SLAS ANNUAL REPORTS
Here are the reports from the SLAS Officers. They were presented at the AGM which took place on Friday 12th April at the SLAS Conference in Manchester.
The reports describe our activities during the past year and the highlights are set out in the bullet points below. If you have any queries or would like to get more involved in the society, contact the President, Caroline Williams caroline.williams@bristol.ac.uk or the secretary, Sarah Bowskill s.bowskill@qub.ac.uk.
President’s Report
- Open Access and its possible negative impact on BLAR and SLAS
- Our strategy for dealing with the uncertainties of Open Access
- SLAS 2014 – our 50th anniversary conference will be in London
The complete report can be found here [PDF].
Treasurer’s Report
- Annual income was £54,764 of which 88% from Wiley/Blackwell
- Annual expenditure was £58,173
- Expenditure includes £17,500 for BLAR Editorial Assistant and £29,500 on various grants
- Society holds healthy reserves, mostly in Triodos Bank
The complete report can be found here [PDF].
Secretary’s Report
- Details of grants recipients, including the 20 PG Travel Grants, 8 PG Conference Grants, 20 SLAS Conference PG Bursaries, 5 LA Scholars’ Grants, 3 Conference Grants, 2 Seminar Grants and 1 Postdoc Travel Grant.
- Elections news: President, Caroline Williams; Vice President Jens Hentschke; Ordinary Members, Manuel Barcia Paz, Par Kumaraswami, Cara Levey, James Scorer.
The complete report, can be found here [PDF].
BLAR Co-ordinating Editor’s Report
- New personnel: Co-ordinating Editor, Jasmine Gideon; Editors, Ann Varley and Matthew Brown
- New post: Book Series Editor, Tony Kapcia
- Subscriptions – healthy and expanding into China, India and Latin America
- Article downloads – increased by 13%
- In Latin America – strong presence in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Argentina
With many thanks to former Co-ordinating Editor David Howard for his excellent work.
What is SLAS?
Excellent Research | Multidisciplinarity | Community
Founded in 1964 SLAS is one of the leading Latin American studies organizations in Europe, and a registered charity. We hold an annual conference, an Annual Lecture and publish the Bulletin of Latin American Research (BLAR). We have around 400 members. While most are academics and PhD students, members also include diplomats, journalists, and research analysts from business and non-governmental organisations. More about us...
BLAR Book Series
Some of the most ground-breaking research in Latin American and Caribbean Studies emerges from multidisciplinary and collaborative endeavours which bring together people, ideas and perspectives. The BLAR Book Series provides an ideal space in which this kind of innovative research can be published. The series builds on the established international reputation of the Bulletin of Latin American Research which publishes primary research from a wide range of disciplines in Latin American Studies.
Publications in the BLAR Book Series:
- Set the agenda for new interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary research on Latin American and the Caribbean.
- Combine current critical theory with original empirical research.
- Lead the field of innovative edited or multi-authored publications on pan-Latin America and Caribbean research.
If you are interested in submitting a book proposal, email the BLAR Editorial Assistant Ken Lestrange (blar@liverpool.ac.uk) to find out more. For further information on submitting proposals, click here. The editors are David Howard, Jasmine Gideon, Geoffrey Kantaris, Tony Kapcia and Lucy Taylor.