I'm sending along a reminder that the FEAST Steering Committee will be appointing a new publications chair. If you're interested, please submit a brief proposal (and CV) to me by May 1st. The steering committee will review applications in May so that the new person can start in June. Best, Lisa ----- Forwarded Message ----- >From: Lisa Schwartzman <[log in to unmask]> >To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Monday, February 4, 2013 12:20 PM >Subject: FEAST publications chair - call for nominations > > >The Steering Committee of FEAST would like to invite nominations for a new Publications Chair/Editor. Sally Scholz, who currently serves in this role, will become Editor of Hypatia starting in July 2013, and she has asked the Steering Committee to find a replacement for her. > >I'm posting the description of the position below. Sally is willing to stay on until we find a replacement, which we would like to do by June. A proposal for a FEAST special issue (connected with the theme of the upcoming conference) was recently submitted to Hypatia. The proposal was written by Jean Keller and Bonnie Mann, and if accepted, they will be the editors of this special issue. The person/s selected to serve as the next Publications Chair/s would be responsible for seeing this issue through to publication (and perhaps helping to secure publication elsewhere if the proposal is not accepted by Hypatia). The new publications chair will have the opportunity to work on the next special issue/volume as well. (See below--the term length is from 2 to 5 years.) > >If you are interested, please submit a brief proposal (along with CV's) to me by May 1, 2013. > >Best, >Lisa Schwartzman >Chair of FEAST Steering Committee > > >_______________________________________________________________ > >IV. Publications Chair/ Editor(s)[revised 6/17/2011] > > IV.1. Publications Chair – The FEAST Steering Committee structure will include an appointed, ex officio (non-voting) Publications Chair who is responsible for seeking publication of the FEAST sponsored works. (This person cannot also be an elected, voting member of the Steering Committee.) > > IV.2. General -- The FEAST Publication Chair, under normal circumstances, is also the editor of the FEAST volume. This person will be responsible for the production of the collection of papers and/or a special issue of a Journal (e.g., Hypatia) orientated around the same theme with a call for papers suitable for FEAST submission. > > IV.3. Appointment of FEAST Publications Chair (Decided October 2004): The Steering Committee will invite and evaluate proposals to decide who will serve as FEAST Publications Chair with the following job description: > >FEAST PUBLICATIONS CHAIR >1. Length of service is at least two years, and no more than five years. >2. During this period, the publications chair serves as an editor of FEAST publications and is responsible for producing volumes that are based on papers from the biennial conference. The Publications Chair, in consultation with the FEAST Steering Committee, is to seek a suitable publication venue for revised selected papers from the biennial conference. Successful venues have included publication of a book length collection of essays, special arrangement for a FEAST volume with Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, and proposal of a special issue of a journal according with the FEAST conference topic. >3. The editor(s) is/are responsible for and exercise significant autonomy with regard to: > a. the design of the volumes, > b. the choice of topics within volumes > c. determining whether or not to invite contributions along with publishing a call for papers. > 4. Each of the FEAST sponsored publications will express the relationship to FEAST in a manner that has already been established, which may be modified in consultation with the FEAST Steering Committee. >5. Any book contracts must be approved by the FEAST Steering Committee but are between actual volume editors and the publisher. >6. The editor(s) will consult with the FEAST Steering Committee as need arises and report their activities to The FEAST Steering Committee when appropriate. >7. The Publications Chair will serve as a nonvoting member of the FEAST Steering Committee. > >Proposals may be submitted by one to three interested persons. They should be brief, take into consideration the job description, and reflect the credentials of the interested parties. > > IV.4. Term – The Publications chair term will extend through an entire publication cycle. The position may be renewed once for a total of two publication cycles. It is expected that there will be some overlap of publication chairs as the publishing process often must be started well in advance of the biennial conference. In such a case, the Publications Chairs will communicate and coordinate a smooth transition, with the outgoing Chair given precedence. > > > > > > >-------- >Lisa H. Schwartzman >Associate Professor, Philosophy >Associate Chair and Graduate Program Director >Department of Philosophy >Michigan State University >368 Farm Lane >503 South Kedzie Hall >East Lansing, MI 48824-1032 >ph: 517-353-9391 (office); 355-4490 (dept.) >e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > ############################ To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: https://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1