Report of the communications committee chair re https://casdwacr.wordpress.com/

CASDW-ACR WordPress.com blog has 1 administrator (Amanda), who controls the design and formatting of the site, and 3 active editors (Doug, Roger, Margaret Procter), all of whom can add and edit posts. The site has had over 10,400 views since its creation in 2011, but only 28 comments. So while it’s working well as an information source, members aren’t yet using it much to comment on posts or initiate discussions.

At last year’s AGM, it was moved that all information from the legacy sites be moved to the new site, and the old sites be closed down. Materials on the old U of Manitoba site are still accessible via the “CASDW-ACR Archives” menu: https://casdwacr.wordpress.com/casdwacr-archives/ It is possible to transfer everything to the current site by creating new WordPress pages, copying each of the archive site pages as HTML or source-version, then pasting those contents into each WordPress page. These pages then have to be assigned to a menu on our CASDW site.

None of this is hard; some of the old materials has already been converted. However, it is time-consuming as long as we’re still using the free blog-style version of WordPress (wordpress.com). The free version also limits us to certain templates and font styles.

The domain name casdw-acr.ca has been renewed for 2012 – 2014 (a domain name has to be renewed periodically).

A motion was also passed that CASDW convert the test site to a permanent site. If this means converting the site from wordpress.com to wordpress.org (as Inkshed has done), then I recommend CASDW considering contracting the person who created the Inkshed site. At that point, it may be possible to import everything from the U of M site en masse and discontinue linking to the U of M site.

I’m happy to continue as the administrator of our current wordpress.com site as long as needed and to help with the transition to a wordpress.org site if CASDW wants to go that route.

~Amanda Goldrick-Jones

AGM agenda 2013

Terms of Reference for CASDW Research and Dissertation Awards (May 28)

VERSION 3 CASDW motion regarding conference fees

Attached is the agenda for the 2013 AGM, which also serves as a Notice of Motion, although we don’t strictly need one for the matters being discussed here. I have also attached the terms of reference for the CASDW Research and Dissertation awards, which we will vote on at the AGM, and the full text of Jo-Anne’s motion, which contains more detailed explanation than the others.

If you are planning to attend the AGM, please run your eye over them if you have the chance.

Doug

If you are planning to attend this year’s AGM, please case your eye over these so that you can vote on them. Thanks!

CASDWminutes2012

Hi all,

With the conference on the horizon, now is exactly the right time to renew your CASDW membership. A healthy membership helps us maintain visibility with external organizations such as Congress, and the funds support our work and, when we can make them stretch, graduate student travel.

Our new on-line system is so painless that you’ll want to pay over and over again just because it’s so easy. :-) Go to https://media6.magma.ca/www.leverus.com/casdw/

Cheers

Doug

Hi all,

Anne Parker has announced that, after this year, she would prefer to pass the torch as secretary to someone else.

The duties are pretty basic:

– Attend each year’s AGM and keep notes
– Prepare minutes before the next AGM (preferably as early as possible when memories are fresh)
– Keep track of various reports (treasurer’s report and such)
– Participate in discussions of the executive as they arise throughout the year (always over e-mail)

If anyone would be willing to step forward, please let me know so we can announce it at this year’s AGM, and have a vote if there are several people clamouring for the job. :-)

Doug