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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear ArchivesSpace members,<br>
<br>
As the chair of the ArchivesSpace Governance Board, I am writing to report on the group’s 2nd Quarter meeting, which was held November 9, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We heard updates and discussed the following topics:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">An operations report which highlighted the staffing updates, well<span style="color:windowtext">-</span>attended community training<span style="color:windowtext">s</span>, and increased in<span style="color:windowtext">-</span>person
<span style="color:windowtext">activities,</span> including the 8<sup>th</sup> <span style="color:windowtext">
A</span>nnual <span style="color:windowtext">M</span>ember <span style="color:windowtext">
F</span>orum held in conjunction with SAA in Boston.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The continued excellent work of TAC and UAC. The councils have piloted meetings for sub<span style="color:windowtext">-</span>team leads and created a Council Information Pathways
<span style="color:windowtext">visualization</span> to help document relationships between Council teams.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Updates from our Organizational Home LYRASIS including equity work and noting
<span style="color:windowtext">that </span>the new CEO <a href="https://lyrasisnow.org/lyrasis-announces-john-wilkin-as-new-chief-executive-officer/">
John Wilkin</a> starts Dec 1.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Financial reports, which show that the program’s financial position continues to be strong<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Approving <span style="color:windowtext">
an </span>update to the <a href="https://archivesspace.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ASpace-Bylaws-RevApproved-20221109.pdf">
bylaws</a> <span style="color:windowtext">to add</span> the UAC and TAC Vice Chairs to the Nominating Committee to help strengthen
<span style="color:windowtext">continuity and connection between </span>the Vice Chairs
<span style="color:windowtext">and their incoming Council cohorts</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As always, the Board welcomes your feedback. Feel free to reach out directly to me or to your elected representative.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;letter-spacing:.4pt;background:white">Annie Benefiel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;letter-spacing:.4pt;background:white">Chair, ArchivesSpace Governance Board</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232323;letter-spacing:.4pt"><br>
<i><span style="background:white">University Archivist and Digital Collections Librarian<br>
</span></i><span style="background:white">Grand Valley State University<br>
Seidman House<br>
Allendale, MI 49401</span><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:%7B%20props.email%20%7D"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#551A8B;letter-spacing:.4pt;background:white">benefiea@gvsu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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