2019 Baltimore

Japan-U.S. Communication Association (JUCA)

Annual Business Meeting 2019

Minutes

Chair: Akira Miyahara, President

Records: Rebecca K. Britt, Secretary

Place: Residence Inn by Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor

Call to Order (Miyahara) 

1.     Welcome by Miyahara

OLD BUSINESS (all in favor, no nay or abstain)

1.     Approval of the 2019 Business Meeting Minutes

2.     Activity Report on the 2019 Conference

a.     Four JUCA sessions

b.     Number of submissions: 14 papers & 1 panel 

c.     Accepted: 9 papers, 1 panel session

d.     Rejected: 5 papers

e.     Total number of sessions: 4 JUCA sessions in total (3 paper sessions, 1 panel session) 

NEW BUSINESS

1.     Top Paper Award: Derek Moscato, Washington University (“Ichiro the Public Diplomat: Professional Sport as Cultural Intermediary in Configuring Japan-U.S. Relations”) 

2.     Thanks to the reviewers: Katharina Barkley, Rebecca K. Britt, Rose G. Campbell, Koji Fuse, Eun-Jeong Han, Akira Miyahara, Derek Moscato, Joshua C. Nelson-Ichido, Hiroko Okuda, Takeshi Suzuki, Jiro Takai, Emiko Taniguchi, Norihito Taniguchi, Mizuki Wyant, Yunying Zhang 

3.     Continuation and Replacement of Executive Committee

a.     President: Akira Miyahara (Seinan Gakuin University)

b.     Vice President: Kikuko Omori (California State University, Sacramento)

c.     Secretary: Rebecca K. Britt (University of Alabama)

d.     Treasurer: Joshua Nelson-Ichido (Central Washington University)

4.     Continuation of Executive Committee and New Members-at-Large:

a.     Web Page Director: Tatsuya Imai (Nanzan University)

b.     Members at large: Rose Campbell (Butler University), Hiroko Okuda (Kanto Gakuin University)

                                               i.     Nomination of new member-at-large: Katharina Barkley (Seinan Gakuin University)

c.     Student Representative: Mizuki Wyant (University of Oklahoma) 

d.     Conference Co-Planner: Koji Fuse (University of North Texas) 

5.     Budget Report by Joshua Nelson-Ichido:

a.     2018 Social

b.     2018 Budget Proposal

c.     2019 Social

d.     2019 Budget Proposal 

6.     Plan for 2020

a.     November 19-22, 2020, Indianapolis, IN, Conference theme: Communication at the Crossroads

b.     No. of sessions: 3

c.     Call for papers: January through March 

7.     Reviewers for 2020 

a.     Any volunteers for reviewers would be greatly appreciated 

8.     Plan for membership promotion

a.     Individual memberships

b.     Institutional memberships

c.     Affiliation with NCA