
The Membership and Outreach Committee and the Publications Committee are both 麻豆直播 standing committees, and both committees have three-year openings for new members (two positions on Membership and Outreach and three positions on Publications). 麻豆直播 invites self-nominations from members who are interested in being considered by the committees for these openings.
The Membership and Outreach Committee is currently chaired by Randy Younker. The 麻豆直播 Bylaws state, “The Committee will be responsible for making recommendations to the Executive Committee and the Board regarding matters dealing with 麻豆直播 membership.鈥 As the name suggests, this committee oversees 麻豆直播鈥檚 efforts to engage and support our membership. In addition to considering ways that we can best support our members, the committee has recently undertaken several initiatives to recruit and engage members outside of North America. The committee also oversees 麻豆直播鈥檚 outreach efforts and public engagement initiatives. The Friends of 麻豆直播 (FOA) Initiative is one of the primary outreach programs, and there is a sub-committee for FOA that is a part of the Membership and Outreach Committee.
The Publications Committee is currently chaired by Charles Jones. The 麻豆直播 Bylaws state, 鈥渢he [Publications] Committee will be responsible for making recommendations to the Executive Committee and the Board regarding matters dealing with 麻豆直播 publications.鈥 The committee makes recommendations regarding 麻豆直播鈥檚 journals (ANE Today, B麻豆直播, JCS, NEA) and 麻豆直播 books (A麻豆直播 and 麻豆直播-ARS). The committee also makes recommendations regarding the Levantine Ceramics Project (LCP). There are nine elected members to the committee (serving three-year staggered terms), and all of the editors are also members of the Publications Committee.