Committees 2019-2020

List of committee members for current year.

Committees 2019-2020

Standing Committees

Bylaws Committee
Charge: Review the PTRCA bylaws and recommend language for updates; coordinate with the PTRCA webmaster to ensure that the most recent bylaws are on the website.

Marian Armour-Gemman, Morgantown, WV [email protected]  (CHAIR)
Annelise Doll, Houghton, MI [email protected]
Jared Hoppenfeld, College Station, TX  [email protected]

Conferences Committee
Charge: Coordinate all arrangements necessary for the PTRCA portions of the Annual PTRC Training Seminar and PTRCA Conference.

Jared Hoppenfeld, College Station, TX  [email protected] (CHAIR)
Kathy Berry, Dallas, TX [email protected]
Rebecca Murphey, Orlando, FL [email protected]

Database Committee
Charge: Encourage USPTO, WIPO, EPO or any other interested parties to extend field, proximity, and Boolean search to major sections of patent and trademark databases as well as other database improvements.

Jim Miller, College Park, MD  [email protected]  (CHAIR)
David Zwicky, West Lafayette, IN [email protected]
Russ Allen, [email protected]
Lisha Li, Atlanta, GA  [email protected]
Jared Hoppenfeld, College Station, TX [email protected] (Ex-officio)

Election Committee
Charge: Run the Election for Officers and Divisional Representatives; includes call for nominations, recruiting candidates, and running the electronic election.

Leena Lalwani, Ann Arbor, MI  [email protected] (CHAIR)
Dave Zwicky, West Lafayette, IN [email protected]
Mary Kordyban, Detroit, MI [email protected]

Membership and Mentoring Committee
Charge: Coordinate the matching of new members and first-time attendees with either their divisional representative or a seasoned PTRCA veteran to ensure that they feel welcome and informed at the annual seminar.

Rebecca Murphey, Orlando, FL [email protected] (CHAIR)
Dave Zwicky, West Lafayette, IN [email protected]
Kathy Berry, Dallas, TX [email protected]

Lisha Li, Atlanta, GA [email protected]
Connie Wu, Piscataway, NJ [email protected]
Mary Kordyban, Detroit, MI [email protected]
Sara Butts, Wichita, KS [email protected]
Andrew Wohrley, Auburn, AL [email protected]
Jared Hoppenfeld, College Station, TX [email protected] (Ex-officio)

Publications Committee

Charge: Coordinate the publication of the Association’s annual newsletter and maintain the Association’s website and archives.

Suzanne Reinman, Stillwater, OK [email protected]  (CHAIR & Associate Editor)
Dave Irvin, Las Cruces, NM [email protected] (JOURNAL EDITOR)
David Zwicky, West Lafayette, IN [email protected] (Associate Editor)
Jared Hoppenfeld, College Station, TX [email protected] (Associate Editor)

Ad Hoc Committees

Program Committee
Charge: Plan programs presented by PTRCA Members at other conferences, such as ALA, SLA, etc.

Past Committees

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