Minutes of the Meeting at the Sixth ICLS Congress
Salerno July 27, 1989

1. Minutes of the Last Meeting:

In the absence of the International Secretary, no Minutes were presented. It was decided that the Minutes of the last meeting in Dalfsen and future Minutes would be published in Encomia.

2. President's Report (Douglas Kelly):

The President asked all ICLS members to check that their libraries were subscribers to Encomia and that they held a copy of all ICLS publications. He reported that technical problems had delayed the appearance of the Dalfsen congress which were now expected next year.

3. Treasurer's Report (Joseph Snow):

The Treasurer reported that the Society currently held a balance of $3036.43. As a considerable sum of money was owed by one national branch, the printing costs of Encomia had forced him to draw on the sum of $4100, which had accrued from earlier conferences and which had been set aside for special projects. It was hoped that a decision concerning these special projects would be made at the time of the next congress.

4. Report of the Editor of Encomia (Stephanie Cain Van D'Elden):

The Editor reported that Vol. XI (for 1987) had just been sent out to branch secretaries. The change of format recently undergone by Encomia had represented a considerable challenge, but the task of taking over responsibility for future volumes had now been considerably eased. The Editor, who was now retiring from office, was warmly thanked for her years of painstaking work.

5. Place of the next Congress:

Two offers having been made for the 1992 congress, both from Universities in the United States. The US Branch had been asked to present, if possible, only one offer to the General Meeting. The invitation put forward by the US Branch was from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and after a presentation of the advantages of this location by Professor Donald Maddox, this offer was accepted.

6. Merger of US and Canadian Branches:

The Canadian Branch had requested that it be allowed to rejoin the US Branch. This had received a passive response from the US Branch, which had asked for further explanation. After discussion, a vote was taken which indicated support in principle for this merger. A final decision would be taken at a later stage, after the receipt of an explanation and after all Canadian members had had an opportunity to express their views.

7. The price of Encomia:

The Treasurer indicated that he charged $5.00 per copy for Encomia to national branches, which had the right to set national dues. After discussion of various possibilities, it was agreed that the price of Encomia be raised to $6.00. The General Meeting had no power to raise national subscriptions, but it was evident that the US Branch would have to be requested to raise its dues, perhaps to $10.00.

8. Proceedings of the Salerno Conference:

Professor Giovanna Angeli indicated that a volume of Selected Proceedings would be published. An editorial committee would be formed as necessary. A publisher and funding for the volume were actively being sought.

9. Election of Officers: The following elections were made for the period 1989-92:

President:   Glyn S. Burgess
Vice-President:   Donald Maddox
Treasurer:   Joseph Snow
Secretary:   Erik Kooper
Editor of Encomia: Maria Dobozy
Chief Bibliographer:   Nathan Love The retiring President, Douglas Kelly, was elected an Honorary President of the Society.

Submitted by Glyn S. Burgess