Hi everyone, Here's the expanded version of the report from last night's meeting. Please read and get in touch with questions, especially if you are interested in getting more involved with Standards. Thanks for a great meeting last night! I'm especially looking forward to helping to roll out free presentation videos for members! All the best, Jenn, Standards Committees: Met with NE Chapter Board to discuss tours, workshop opportunities the chapter may want to host in PVD, Chapter Sponsorship, and logo/nametags/packets. Yi Bin Liang was nominated to design the logo, as well as some materials for the welcome packets. Logo should be complete by March 1. Local host committee: Jeff Altepeter has provided suggestions for self-guided activities in Boston, including an NBSS open house and a visit to the Athenaeum for this exhibition <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gua52KTBMJEzuwXhGu5-KnkAmK-9l_V5/view?usp=sharing>. Kate has suggested a conservation open house at Harvard. The Boston Antiquarian Book Fair will overlap Standards on Friday and Saturday; we will suggest it as a Sunday activity for anyone traveling through Boston. Amanda Hegarty suggested a few locations for a Newport tour on November 7, but communication has been spotty with Newport venues, and they may prove cost prohibitive. Amanda is a resident of Providence and has provided many helpful recommendations so far. Members interested in joining the Standards Standing Committee have been contacted, we’ll start meeting next month. Focus for 2024 will include: - presentation video accessibility (including transcripts/closed captioning) - Event sustainability - Finding upcoming locations and presenters. We have almost exhausted our wish list of requested presenters, which is kind of great, but it means suggestions are welcome! 2023 videos have been posted, thanks to Kate, and will be available for rent or purchase January 20, 2024. UPDATE: videos will be free to members beginning soon, with the most recent two years embargoed. We did not pin down exact dates for releasing the more recent videos; should it be two years from the date of the presentation? Travel: Jeannie and I spent a couple of nights at the Graduate in December. It was very comfortable and I had the chance to review the event spaces and we spent a bunch of time walking around town and meeting with potential tour hosts. Many tour venues are small and might be be better suited to an open-house style format. Some highlights: - the RISD Museum is free on Thursday - the RISD Nature Lab is the coolest place ever - PVD Public Library will be holding an exhibition on printing I’ll paste hotel booking info below. NB: Graduate has not included accessible rooms in our room block because people who don’t need them may book them. We can add them later, or anyone needing accessible rooms can call the Graduate or get in touch with me. Graduate is very accessible to public transportation, and while it is easy to get to and from the local airport, flying into Boston and taking a train tends to be the cheaper option (Commuter rail, Amtrak, and Acela from Back Bay or South Station are all options, and the Silver Line Bus is free from the airport to South Station ). We plan to make liberal use of the website and Newsletter for travel advice! Budget and registration fees: I don’t have all the financial information yet, but I think we may be on track to charge about what we charged in Decatur for registration, especially after Larry found out about the significant tax break we can expect as a 501c3. All numbers are subject to change, but the working anticipated expenses document is always available for Board Members to peruse <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13dmAcB5ez5PqwYAp41nypf_nk_XeVgcs/edit#gid=1590718913> . Presenters and topics (CONFIDENTIAL): I have a verbal agreement with three presenters, and a signed agreement from one. Please refrain from sharing this info, as I’ve given everyone until the March 1 Newsletter deadline to return their agreements. - Sue Doggett - design approaches - Christopher Sokolowski - paper and dust jacket repair - Sam Feinstein - titling - Sarah Pike (signed agreement) - laser cutting Auction: We could probably use additional help with the auction. If you are interested in getting involved with any aspect of the auction, please let me or Larry know. Hotel Booking info: Graduate Providence | Formerly Providence Biltmore <https://graduatehotels.com/providence/#/booking/step-1?data=('hAhd!'providence'~ae7063dt7103fs-~rAat!2~cn!0~cg-~al8po.gp!'2410HISBOO'~rn-)9ry.rk.re-~rr*)9ax!0~cy.ds!('pe.ls.as.st*)~my8se.ce.ne*)*!null-5%5D.*~3%2F2024'~5!%5B7!'11%2F8!false~9%5D~As5('%01A98753.-*_> GROUP RESERVATION CODE: 2410HISBOO PHONE: Guests can call a Hotel Reservations Agent directly at 401-421-0700 and choose Option 1, open seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, and use your group code or event name when speaking with the reservations agent. REMINDER: CUTOFF DATE FOR THIS BLOCK: October 15th, 2024 Jennifer Pellecchia (she/her/hers) Standards Chair, Guild of Book Workers standards@guildofbookworkers.org