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News Call for Nominations By-law Amendments Founders Award Student Poster Winners	Call for Nominations For election of officers to serve on the Board of Directors of the Great Basin Anthropological Association Elections will be held at the GBAC in Portland for the following Board positions: President (4 year term) GBAA By-laws require that nominees for President be past GBAC Program Chairs or Board Members Treasurer (4 year term) GBAA By-laws require that nominees for Treasurer be past GBAC Program Chairs or Board members Member-at-Large (4 year term) Nominations for Member-at-large are open to all GBAA members (attendees at a GBAC) Idaho Representative (4 year term) Nominees for the Idaho Representative must be a legal resident of the State of Idaho Please send the names of nominees and their contact information by September 15, 2008 to: Steve Simms, GBAC President s.simms@usu.edu Nominees will be contacted to inquire if they agree to the nomination.




BY-LAW AMENDMENTS INTRODUCTION AND PROPOSED CHANGES The Executive Committee of the GBAA proposes two amendments to the GBAA By Laws. The proposed amendments were presented to the Board and members of the GBAA at the 2006 business meeting in Las Vegas. The proposed changes are shown in red type on the copy of the By Laws under the Proposed By-Laws Amendments link in the left column. The changes are two: 1. The addition of a seat on the Board titled: Idaho Representative. The Articles of Incorporation of the GBAA with the State of Idaho require that one member of the Board be a resident of Idaho. The Idaho Representative will be responsible for filing and signing the annual report to the Idaho Secretary of State required by law. They will be nominated and elected like other Board members. They will serve a 4 year term. 2. New language defining the nature of our Fund Raising. Pursuant to review of our financial operations and tax status, we have been advised to better define our goals, how funds can be raised, and how they can be spent. This amendment does that. THE PROCESS The GBAA By Laws define the following process to amend By Laws. ARTICLE XIV. AMENDMENTS AND RATIFICATION 1. All proposed amendments, whether originated by individual members or by consensus of the membership, shall be presented to the executive committee for preparation and distribution to the GBAA membership. 2. All proposed amendments to the bylaws shall be presented, in writing, to the membership not less than thirty days prior to the effective date of amendment. 3. Proposed amendments to the bylaws shall be submitted to the membership for approval (vote) at a regular scheduled meeting or by U.S. mail. 4. A majority vote of the membership responding in favor of an amendment shall be required to amend the bylaws. This posting constitutes the presentation to the membership of the By Law amendments. They will be voted on at the 2008 meeting. Great Basin Anthropological Conference Founders Lifetime Achievement Award The Great Basin Anthropological Conference was organized by Jesse D. Jennings, James Bennyhoff, Robert Heizer and Alex Krieger in 1953 and the first meeting held at Gila Pueblo in Globe, Arizona in 1954. From its founding, the Conference has grown to the respectable 500 member Great Basin Anthropology Association that you see today, an organization filled with many exceptional individuals of local, national, and international renown. The Great Basin Anthropological Conference Founders Lifetime Achievement Award will recognize the exceptional contributions of members that have participated for more than 20 years in the development of Great Basin Anthropology. There are 5 purposes of the GBAA listed in our By-laws. The first is to enhance communication among the various components which comprise the Anthropology community in the Great Basin, as well as the greater Anthropology community nationwide. Exchanging ideas and methods which will help all Anthropology programs to increase and improve their effectiveness and improve the quality of all research, teaching and services provided by the Anthropology field. Improving communications among individual anthropologists and state, federal and private agencies providing anthropological services, education and research. Reviewing and making recommendations on all proposed guidelines and policy changes and to seek changes in federal, state and local regulations which are deemed by the GBAC to be in accord with the performance and goals of the GBAC. Serving as coordinators of the biennial Great Basin Anthropology Conference. The By-laws imply that participants in the Conference may make significant lifetime contributions to the Anthropological Community in at least two ways, through research and publications and through distinguished service that improves communications and interaction between individuals, groups, and various state, federal, and local agencies. The GBAC Founders Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded to nominees for whom significant contributions spanning 20 or more years can be documented. Nominations Nominations for up to two GBAC Founders Lifetime Achievement Awards will be reviewed by an Achievements Award Committee. In the first year of the award (2008) the committee will be selected by the Board. After that the committee will be selected by the General Membership. Nominations documenting the significant contributions of the nominee and the length of their participation in Great Basin Anthropology may be submitted in writing either by mail or email to the GBAA President. Nominations should be submitted for review no later than August 1 in the year of the Conference. Nominations may be made by all General Members (including GBAC Board Members).