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Aug. 26, 2010NASW news
All regular members should have received a unique email invitation to participate in the upcoming Board and Officers election.
Aug. 6, 2010In February, the membership voted to approve of a new set of bylaws for NASW, as required by NY state government regulations for nonprofit corporations, except for a passage that dealt with disciplinary procedures, Article VIII. Members voted to create an ad hoc committee to further discuss and develop a draft for Article VIII. Co-chairs of the committee are Dan Ferber, a board member, and John Gever. They solicited volunteers from a general call to membership. Other members of the committee are: David Lawrence, Jennie Dusheck, Melissa Blouin, David Levine, Norman Bauman. Once the committee's work is concluded and the president, Mariette DiChristina, and others have commented, the Article will go to an attorney for review and adjustments (if needed). The amendment will then be voted on at the next annual meeting in early November in New Haven, Conn.; as usual, members may vote in person or by proxies.
Jul. 18, 2010In February, the membership voted to approve of a new set of bylaws for NASW, as required by NY state government regulations for nonprofit corporations, except for a passage that dealt with disciplinary procedures, Article VIII. Members voted to create an ad hoc committee to further discuss and develop a draft for Article VIII. Co-chairs of the committee are Dan Ferber, a board member, and John Gever. They solicited volunteers from a general call to membership. Other members of the committee are: David Lawrence, Jennie Dusheck, Melissa Blouin, David Levine, Norman Bauman. Once the committee's work is concluded and the president, Mariette DiChristina, and others have commented, the Article will go to an attorney for review and adjustments (if needed). The amendment will then be voted on at the next annual meeting in early November in New Haven, Conn.; as usual, members may vote in person or by proxies.
Jul. 17, 2010With e-books starting to surge, many publishers are asking book authors to amend their existing contracts to include e-book and other electronic rights. If you receive such an amendment from any publisher, please don't sign it before you read the National Writers Union's primer on e-book amendments.
Jun. 14, 2010We are pleased to announce the five NASW members selected to receive travel funding from the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Recipients will attend the 60th Meeting of Nobel Laureates scheduled for June 27-July 2, 2010 in Germany.
Apr. 28, 2010