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Officers 2008-2009

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Founder
Francis Assaf
Department of Romance Languages
University of Georgia
President
Jean-Vincent Blanchard
Department of French and Francophone Studies
Swarthmore College
Past President
Stella Spriet
Department of Languages and Linguistics
University of Saskatchewan
Secretary-Treasurer
Katherine Dauge-Roth
Department of Romance Languages
Bowdoin College
Bibliographer
Charlotte Trinquet
University of Central Florida
Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
Website Editor
Guy Spielmann
Department of French
Georgetown University
Cahiers Editor
Faith E. Beasley
Department of French and Italian
Dartmouth
Cahiers Associate Editor
Rose Pruiksma
Independent Scholar
Cahiers Book Review Editors
Claire Goldstein
Department of French and Italian
Miami University
Allison Stedman
Department of Languages and Cultural Studies
UNC-Charlotte
Member-at-large
Mark Cohen (term:10/2007 to 10/2009)
Department of European Languages and Literatures
Queens College, City University of New York
Member-at-large
Katherine Ibbett (term: 10/2007 to 10/2009)
Department of Romance Languages
The University of Michigan
Member-at-large
Richard Hodgson (term: 10/2008 to 10/2010)
Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies
University of British Columbia
Member-at-large
Françoise Lavocat (term: 10/2008 to 10/2010)
Département de littératurecomparée
Université Paris VII
Member-at-large
Benjamin A. Narvey (term: 10/2008 to 10/2010)
Department of Music
University of Oxford

 

Constitution and Bylaws of The Society For Interdisciplinary French Seventeenth-Century
Studies
(revised 2006)

ARTICLE I: Name, Acronym, and Logo

  1. The name of the Society is “The Society for Interdisciplinary French Seventeenth-Century
    Studies” in English, and the “Société d’études pluridisciplinaires du dix-septième
    siècle français” in French. The Society may also be referred to acronymically
    as SE17. The SE17 logo is visible at the top of this page. It is the only
    legitimate SE17 logo. It must be used to identify any and all official SE17
    documents, whether in black and white or in color.
  2. Neither the above name, acronym, or logo, may be used by any person or organization
    in an activity not officially connected to or officially authorized by SE17.

ARTICLE II: Purposes

  1. The purposes of SE17 shall be solely the lawful and disinterested promotion
    and advancement of scholarship in and teaching of all aspects of French seventeenth-century
    studies.
  2. The purposes of SE17 shall extend to any and all countries, states or territories,
    where there may be persons residing who are interested in the purposes of
    SE17.
  3. In the course of its lawful activities, neither SE17, nor any of its individual
    members acting in duly authorized fashion on behalf of SE17, may engage in
    other ventures, particularly for-profit commercial enterprise, or use for
    such purposes the Society's name, or the SE17 logo, in whole or in part,
    unless duly and legitimately authorized to do so by the leadership of SE17,
    as defined in Article III of the Bylaws.
  4. Neither SE17, nor its individual members acting in duly authorized fashion
    on behalf of SE17, may, in the course of its lawful activities, promote or
    endorse a particular political candidate, political point of view, or political
    agenda, whether American or foreign.

ARTICLE III: Membership in SE17

  1. Membership in SE17 shall be open to all persons regardless of age, color,
    creed, marital status, national origin, nationality, physical disability,
    political opinions or affiliations, race, sex, or sexual orientation, as
    consistent with the purposes and activities of SE17.
  2. An individual's membership in SE17 may be terminated by the member upon
    notification of the leadership of SE17, or by SE17 upon decision of its leadership
    and due notification of the individual member.
  3. Members shall pay annual membership dues, the amount of which to be determined
    by the SE17 membership at an annual meeting by majority vote of members present.
    Membership includes annual subscription to Cahiers du 17e, which is the sole
    property of the SE17.

ARTICLE IV: Activities of SE17

  1. The members of SE17 shall meet normally in an Annual Conference, in order
    to discuss SE17 business, and also to provide individual members with the
    opportunity to bring before their colleagues the results of their research,
    consistent with generally accepted standards of scholarship. The latter activity
    shall take place within regularly organized sessions.
  2. SE17 shall publish selected proceedings from the Annual Conference and other
    selected research in French seventeenth-century studies, as may have been
    submitted independently, in the Cahiers du 17e, which is the sole property
    of the SE17.

Bylaws
(revised 2006)

ARTICLE I

Headquarters of SE17 and location of Annual Conference

  1. SE17 shall be headquartered on the campus of the Society's Secretary-Treasurer.
  2. The Annual Conference shall be held in a location approved by the SE17 membership,
    or by the Executive Committee on behalf of said membership.

ARTICLE II

Languages of the SE17 Annual Conference

English or French shall be the sole languages used at the Annual Conference, whether
in the conduct of official SE17 business, or in the public reading of or responding
to research papers.

