CENTRAL SLAVIC CONFERENCE

How CSC Works

Approved by the General Meeting of Members (we think), Columbia, Missouri
November, 1969 or 1970 (?)

NAME:
The name of this association is the Central Slavic Conference (CSC). The conference includes the states of Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and Oklahoma. It supersedes the Bi-State (Kansas-Missouri) Slavic Conference, which was founded in 1962.

PURPOSE:
The association's purpose is to advance the study of the cultures and affairs of the peoples of Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

The CSC holds an Annual Convention at which members and guests discuss the culture and affairs of the peoples in the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. At the Annual Convention, the President and Executive Board convene a General Meeting of Members at which all formal business is transacted.

MEMBERSHIP:
A "member" of the CSC is any person who attends and registers at an Annual Convention.

DUES:
The Conference has no membership dues. Its revenues come from contributions from institutions that host the Annual Convention and from registration fees at the Annual Convention.

OFFICERS:
The CSC hs the following officers: the President, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, Representative to the AAASS Council of Regional Affiliates, Archivist, and Member of the Executive Board.

The President.
The President must have a formal affiliation with the institution that is hosting the Annual Convention during the academic year of that person's presidency. The first President of the Central Slavic Conference will be the President of the Bi-State Slavic Conference. Subsequently, the sitting Vice-President will accede to the office of President when the President's term has ended.

The term of the President is the period from the end of one Annual Convention to the end of the following Annual Convention.

The duties of the President are:

• Organize and run the Annual Convention during the academic year of the Presidency;
• Communicate with the Executive Board to convene and set the agenda for the General Meeting of Members, which meets at the time of the Annual Convention;
• Preside, or appoint a designate to preside, at the annual General Meeting of Members;
• With assistance from the Vice-President, locate a host institution for the Annual Convention that will be held two years after the Annual Convention the President has organized and run;
• Initiate any action by the Executive Board which the President deems advisable;
• Write the President's Report at the end of the Annual Convention and send a copy to members of the Executive Board;
• Send all materials which the President no longer needs to the Archivist, or directly to the CSC Archive, located in Western Historical Manuscripts, University of Missouri Library, Columbia, MO 65211.

The Vice-President.
A new Vice-President is elected each year by the General Meeting of Members. The Vice-President has a formal affiliation with the institution that will host the Annual Convention two years hence. The term of the Vice-President is from the date of election at the Annual Convention to the end of the following Annual Convention, at which time the Vice-President accedes to the office of President.

The duties of the Vice-President are:

• Assist the President in locating a host institution for the Annual Convention for the year following the Annual Convention that will meet at the institution with which the Vice-President is formally affiliated;
• Make all arrangements for the Annual Convention that will meet two years hence at the institution with which the President has a formal affiliation. The Vice-President may appoint a Secretary-Treasurer from the same, or neighboring, institution to assist with the duties of the office.

The Secretary-Treasurer.
The Secretary-Treasurer is appointed by the President and is usually from the same, or neighboring, institution with which the President has a formal affiliation. The term of the Secretary-Treasurer is the same as the term of the President.

The duties of the Secretary-Treasurer are:

• To assist the President, in ways the two have agreed upon, to arrange the Annual Convention that will occur during the academic year of their terms.
• The Vice-President may designate a person to perform the functions of Secretary-Treasurer, and appoint that person officially as Secretary-Treasurer after the Vice-President has succeeded to the office of President.

Representative to the AAASS Council of Regional Affiliates.
The Representative is elected by the General Meeting of Members. The term of office is three (3) years; the Representative may serve more than one term.

Duties of the Representative are:

• Attend the Annual Meeting of the Council of Regional Affiliates, which occurs during the Annual Convention of the AAASS;
• Inform and advise CSC about events and concerns of the AAASS;
• Consider the feasibility of CSC hosting a national AAASS convention in the geographic area of CSC.

The Archivist.
The Archivist is elected by the General Meeting of the Members and serves at the discretion of that group.

The duties of the Archivist are:

• Minimally, to obtain and deposit in the CSC Archive one copy of the program of each Annual Convention;
• Additionally, to obtain and deposit in the CSC Archive all materials related to the CSC that past officers of the CSC are willing to contribute.

The Executive Board.
The Executive Board is comprised of the following individuals: the sitting President, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, and Archivist; and all past Presidents who are still residing in the geographic area of the CSC.

The duties of the Executive Board are:

• To perform oversight and support functions to insure the health and continued success of the CSC;
• Assisting the sitting officers in finding future host institutions for the Annual Convention;
• Supplying materials for the CSC Archive.