2014 09 06_agm_minutes_cork2014_anglo_catalansociety

1. 1
Registered
Charity
No.
1117261
LX
Annual
Anglo-­‐Catalan
Society
Conference
ANNUAL
GENERAL
MEETING
Saturday
6
September
2014,
2-­‐3.30
pm
Cavanagh
Pharmacy
Building
Lecture
Theatres,
University
College
Cork
MINUTES
1. Apologies
for
Absence:
Salvador
Giner,
Toni
Ibarz,
Elina
Vilar,
Max
Wheeler,
Alan
Yates,
Andrew
Dowling,
Josep-­‐Anton
Fernàndez,
Daniel
Pérez-­‐Grau
and
Adrià
Castells.
2. Minutes
of
Last
Meeting
(2
November
2013):
Elisenda
Marcer
reported
that
the
ACS
archive
is
imminent
and
shortly
to
be
piloted
with
a
reduced
number
of
individuals.
A
circular
with
further
details
will
be
sent.
She
was
thanked
for
this
work.
The
minutes
were
approved.
3. Chair's
Communications:
HB
thanked
the
Committee,
the
IRL
for
on-­‐going
contribution,
the
conference
organisers,
Dominic
Keown
for
the
idea
of
the
Sopar
Estellés
as
well
as
Anna
Vives
and
Sergi
Mainer.
She
also
indicated
that
Cork
conference
dates
were
selected
on
the
basis
of
their
appropriateness
for
visiting
Cork.
She
mentioned
the
Salvador
Espriu
conference
as
a
positive
event.
HB
pointed
that
Jordi
Larios
has
been
appointed
to
the
Chair
in
St
Andrews,
Scotland,
which
will
be
good
in
terms
of
visibility.
There
has
been
contact
with
Catalans
UK;
also
with
FIAC,
who
agree
with
the
idea
of
being
a
platform
for
Catalan
Studies
worldwide
(Catalan
Review
is
now
published
by
Liverpool
UP).
HB
reminded
members
about
the
changes
in
the
education
landscape,
including
the
threat
to
funding
of
lectorats;
however
there
are
a
number
of
academics
in
Catalan
Studies
in
strong
positions,
which
is
a
positive
note.
DK
thanked
HB
for
her
contribution
to
the
ACS.
4. Secretary's
Report:
AV
reported
that
ACS
updates
have
started
to
be
sent
out
in
the
form
of
circulars
again.
The
first
circular
was
sent
out
in
May
and
the
plan
is
to
have
two
circulars
per
year,
so
next
circular
will
be
probably
be
sent
out
around
November/December
time.
Membership
list:
members
are
asked
to
ensure
that
they
notify
the
society
of
any
changes
of
contact
details.
The
current
number
of
members
is
about
290,
but
it
is
expected
this
figure
will
change
once
we
start
tracking
the
annual
subscriptions
(thanks
to
Sergi
Mainer
for
his
work
on
banking
issues);
Charity
Commission
report:
The

2. 2
Annual
Return
2013
was
filed
on
8
July.
Some
of
the
information
on
the
return
is
publicly
available
on
the
Register
of
Charities.
Committee
meetings:
The
Committee
did
not
meet
this
year
(everything
was
done
on-­‐line).
AV
thanked
HB
for
her
contribution
to
the
ACS.
5. Treasurer's
Report:
SM
gave
handouts
to
members
with
details
about
ACS
income
(£8,973.77)
and
expenditure
(£11,937.37).
We
now
have
Internet
banking,
which
allows
international
payments
(at
the
cost
of
£6
per
month).
Although
the
figures
are
healthy,
it
is
necessary
to
keep
expenses
down.
SM
reminded
members
about
the
new
membership
rates
proposed
and
agreed
at
the
2013
AGM:
£15
for
students;
£25
for
non-­‐students;
£25
for
academic
socis
protectors
and
£100
for
other
sponsors.
All
this
information
will
be
available
on
the
ACS
website
and
SM
will
send
a
message
about
this
shortly.
Caixa
Catalunya
is
about
to
be
closed
and
we
will
now
start
using
PayPal.
Kathryn
Crameri
suggested
adding
gift
aid
via
subscriptions.
PLJ
also
proposed
offering
the
opportunity
to
donate
via
PayPal.
6. Scholarships:
HB
reported
that
7
scholarships
were
awarded
for
Cork
2014.
These
should
remain
a
priority
in
the
future.
Stephanie
Allum
thanked
the
ACS
for
these
grants.
HB
indicated
that
timings
for
informing
students
about
these
grants
are
crucial.
7. Website:
HB
noted
that
the
website
could
be
more
up
to
date
in
terms
of
activity
and
partisan
information
on
it
should
be
avoided.
Members
are
encouraged
to
send
suggestions
to
the
Committee
(there
is
a
section
entitled
“SUGGEST”
at
the
top
of
the
main
page
of
the
ACS
website).
A
calendar
of
activities
could
be
added
to
the
website
to
disseminate
information.
8. Publications:
DK
informed
members
that
JOCS
2013
is
about
to
be
published
with
half
a
dozen
articles.
[Post-­‐AGM
note:
JOCS
now
available
at
http://www.anglo-catalan.org/jocs/16/index.html.]
The
2014
issue
will
be
made
available
in
January
2015.
A
call
for
papers
will
be
sent
to
delegates.
ACSOP:
There
are
two
forthcoming
publications:
A
collection
of
essays
on
Maria-­‐Mercè
Marçal,
guest-­‐edited
by
Noèlia
Díaz-­‐Vicedo,
and
a
monograph
on
Catalan
documentary
film
by
Jaume
Martí-­‐Olivella.
The
anthology
of
contes
by
Montserrat
Lunati
is
imminent.
DK
indicated
that
the
potential
publication
of
ACSOP
with
a
University
Press
requires
discussion,
especially
given
the
importance
of
Open
Access
within
current
research
culture.
Louise
Johnson
volunteered
to
translate
Lluïsa
Julià’s
Joan
Gili
Lecture
into
English.
9. Committee
Responsibilities:
HB,
Toni
Ibarz
and
Josep
Saval
finished
their
period
of
service
to
the
Committee.
President:
Louise
Johnson
was
nominated
for
President:
she
was
seconded
by
HB
and
elected
by
acclaim.
Vocals:
Kathryn
Crameri
was
nominated
for
‘vocal’:
she
was
seconded
by
JS
and
elected
by
acclaim.
Adrià
Castells
was
nominated
in
absentia
for
‘vocal’:
he
was
seconded
by
Dominic
Keown
and
elected
by
acclaim.
Secretary
and
Treasurer:
Anna
Vives
and
Sergi
Mainer
were
proposed
for
re-­‐election
and
re-­‐elected
by
acclaim.
10. Forthcoming
Conferences:
Glasgow
(third
week
of
November
2015);
Leeds
(November
2016);
Andorra
(venue
free
of
charges;
2017),
Kent
(2018).

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11. Any
Other
Business:
Sergi
Mainer
pointed
to
the
need
to
have
an
Irish-­‐based
representative
on
the
Committee.
HB
suggested
Pedro
Fernàndez
Dorado
as
student
representative
and
he
accepted
the
role.
The
meeting
closed
at
3.30
pm.