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Outreach Committee: Major Duties

Outreach Committee: Major Duties
Revised and approved Sept. 2000

Promoting public awareness of the value of archives and the work of archivists, and allied professionals, in the New England region.

Recommend priorities to the Executive Board relating to an overall plan for outreach, including intended audiences.
Develop short term and long range action strategies to implement established goals and priorities.
Accomplish specific projects as described to and approved by the Executive Board.
Publicize NEA outreach activities with the media through public relations officer.
Coordinate ongoing projects, such as those initiated by the Task Force on Archives and Society, which have been endorsed by the Executive Board. These include, for example:

New England Archives Week (annually, beginning the first Sunday of November).
Securing funding for the proposed traveling exhibits to promote New England archives.
The establishment of liaisons with other allied professional organizations.

The Chair will provide a report on all Committee activities to the President thirty days before each Executive Board Meeting.
The Chair or her appointed designee must attend all Executive Board Meetings.
All activities must be approved by the Executive Board.

By September 15, the Chair will provide a projected budget for the next year to the Treasurer.
All expenditures of funds must be approved by the Executive Board.
Bills must be submitted to the Treasurer for payment.

Five to eight persons will be appointed by the President with the approval of the Board. Appointments will be made to reflect the regional and institutional diversity of New England.
The ex-officio members of the Committee will be the President, the Education Committee Chair and the Public Relations Officer. The term of appointment will be two years.