
Changes to the collection of copyright royalties
For the past few years, and on the initiative of an earlier Executive, SAHANZ has been collecting a small amount of ‘royalty’ money via the Australian Copyright Agency.

Changes to SAHANZ website
The committee has approved some significant changes to the SAHANZ website.

SAHANZ session at next year’s SAH conference
The call for proposals for the SAHANZ-sponsored session at the 2019 SAH conference in Providence, Rhode Island, did not attract any proposals.

Change to email list
The committee has decided to move to MailChimp as our email and list management tool.

Proposed designated web and social media manager role
The website is the Society’s most important central repository and ‘front door’. It is an essential tool in furthering the society’s goals. Given this significance, the committee feels it is necessary to have a designated role, on the committee, for a …
Raise in the David Saunders Founder’s Grant
As above, it is proposed to raise the annual Saunders Grant from $2000 to $3000. This reflects increases in the real cost of undertaking research-related travel and fieldwork. The committee intends that the Saunders Grant should continue to support eme …
Raised membership fee
The SAHANZ full membership fee has not increased in recent memory. The committee proposes, first, that the fee be reviewed as a matter of course every two years by the incoming committee and, second, that it be increased for the next conference in Well …