Note:
The minutes of the 2007 Interpersonal Communication Division business meeting are subject to correction and membership approval at the 2008 business meeting in Savannah.
Minutes of the SSCA Interpersonal Division Meeting
Louisville, KY
Saturday 3/31/07
In attendance:
Todd Goen
Patricia Amason
Abby Brooks
Monette Ezell-Calloway
According to Abby Brooks, Jerry Hale (the 2008 conference planner) says we can request not to have our business meeting scheduled against another division; lots of interpersonal division members are also communication theory members, so Abby will suggest that we not have our business meeting slotted at the same time as communication theory, gender studies, or applied communication. Hale also encouraged sharing panels (e.g., with the aforementioned divisions).
The first order of business was to elect officers. Todd Goen was elected to serve as vice-chair-elect, and secretary Amber Walker (who was unable to attend) was chosen to serve another year as secretary. s vice chair, and Michael Arrington was elected to serve a two-year term as secretary. Rebecca Kennerly was elected to serve as vice-chair-elect. Tom Frentz will attend the nominating committee meeting as our representative in 2008.
The division congratulated Abby Brooks, who defended her dissertation earlier in the week.
Abby is working on the division's 2008 call for papers. In addition, she has been proactive in seeking reviewers for the 2008 conference. It was suggested that we obtain the list of division members online and ask for volunteers to review. Abby is interested in hearing our suggestions for roundtable topics and other panel ideas (e.g., spotlight scholar panels).
The meeting was adjourned at 5:10.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Irvin Arrington,
Interpersonal Division Chair
