Japan-U.S. Communication Association (JUCA)
Annual Business Meeting 2024 (VIRTUAL)
Minutes
Chair: Koji Fuse (standing in for President Akira Miyahara, who was absent due to an emergency)
Records: Katharina Barkley, Secretary
Place: Virtual (Zoom)
Date: 11/09 (Sat) 10am (JST)
11/08 (Fri) 8pm (EST) 7pm (CST) 5pm (PST)
Call to Order (Fuse)
1. Welcome by Fuse
OLD BUSINESS (all in favor, no nay or abstain)
1. Approval of the 2023 Business Meeting Minutes
2. Activity Report 2023
NEW BUSINESS
1. Top Papers: no top papers (all submissions were abstracts)
2. Special Thanks to the 2024 Reviewers: Akira Miyahara, Hiroko Okuda, Satoshi Moriizumi, & Tatsuya Imai
3. Retirement Announcement for Rose Campbell (Butler University)
4. Dissolution of Executive Committee & Re-election by self-nomination (all in favor)
5. New 2024 Executive Committee (all in favor)
a. President: Akira Miyahara (Seinan Gakuin University)
b. First Vice President: Koji Fuse (University of North Texas)
Second Vice President: [undecided]
c. Secretary: Katharina Barkley (Seinan Gakuin University)
d. Treasurer: Joshua Nelson-Ichido (Central Washington University)
e. Web Page Director: Tatsuya Imai (Nanzan University)
f. Members at large: Jiro Takai (Nagoya University), Ruchi Shewade (University of North Texas), Megu Itoh, (Rikkyo University)
g. Graduate Student Representative: Mamoru Sakura (Nagoya University)
6. Report from 2024 Conference
a. New submission system
b. Submitted: 3 papers and 1 panel
c. Accepted: 3 papers and 1 panel
d. Rejected: none
e. Program: 1 paper session (with 2 papers; 1 withdrawn) and 1 panel session
f. Additionally acquired from NCA: 1 panel session (by Fuse)
7. Budget Report (prepared by Joshua Nelson-Ichido): no changes from the previous year
a. Assets:
i. Carry-over: $1098.58
ii. Donations: $50.00
iii. Total inflow: $1148.58
b. Disbursements:
i. Award given: $50.00
ii. Food & drinks: $0.00
iii. Total outflow: $50.00
c. Current Available Balance: $1098.58
8. Plan for 2024 Conference
a. Location: Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center
b. Dates: Thursday, November 20 - Sunday, November 23, 2025
c. NCA sessions: possibly only 1 session (?)
d. Commitment by the EC members to revive JUCA
e. On-site business meeting with a Zoom option (?)
f. Plans for an in-person social
9. Discussion about JUCA renewal, re-structuring
a. Decision to give JUCA one more chance at NCA (all EC members promised their commitment)
b. Decision to begin considering a name change to more clearly reflect JUCA’s current focus (JUCA welcomes all scholarship related to Japanese communication)
c. Proposed new names (search still ongoing)
i. JICA (Japan International Communication Association) [abbreviation already taken by the Japan International Cooperation Agency]
ii. JICS (Japan International Communication Society) [society sounds less grand than association]
iii. JSIC (Japan Society for International Communication)