Eds.)

Groves Marketing:

Groves Web site – Judith Fischer

Marketing issues – discussion

Future Board Retreat – Coco Readdick

Items for the good of the membership: board discussion

Adjourn