ARTICLE III

Activities of individual members at the SE17 Annual Conference

  1. Anyone wishing to attend the Annual Conference must be or become a member
    of SE17 and pay the required registration fee, whether or not reading a paper,
    responding, or chairing a session. The faculty, staff, and students of the
    host institution may, at the discretion of the Current President, be exempted
    from paying the registration fee, except for the cost of the conference banquet.
    The host institution is defined as the institution of higher learning contributing
    significantly in cash or in kind to the material support of the Annual Conference
    being held on or near its campus.
  2. Subject to the conditions listed in the paragraphs below, all members attending
    the Annual Conference shall be permitted a maximum of two separate scholarly
    (not administrative) activities in any one Annual Conference. Scholarly activities
    consist of reading papers, chairing academic sessions, and acting as respondent
    in academic sessions.
  3. No one may read more than one paper at the Annual Conference.
  4. No one may both read a paper and act as discussant or respondent in the same
    academic session.
  5. No one may chair an academic session and also read a paper in the same session.
  6. No one may chair an academic session, whether the same or a different one,
    two years consecutively, unless there are extraordinary circumstances.
  7. Papers may not be read in absentia, unless there are extraordinary circumstances.
    The current President shall decide, upon petition by the conferee, and in
    consultation with the chair of the affected session, whether granting permission
    for a reading in absentia is warranted. In any case, the full conference
    registration fee must have been paid within the prescribed deadline. If the
    fee has been paid and the President, after suitable consultation, has decided
    against the reading in absentia, the registration fee may be returned, in
    whole or in part.

ARTICLE IV

Leadership and its election

  1. The leadership of SE17 shall consist of the Executive Committee, which shall
    comprise permanent members: the Founder, the Secretary-Treasurer, the Editor,
    the Associate Editor, the Book Review Editor, the Website Editor, and the
    Bibliographer, and also nonpermanent members: the past President, the current
    President, and five members-at-large. The current President chairs the Executive
    Committee.
  2. Permanent Executive Committee members: the Secretary-Treasurer, the Editor,
    the Website Editor, and the Bibliographer shall be elected at the Annual
    Conference business session, upon nomination, or confirmed. The Secretary-Treasurer,
    the Editor, the Website Editor, and the Bibliographer shall continue to carry
    out the respective duties of these offices until the membership votes otherwise.
    The Associate Editor and the Book Review Editor shall be appointed by the
    Editor in consultation with the Executive Committee.
  3. Nonpermanent Executive Committee members: upon nomination and election at
    the Annual Conference business session, the current President is chosen and
    assumes current office. The previous year's President becomes past President
    and remains a member of the Executive Committee for the following year. The
    five members-at-large are elected for a period of two years and serve staggered
    terms.

ARTICLE V

Definitions and Responsibilities of members of the Executive Committee:

  1. The Founder originally founded the Society in 1982 on the campus of the University
    of Georgia; as long as he is able, he assists any other members of the Executive
    Committee with advice as needed, and participates in the deliberations of
    the Executive Committee at the Executive Committee meeting during the Annual
    Conference.
  2. The current President is the person organizing and chairing the current Annual
    Conference.
  3. The past President is the person who organized and hosted the previous year's
    Annual Conference.
  4. The Secretary-Treasurer keeps the records, maintains the membership database,
    collects membership dues, manages the funds, carries out the normal business
    of SE17, and assists the current President and the rest of the Executive
    Committee as needed.
  5. The Editor edits and publishes the Cahiers du dix-septième: An Interdisciplinary
    Journal and carries out other duties consistent with this function. The Associate
    Editor and Book Review Editor assist the Editor.
  6. The Website Editor publishes and maintains the SE17 Website, with the exception
    of the Cahiers du dix-septième: An Interdisciplinary Journal section.
  7. The Bibliographer compiles a list of the members’ research for the current
    year, assists members in publicizing their own work, and publishes this information
    on the SE17 Website.
  8. The members-at-large are elected from within the general membership of SE17.
    They assist and advise the other members of the Executive Committee as needed,
    or by conveying to them requests from the general membership.
  9. All such elections shall be solely by the members present during the business
    session, voting on the basis of a simple majority.

ARTICLE VI

Amendments To The Constitution

The Constitution may be amended, in whole or in part, by at least two-thirds of
those eligible members of the Society for Interdisciplinary French Seventeenth-Century
Studies voting in person during the business session at the Society's Annual
Conference. Proxy and/or absentee ballots are not permitted.

ARTICLE VII

Amendments To The By-Laws

The Bylaws may be amended, in whole or in part, by at least one-half plus one
of those eligible members of the Society for Interdisciplinary French Seventeenth-Century
Studies voting in person during the Business Session at the Society's Annual
Conference. Proxy and/or absentee ballots are not permitted.