Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id PAA27457; Wed, 24 May 2000 15:46:32 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:46:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20000524194056.23963.qmail@hotmail.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Ann Nickles" <alnickles@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:3543] Re: AAACE Update X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 8262 Lines: 145 John, I am president of the South Carolina Association (SCAACE) and I applaud your efforts. I would like to see closer contact between the state and national organizations. Thanks, Ann Nickles >From: "Heidi Watson" <haw6@psu.edu> >Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:3542] AAACE Update >Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 22:25:41 -0400 (EDT) > >To all AAACE Members, past AAACE Members and Potential AAACE Members > >This message is an update of activities conducted by the American >Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) Board, the AAACE >Transition Committees, the Conference Committee, the National Office Staff >and me, your president. Regardless of what you might have heard to the >contrary, AAACE is alive and well and getting stronger every day. > >The AAACE Membership Drive is currently underway. For those of you who >have not as yet renewed your membership for this year, regardless of the >reason, please renew when you receive the mailing. Your new (and >Improved) AAACE will need dedicated members who will be willing to get >involved to make AAACE the Professional Association Of Choice For All >Adult Educators. > >Earlier this year, I charged four committees with the impressive task of >planning the future of AAACE. Here is a report of their work to date and >expected outcomes. > >Restructure Committee - Chaired by Hal Beder, is in the process of >preparing a proposal that would recommend that AAACE reduce the complexity >of the Board of Directors to a much smaller number consisting of a >President, President-Elect, Past-President, Treasurer, Secretary, members >representing Communications, Conference, the Academy, Membership, and >representation from Commissions of a certain minimum number of paid AAACE >members. In addition, there would be the creation of the AAACE Academy >that would be made up of invited individuals from a variety of both AAACE >entities and other professional associations. These Academy Fellows would >work on a variety of adult education related issues, problems and >enterprises. > >Membership Committee - Chaired by Elaine Shelton is in the process of >preparing a proposal that would recommend the total overhaul of our >membership dues structure to a single rate (proposed $75) that would >include the choice of one publication (a second at a minimum additional >fee), AAACE Online and all other member benefits (low cost life, health >and professional liability insurance, reduced fees for Conference and >publications). In addition, the committee is recommending that we return >to individual anniversary dates for member renewal. > >Finance Committee - Chaired by Jean Flemming is in the process of >preparing a proposal that would recommend the creation of a budget that >AAACE could operate on while not relying on expensive membership dues and >Conference registration fees. The committee is also recommending other >quite plausible avenues and enterprises through which AAACE might generate >new revenues, while providing needed and desired services to the entire >adult education community at large. > >National Office Committee - Chaired by Carroll Londoner is in the process >of preparing a proposal that would recommend the establishment of a >national office and national office staff that would be located in the >vicinity of Washington, DC. There was a rather pronounced directive voiced >at the conference in San Antonio from the membership to move back to a >volunteer led and operated association. Therefore, the national office >staff would be minimal consisting of an executive director or association >manager and a second individual who would be responsible for member >relations. > >It is my hope that the AAACE Board will be able to vote on these four >proposals in June and bring them to the general membership for formal vote >in the fall at the National Conference in Providence, RI. > >Speaking of the National Conference, if you have not as yet heard, the >conference will be held in Providence, RI on November 13-16, 2000. >Pre-conference activities will occur on November 12 and 13. The Commission >of Professors Conference will be held on November 17 & 18. The General >Conference Chair, Mr. Henry Tarlian (401-732-7700) has negotiated >excellent room rates ($118 single/double; $138 junior suite) with the >Biltmore Hotel. There are also additional rooms set aside at the Holiday >Inn Downtown ($109), the Westin ($138) and the Courtyard by Marriott >($140). The conference registration fee will be under $200 for early >registering members. The national program chair (Dr. Kathy Guglielmi >(401-435-5288) has already received a large number of quality proposals >and has been recruiting a number of other presenters. The program should >include sessions attractive to both the novice and seasoned adult >education conference attendee. The Conference Brochure is in final draft >form and >should be released for general distribution within the next two weeks. >When you receive it, please seriously consider joining us in Providence. > >AAACE Online is up and running as a listserv operating out of Florida >International University. Doug Smith has done a masterful job at both >setting up and maintaining this list as a place for AAACE members to >communicate with on another. On that note, Doug needs individuals to post >issues, announcements, questions, job openings, etc. to the list. Please >contact him directly at smithdh@fiu.edu. For those of you not yet members >of the list, he will be able to provide you with subscription information. >The publishing of the Two Major Journals of the AAACE is back on track. >Sage Publications, working with our new Editors, Arthur L. Wilson and >Elisabeth R. Hayes have produced two excellent issues of the Adult >Education Quarterly. I believe that you will continue to see this level of >excellence in the future. Dr. Cheryl Polson, has performed yeoman's work >in preparing the last two issues of Adult Learning. Both of these are in >pre-publication - one being prepared for mailing and the other ready to >follow shortly thereafter. Bill McVey is in the process of drafting an RFP >for the issuing of a contract to a publisher for the eventual publication >of Adult Learning, similar to the arrangement we now have with Sage for >AEQ. > >Given that AAACE has been able to totally pay off the debt to >Smith-Bucklin, pay all past and pending bills, pay for the publishing of >our journals, pay Cle Anderson for keeping the National Office alive, and >"generally keeping the lights on" for the AAACE, we are still operating in >the black. The success of our Current Membership Drive and the National >Conference, will now dictate the future of your national professional >association. Please support both of these efforts. > >Now for a couple of troublesome issues. I am an eternal optimist. >Therefore, I am calling on volunteers from the association for two matters >of extreme importance and urgency. First, I fully believe that AAACE will >exist beyond November's conference when I will take second fiddle to your >new President Peggy Mims. However, we now need individuals to both be on >the Nominations and Elections Committee and for individuals to run for the >open positions of President-Elect and Secretary. Other positions will >also be open but we cannot know what they will be until the membership >votes on the new Restructure Proposal in November. Please contact me >directly (401-874-4159 or johnb@uriacc.uri.edu) if you are interested in >either the committee or a leadership position. Second, under our new >process of conferences based in locations where there are local affiliates >who are interested in performing the lion's share of the conference >preparation and management for a share of the revenues, AAACE needs >conference sites for 2001 and 2002. Again, if you are interested, please >contact me directly. > >Well, that's it for now. You'll be hearing from me again soon. > > >John Boulmetis, President <johnb@uriacc.uri.edu> > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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