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Passed Motions
In July 2016, the Governing Board of the PSA passed a motion that in the interest of transparency, motions passed by the Governing Board will generally be posted on the PSA website, starting with the motions passed since January 1, 2015. Some motions will not be posted (e.g. about personnel) and some motions will be posted after various people have been informed first or after an official announcement has been made. PSA will post passed motions as a default, but a motion need not be posted if the Governing Board, President, or Executive Director decides with reason that the passed motion should not be posted. If the President or Executive Director decides subsequent to a vote that a passed motion should not be posted, they should inform the Governing Board and explain their reasons for not posting the motion.
Motions Passed by the Governing Board of the PSA
2020
Motion: That the board authorize UPSS to decide on the award of the prize in consultation as necessary with president, and advise that, in order to carry out this function, they convene an ad hoc advisory group that can advise on this decision. Passed December 2020
Motion: To establish a committee that is empowered to look at questions of renewal and continuity of journal. Passed December 2020
Social Media Committee Motion: That the Social Media Committee conference tweeting policy be adopted. Passed December 2020
Climate Task Force Motion: That the first sentence of task force report (a-d) will be taken as recommendations. Passed December 2020
Climate Task Force Motion: That the PSA formally endorses the guidelines for sustainable practice as attached. Passed December 2020
Motion: That the PSA adopt an access policy for the PSA Archive held by the University of Pittsburgh Library that provides for a 75-year moving wall for all non-public material currently in the archive and to be deposited in the future. Passed September 2020
Motion: That the PSA ensure that those whose material may be deposited in the archive in the future are informed of this policy and extend to them an opt-out option: they can specify that they do not want their material to be included in the PSA archive. Passed September 2020
2019
Motion: That the board charge one of its members with liaising with AAAS to increase PSA representation in AAAS. Passed May 2019
Motion: That the board create a standing Public Forum Committee (this being an ad hoc committee at present). Passed May 2019
Motion: That the board create a non-restrictive endowment of $100,000 to anchor the creation of an investment and fundraising strategy. Passed May 2019
Motion: That the board confirm the Finance Committee’s membership, with the Treasurer and Executive Director appointed (ex officio) as voting members. Passed May 2019
Motion: That the board approve the PSA Conduct and Harassment Policy. Passed May 2019
Diversity and Climate Committee Motion: That the board adopt 1.2 respectful conduct statement. Passed May 2019
Diversity and Climate Committee Motion: That the penultimate and antepenultimate sentences of the statement preceding the collection of demographic data (passed 2015, revised 2018) be deleted and be replaced with “demographic information gathered will be used only in the aggregate.” Passed May 2019
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Motion: That the board develop and publish a PSA policy on the collection, use, security of demographic data. Passed May 2019
Motion: That the board change the name of the Global Outreach Committee to the Committee on International Relations. Passed May 2019
Motion: that the Governing Board propose to amend Article III of the PSA Bylaws to add a separate position of Secretary of the Association, and that this proposed change will appear on the 2019 PSA Election Ballot for approval by the PSA membership, as per Article VI: Amendments to the Constitution. Passed May 2019
Text of the proposed amendment can be found: https://posa.wildapricot.org/sys/website/?pageId=18323 (Amendments subsequently passed by the PSA membership in the 2019 Election.)
Resolution: That the PSA Open Access Monograph Series Committee, chaired by David Teira and Bryan Roberts, will be informed that the PSA cannot proceed with the proposal they have developed with the University of Calgary Press at this time. The Governing Board would welcome the opportunity to revisit this proposal in a year, and in the meantime endorse Teira and Roberts’ suggestion that they explore the potential for support from other philosophy of science associations. Resolved May 2019
Motion: That the board change the name of the “Office Reorganization Committee” to “Office Reorganization and Transition Committee.” Passed May 2019
Motion: That the board create a standing Fundraising Committee. Passed May 2019
Motion: That the board change the “Finance and Fundraising Committee” to “Finance Committee.” Passed May 2019
2018
Motion: That the board create a dedicated UPSS session at the 2020 PSA meeting, to be managed as proposed in Section V of the UPSS report (consisting of three papers by graduate student mentees; with the UPSS subcommittee selecting these), and subject to periodic review. Passed November 2018
Motion: That the board strike an ad hoc journal search committee. Passed November 2018
Motion: That the board strike an ad hoc PSA planning task force, consisting of presidents past, present, and future (SM, AW, and JD). Passed November 2018
Motion: That the board form an ad hoc committee to investigate options for (re)establishing the PSA Book Prize. Passed November 2018
Motion: That the board propose to amend the bylaws so as to create a new position of Associate Director of Operations, charged with overseeing the operations of the PSA’s office. Passed November 2018
Motion: That the board propose to amend the bylaws to create a new position of Associate Director of Outreach, charged with developing and maintaining the PSA’s outreach efforts. Passed November 2018
Motion: That the board’s amendment of the bylaws to create a new position of Associate Director of Communications, charged with overseeing the PSA’s communications efforts, be approved. Passed November 2018
2017
Motion: That the PSA support the creation of an ad hoc committee on ‘Public Philosophy.’ Passed December 2017
Motion: That the PSA endorse the APSA’s proposal to establish a new Research Committee on Political Philosophy. Passed December 2017
Motion: That the PSA officially endorse the ‘Public Philosophy Network’ and support its efforts. Passed December 2017
2016
Motion: That the board adopt the following procedures for the election of PSA officers and directors. Passed December 2016
Motion: That the PSA create a new committee on ‘Philosophy and Public Policy.’ Passed December 2016
Motion: That the PSA increase its efforts to reach out to members and non-members in underrepresented groups. Passed December 2016
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