Annual General Meeting (1996)

University of Victoria
18 October 1996

Minutes

Peter Sabor opened the meeting at 13:30 by thanking Carol Gibson-Wood for organizing the conference, and praised her for her choice of plenary speakers, efficient assistants, and fine hotel.

1. Conference President's Report: Carol Gibson- Wood thanked the plenary speakers, and the many people who had helped her with the organization of the conference. She noted the financial contribution of $9,500 from the University of Victoria.

2. President's Report: Peter Sabor asked the members to ratify the Constitution. It was moved by Robert Merrett and seconded by Christa Fell. Carried with 1 abstention.

He urged members to encourage new and lapsed members to join the society, and thanked the retiring Secretary-Treasurer, Paul Wood, for his work in bringing continuity to the membership list and books of the Society.

3. Secretary-Treasurer's Report: Paul Wood reported on the declining membership and the amount of our SSHRCC grant of $2,271. He stressed the need for a tight budget, as we have had to give the University of Windsor an extra $7,000 for the conference last year. He reported a bank balance of about $27,000, and was happy to retire after being Secretary-Treasurer for the last six out of seven years.

4. Lumen -- Executive Editor's Report: Alex Sokalski reported on the revenue for the first half of 1996, and the state of the forthcoming volumes. The Saskatoon volume of Lumen XV has been delayed because of the editor, Peter Hynes' illness, while the essays for the Windsor volume, Lumen XVI, have been selected by Katherine Quinsey. We are expecting revenue of $250 for an essay by Kenneth Graham published in Volume 5 which Norton wishes to reprint.

5. Bulletin -- Editors' Report: Ray Stephanson reported that the bulletin was available in hard copy from him, and electronic mode from Benoît Melançon. They hope to publish two issues per year, in May and December, and keep the cost to about $500 an issue. Their editorial rationale is to develop a sense of community among eighteenth- century scholars, and they would like news from members for the next issue.

6. Future Meetings

1997 -- University of Western Ontario -- Thierry Belleguic

1998 -- University of Alberta -- Robert Merrett

2000 -- Victoria College, University of Toronto -- John Baird, Joint with Scottish Studies

Thierry Belleguic announced that the theme of 1997 would be "Fin de siècle," and asked us to think of what is considered a century or period, and how time is represented. Robert Merrett stated that he would consult with his colleagues on a suitable theme, and John Baird looked forward to a joint meeting with the Scottish Studies Association.

7. New Executive

President: Peter Sabor -- to serve one more year.

Secretary-Treasurer: Eleanor Ty -- for three years.

History Representative: Roger Emerson -- for two more years.

Elected:

English Representative: Ray Stephanson -- for three years. Moved by Robert Merrett, seconded by Isobel Grundy. Carried.

French Representative: Rosena Davison -- to serve one more year. Moved by Robert Merrett, seconded by Eric Annandale. Carried.

Other Languages: Christa Fell -- to serve two years. Moved by Paul Rice, seconded by Alison Scott-Prelorentzos. Carried.

Science and Philosophy Representative: James Moore -- for three years. Moved by Alex Sokalski, seconded by Carol Gibson-Wood. Carried.

Fine Arts Representative: Paul Rice -- to serve one more year. Moved by Ray Stephanson, seconded by Don Nichol. Carried.

ISECS Representative: Marie-Laure Girou Swiderski -- for two more years. Moved by Isobel Grundy, seconded by Alison Scott-Prelorentzos. Carried.

It was agreed that Peter Sabor would find representatives for other organizations.

ASECS: Alex Sokalski

CFH: David Raynor

8. ISECS Report: Marie-Laure Girou Swiderski faxed a report about the meeting in Athens. There is a new journal, International Eighteenth-Century Studies, which will publish papers from the East- West Seminar. The next East-West Seminar will be in Lyon in July of 1998 with the theme "Theoretical Debates and the Giving of an Esthetic Form." The next International Conference will be in Dublin in 1999, headed by Andrew Carpenter, with the theme "Life at the Margins." This will be followed by a conference in September, 1999 in Naples on "Le jacobinisme et la diffusion des Lumières." Future ISECS meetings are scheduled for Upsala, Sweden in 1997, and Japan in 1998.

9. Madoff Prize: The Mark Madoff Prize was awarded to Deborah McLeod for her essay on the gothic entitled "Doth a Single Monk A Gothic Make?" The outstanding essay will be published in the Windsor volume of Lumen.

10. AOB: Don Nichols reminded members of the British Society for 18th Century Studies' meeting in January 1997, and invited people to Memorial University for the forthcoming Learneds. Ray Stephanson announced a conference on "Body Projects" with speakers Roy Porter and George Rousseau at the University of Saskatchewan in September 1997.

Members Present / Étaient présents: Peter Sabor, Paul Wood, Eleanor Ty, Carol Gibson-Wood, Alison Scott-Prelorentzos, Deborah McLeod, Eric Annandale, Sante Viselli, Rosena Davison, Don Nichol, Thierry Belleguic, Christa Fell, Maryse Duggan, Kathleen James-Cavan, Grant Campbell, Alan Hughes, Paul Rice, Reid Spencer, Brigitte Glaser, Isobel Grundy, Katherine Binhammer, Dave Buchanan, Robert Merrett, Frans De Bruyn, Alex Sokalski, Ray Stephanson, John Baird, Roger Emerson.

Eleanor Ty
Wilfrid Laurier University

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