Committees 2019-2020

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Committees 2019-2020

Standing Committees

 

Bylaws Committee
Charge: Review the PTRCA bylaws and recommend language for updates; coordinate with the PTRCA webmaster to ensure that the most recent bylaws are on the website.

Marian Armour-Gemman, Morgantown, WV marian.armour-gemmen@mail.wvu.edu  (CHAIR)
Annelise Doll, Houghton, MI akdoll@mtu.edu
Jared Hoppenfeld, College Station, TX  jhoppenf@library.tamu.edu

 

Conferences Committee
Charge: Coordinate all arrangements necessary for the PTRCA portions of the Annual PTRC Training Seminar and PTRCA Conference.

Jared Hoppenfeld, College Station, TX  jhoppenf@library.tamu.edu (CHAIR)
Kathy Berry, Dallas, TX katherine.berry@dallascityhall.com
Rebecca Murphey, Orlando, FL rebecca.murphey@ucf.edu
 
 

Database Committee
Charge: Encourage USPTO, WIPO, EPO or any other interested parties to extend field, proximity, and Boolean search to major sections of patent and trademark databases as well as other database improvements.

Jim Miller, College Park, MD  jmiller2@umd.edu  (CHAIR)
David Zwicky, West Lafayette, IN dzwicky@purdu.edu
Russ Allen, rrjallen@yahoo.com
Lisha Li, Atlanta, GA  lisha.li@library.gatech.edu
Jared Hoppenfeld, College Station, TX jhoppenf@library.tamu.edu (Ex-officio)

 

Election Committee
Charge: Run the Election for Officers and Divisional Representatives; includes call for nominations, recruiting candidates, and running the electronic election.

Leena Lalwani, Ann Arbor, MI  llalwani@umich.edu (CHAIR)
Dave Zwicky, West Lafayette, IN dzwicky@purdu.edu
Mary Kordyban, Detroit, MI marykordyban@detroitpubliclibrary.org

 

Membership and Mentoring Committee
Charge: Coordinate the matching of new members and first-time attendees with either their divisional representative or a seasoned PTRCA veteran to ensure that they feel welcome and informed at the annual seminar.

Rebecca Murphey, Orlando, FL rebecca.murphey@ucf.edu (CHAIR)
Dave Zwicky, West Lafayette, IN dzwicky@purdu.edu 
Kathy Berry, Dallas, TX cgikathy@gmail.com

Lisha Li, Atlanta, GA lisha.li@library.gatech.edu 
Connie Wu, Piscataway, NJ conniewu@rutgers.edu
Mary Kordyban, Detroit, MI marykordyban@detroitpubliclibrary.org
Sara Butts, Wichita, KS sara.butts@wichita.edu
Andrew Wohrley, Auburn, AL wohrlaj@auburn.edu
Jared Hoppenfeld, College Station, TX jhoppenf@library.tamu.edu (Ex-officio)

Publications Committee

Charge: Coordinate the publication of the Association's annual newsletter and maintain the Association's website and archives.

Suzanne Reinman, Stillwater, OK Suzanne.reinman@okstate.edu  (CHAIR & Associate Editor)
Dave Irvin, Las Cruces, NM dirv@nmsu.edu (JOURNAL EDITOR)
David Zwicky, West Lafayette, IN dzwicky@purdu.edu (Associate Editor)
Jared Hoppenfeld, College Station, TX jhoppenf@library.tamu.edu (Associate Editor)

 

 

Ad Hoc Committees

 

Program Committee
Charge: Plan programs presented by PTRCA Members at other conferences, such as ALA, SLA, etc.

 
 

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