Minutes of ISSCO-Board Meeting

Peking University Sep. 21, 2007, 12-13.30

Attending the meeting: Tan Chee Beng; Wang Gungwu; Karen Harris; Maning Ip; Adam Mckeown, Teresita Ang See, Leo Suryadinata, Mette Thunoe and Ling-chi Wang. Guest to report on Panama as conference host: Evelyn Hu Dehart.

1. Suggestions to the agenda

2. Brief Report by the President

3. Brief Report by the Secretary/Treasurer

4. Election of President – change every three years and preferably the one who is to host the
international conference

5. Plan for officers for the next three years

6. ISSCO and Journal of Chinese Overseas

7. Membership fees

8. Headquarters of ISSCO

9. Next Regional and International Conferences

10. Proposed Agenda for the 2007 ISSCO Membership Meeting

11. Other business

Minutes 

1. Suggestions to the agenda
None

2. Brief Report by the President
Postponed to the membership meeting

3. Brief Report by the Secretary/Treasurer
Postponed to the membership meeting

4. Election of President
Teresita Ang See’s suggestion to nominate the coming presidents every three years according to host of the coming international conference was accepted by the Board.

5. Plan for officers for the next three years

6. ISSCO and Journal of Chinese Overseas
Editor of Journal of Chinese Overseas Tan Chee Beng reported on the progress of the journal. The publishing house Brill in Holland has proposed to take over the printing and distribution of the journal. Wang Gungwu mentioned that when taking up the issue with the Board of the Chinese Heritage Centre regarding the possible change of publisher he would put forward the views of ISSCO’s Board that in the negotiations with publishers the interests of ISSCO-members should be considered to enable ISSCO members to continue to receive the journal at a preferential price. Tan Chee Beng moreover noted that to secure ISSCO a continued presence in the Board of the journal, it would be advantageous to propose to the Board of Chinese Heritage Centre some policy on periodic exchanges of editorial members and editors. Mette Thunoe agreed and recommended that given the significant number of ISSCO subscribers to the journal the editorial board should reflect in a significant number of formal and active ISSCO members. It was suggested that the Board discusses these issues by email in the near future.

7. Membership fees
Was postponed to the membership meeting.

8. Headquarters of ISSCO
Was postponed to the membership meeting

9. Next Regional and International Conferences
Evelyn Hu Dehart reported from her tour to Panama visiting THE Latin American Board member Juan Tam and other community leaders in Panama. It was decided within a month to further investigate the bid to hold a regional conference from Panama by communication directly between the coming new President and Juan Tam. Peter Li suggested a back-up plan in case Panama would be unable to arrange the conference and suggested Chinese University in HK as host. Other options for coming regional conferences included New Zealand, Malaysia and Reunion (France). These will be investigated by the newly elected board.

Leo Suryadinata reported that the international conference in Singapore to be held in 2010 should be hosted by two institutions: the Chinese Heritage Centre and Nanyang Technical University. This proposal was accepted by the Board.

10. Proposed Agenda for the 2007 ISSCO Membership Meeting
Accepted

11. Other business
None

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