The Memory Studies Association is committed to the principles of transparency and accountability. For this reason, as of November 2020, its Executive Committee (EC) are making public both the agenda of its monthly meetings and a synthesized form of the meeting minutes. The agenda of the meetings will be made public in advance every month, so that MSA members can also send in their input and questions regarding these issues. Minutes of past meetings will be stored and available for download on this page.
The agenda for the January 2023 meeting is:
To be confirmed.
Do you have questions, or issues that you would like to bring to the attention of the EC? Get in touch with us via info@memorystudiesassociation.org.
Minutes of past EC meetings
In the EC Meeting of November 28, 2022, the following items were discussed:
- Maastricht Secretariat
- Memberships for 2023
- Newcastle 2023
- WG/RG/NNs
- dMSA
- MSA Transformative Inclusivity Committee
- Conference 2024
- MSA First Book Award 2023
- MSA Fellowship
- Research Centres Meeting
- MSA Mentorship Programme
In the EC Meeting of October 19, 2022, the following items were discussed:
(Bonus topic: Handover of Activities)
- Newcastle 2023
- MSA First Book Award 2023
- MSA Special Issue
- dMSA
- WG/RG/NNs
- MSA Fellowship
- MSA Conference 2024
- Memory Centres
- MSA Assistants
- Elections
- Membership
- MSA Mentorship Program
In the EC Meeting of September 8, 2022, the following items were discussed:
- MSA Special Issue
- Update MSA-TII
- MSA Fellowship
- MSA First Book Award
- MSA Conference 2024
- Administrative Assistants
- MSA Research Centre Conference
- Other Associations & Membership
- dMSA
- WG/RG/NNs
- Additional Subjects
In the EC Meeting of July 13, 2022, the following items were discussed:
- 2022 Week of Virtual Events
- Transformative Inclusivity Committee
- MSA Fellowship
- Institutional Membership
- Newcastle 2023
- dMSA
- MSA First Book Award
In the open MSA Members Meeting of June 27, 2022, the MSA members and guests joined the MSA Presidential Team & Executive Committee to learn more about what the Association had been up to in the first half of 2022. You can read the minutes and watch the recording below, or browse the (updated) PowerPoint here.
In the EC Meeting of May 27, 2022, the following items were discussed:
- Protocol for EC Meetings
- WG/RG/NN July Sessions
- Week of Virtual Events 2022
- MSA Fellowship
- Website Committee
- Newcastle 2023
- Conference 2024
- dMSA
- MSA First Book Award
- Ethics, Financial & Nominations Committees
- Transformative Inclusivity Committee
- Interns
- MSA Partnership with SAGE & Memory Studies
In the EC Meeting of April 19, 2022, the following items were discussed:
- Elections 2022
- Email Issues
- Seoul Week of Virtual Events 2022
- Website Committee
- Newcastle 2023
- MSA First Book Award
- MSA Special Issue
- dMSA
- Mentorship Programme
- Transformative Inclusivity Committee
- Interns
- MSA Fellowship
- Conference 2024
In the EC Meeting of February 21, 2022, the following items were discussed:
- July 2022 online events
- WG/RG/NN events
- dMSA
- Elections update
- Request to respond to pressure on Belgrade University
- Payment to Web Designer
- Newcastle update
- AB Meeting update
- MSA Fellowship
- LA Regional Group
- Dropbox
In the EC Meeting of November 23, 2021, the following items were discussed:
- Seoul 2022
- Newcastle 2023
- Website Committee
- Membership & Career
- Elections Ethics & Finance Committes 2021
- Newsletter
- AB Meeting & MSA Members Meeting
- Centres’ Liaison
- Conference 2024
- Internships
- MSA Fellowship
- MSA Africa Chapter Regional Conference
In the EC Meeting of October 29, 2021, the following items were discussed:
- Slack channel update
- Seoul conference update
- Newcastle conference update
- Update website committee
- Diversity and inclusion
- Best book badges
- Plans for dMSA
- MSA fellowship project
- Working/regional groups
- Any other business
In the EC Meeting of September 22, 2021, the following items were discussed:
- Workload & Communication in the EC
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Elections for Ethics & Finance Committees
- Seoul 2022
- Newcastle 2023
- Website
- Best Paper Award
- MSA First Book Award
- dMSA
- (Diversity of) Languages
- Mentorship & Career
- WG/RG/NNs
- Institutional Memberships
- Internships
In the EC Meeting of July 22, 2021, the following items were discussed:
- Conference: Impressions & Lessons Learned
- Seoul Conference Update
- Elections for Ethics & Finance Committees
- Division of Labour within the EC
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Institutional Membership
- Other business
On June 8, 2021, an open MSA Members Meeting took place. You can watch the full recording here.
In the EC Meeting of June 14, 2021, the following items were discussed:
- Introductions & Thank You
- Organisational Structure
- Leadership
- Portfolios
- Formal Committees
- Executive Committe
- Warsaw 2021
- Seoul 2022
- Newcastle 2023
- Diversity & Inclusion
In the EC Meeting of May 18, 2021, the following items were discussed:
- Seoul 2022
- Warsaw 2021
- Website Comittee
- dMSA
- Contested Histories Onsite
- Wikipedia
- Transition to New EC
In the EC Meeting of April 22, 2021, the following items were discussed:
- MSA First Book Award Panel
- Warsaw 2021
- Institutional Memberships
- dMSA
- Website Committee
- Ethics & Financial Committees Elections
- MSA Forward/Mentorship Programme
In the EC Meeting of March 19, 2021, the following items were discussed:
- Working Conditions in the Humanities
- Warsaw 2021
- Elections Update
- (Associated) Memory Centres
- Website
- dMSA
- Mentorship/Early-Career Scholars
- Memory Studies Journal
- Administrative Assistants
In the EC Meeting of February 12, 2021, the following items were discussed:
- Polish Court Case Statement
- Elections & Nominations
- Newcastle 2023
- Warsaw 2021
- Interim President
- Proposal RG India
- European Commission Grant
- dMSA
- Payments & Memberships
- MSA First Book Award
- Memory Studies Special Issue
- WG/RG/NNs
- Nominations for Advisory Board
- Ethics Committee Tasks
- Associated Memory Centres
In the EC Meeting of January 7, 2021, the following items were discussed:
- Elections
- Membership
- dMSA
- Website Committee
- Mentorship & Career Plans
- Seoul 2022
- Warsaw 2021
- Public Benefit Organisation (PBO)
In the EC Meeting of December 11, 2020, the following items were discussed:
- Change of by-laws & Elections
- European Commission Grant
- Website Committee
- Liaison to the Memory Centres
- Warsaw 2021
In the EC Meeting of November 6, 2020, the following items were discussed:
- Proposals of the Working and Regional Groups (WR/RG)
- Update on Warsaw 2021
- dMSA
- Wikipedia
- Book Award
- Career events
- MSA Elections