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20240604 Board Of Publications Meeting

June 5, 2024

The June 4, 2024 Board Of Publications Meeting Agenda: Welcome and Review of Agenda [Penny] Roll Call [Zelda] Approval of Minutes from May 7, 2024 BOP Meeting [Zelda] Public’s Point of View

[The BOP welcomes all guests and encourages you to ask questions, share comments, and make suggestions.]

The ACB Voices BLOG and Member on the Mic [Anthony and Penny]

The recent MOM interviews have been fascinating. Have we received any more suggestions about next members to interview for MOM?

Penny and Cachet will review written submissions for the BLOG in June. We may need volunteers for July and August.

Editor’s Report [Sharon]

High Tech Swap Shop: Didn’t we vote to eliminate this column, giving us a little more room for other content?

Cartridge Subscribers: how much would it increase our costs to send out cartridges for each issue??

The ACB Convention Communications Center [Sharon, All]

Are we ready? Have ACB members stepped up to help? Is there anything else we need to do to get ready for convention?

Who will read and record the newspaper each morning?

Who will be available to present awards at the banquet?

BOP Editorial Manual Update [Penny, Zelda, Jeff, Deb]

Zelda prepared the final copy, implementing the changes our committee made, and then shared the final product with the BOP? Have any members identified issues that we still need to address? Does the BOP approve our final version? If so, what are next steps for getting it approved by the board and placed online?

Groups.IO Training on Main Menu [Jeff, Rick, Penny]

Is the hand-out which Jeff created to accompany the Main Menu Groups.IO training ready, and how can interested members access it? Since Part II of the training had to be cancelled, when do we expect it will be aired on Main Menu?

ACB Editors’ Quarterly Training Update [Zelda]

Thank you to Zelda and Jeff for an excellent meeting. How can we share the podcast with ACB affiliate presidents, and should we make this excellent resource on Smart Brevity available anywhere else?

Does the Affiliate Editors’ group have a new name?

Is there a meeting planned for the summer quarter, or are we waiting for fall?

Candidates’ promotions on ACB Media: A reminder to candidates, and are candidates’ spots being aired yet?

Can candidates who did not submit information for the BOP Candidates’ Pages submit recorded campaign spots for airing on ACB Media?

The BOP Candidates’ Forum, Scheduled for June 19: Time to Plan! [Penny, Katie, Cheryl

ACB Media Report [Rick] Additional Topics? [All]

Executive Session

Adjourn

Next BOP Meeting: August 6, 2024 beginning at 9:00 PM, ET

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