ATTENDING: Kathryn Alexander, Jo-Anne Andre, Laura Atkinson, Marcy Bauman, Diana Brent, Doug Brent, Rebecca Carruthers, Geoff Cragg, Mary-Louise Craven, Janice Freeman, Amanda Goldrick-Jones, Patricia Golubev, Betty Holmes, Lynn Holmes, Russ Hunt, Roberta Lee, Shurli Makmillen, Jamie MacKinnon, Pat Sadowy, Leslie Saunders, Karen Smith, Tanya Smith, Ken Tallman, Anneke Van Enk, Yaying Zhang

1. The group discussed whether it should try again to co-ordinate the Inkshed conference with the Social Sciences and Humanities Congress (CATTW or CSSR). It was decided that it would not be practical to do this in 2001 since the Congress will be held in Laval in 2001, where there are no members of CASLL. However, the Congress will be in Toronto in 2002, which might make it possible to co-ordinate in that year. Although joint sessions may not be feasible, it would be worthwhile to at least co-ordinate times and places to make it easier for cash-strapped members to attend both conferences.

2. The University of Calgary volunteered to host the Inkshed conference in 2001. This will put it in the far West two years in a row but it seemed worth breaking the tradition of alternating east/central/west locations in order to get in sync with the Congress in 2002.

Various conference themes suggested included

- writing as transaction
- reading audiences
- being read
- embracing the reader(s)
- desiring readers
- passions, potions and desires: in and through the writer to the reader

3. Jo-Anne Andre and Barbara Schneider volunteered to continue producing the Inkshed Newsletter for another year. The newsletter will gradually move in the direction of electronic format but for now will continue to produce paper copy for those who indicate that they prefer it. Jo-Anne and Barbara earnestly requested short work-in-progress reports, synopses of Inkshed 17 presentations, or other copy.

The newsletter subscription list will be compared with the list of paid-up CASLL members and long-standing non-payers will be reaped.

4. The group agreed to drop efforts to propose a Canadian Caucus Roundtable at next year's CCCC, but to propose a Canadian Caucus meeting with Janice Freeman as chair. A proposal was sent to NCTE forthwith.

5. Pat Sadowy reported that CASLL publications   now has $4249.51 in the bank owing to slow but continuing sales of previous volumes. This would be enough to produce a further "slim volume" in a print run of 500 if anyone was willing to undertake the editorial work based on the template created by the former board. It was suggested that the Print Futures program at Douglas College might be approached as a collaborator. No one volunteered at the meeting but it was agreed that a call for proposals/volunteers could be run in the next newsletter.

6. Kenna Manos' treasurer's report was read by Russ Hunt:

INCOME:
Balance from May 9, 1999: $1639.20 Annual dues to May 10, 2000: $750.00 Total Income: $2389.85

EXPENSES:
Inkshed 2000 startup: $600.00 Total Expenses: $600.00

BALANCE:
$1789.85

The group agreed to use CASLL funds to top up the residue from Inkshed 17 to $1000, to be used to subsidize graduate students who attended Inkshed 17. The organizing committee will contact Kenna for the top-up funds when they have the final balance, and then distribute them as they see fit.

7. The group agreed unanimously to reconfirm the current CASLL board. Previous minutes indicate that these are:

Margaret Procter, Patricia Golubev, Stan Straw, Mary Kooy (elected in 1998 for a three year term, that is until 2001), Jane Ledwell-Brown (re-elected) and Martin Behr (elected in 1999 for a three-year term, that is until 2002). Kenna Manos will stay on as Treasurer.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:00.