2026-2027
Committee Roster
Jolie Hale, South Carolina, Chair, (halejm AT mailbox DOT sc DOT edu)
Elizabeth Adams, Georgia
Katie Helke, Oxford
Lisa Jemison, Toronto
Mattie Solomon, Johns Hopkins
Taylor Sumereau, Princeton
Hannah Vose, Chicago
Theresa Whitaker, Medieval
Board Liaison
Mary Francis, Pennsylvania
Central Office Liaison
Kate Kolendo
Charge
General Objectives:
- Act as a resource to the membership for matters concerning the use, development, and exercise of intellectual property rights.
Specific Charges to the Intellectual Property & Copyright Committee:
- Develop education programming to run across the year and at the annual meeting, including a session on AI, liaising with the AI Task Force as appropriate..
- Interacting with the appropriate committees, consider the feasibility of the future committee developing a separate “operating statistics” data collection only for rights and permissions;
- Via webinar or other means, promote recently completed revisions to online AUPresses resources on intellectual property and permissions, including promoting sample materials and addressing challenges of maintaining access to third-party assets in digital publications over time.
Common Charges to All Committees of the Association:
- Submit reports on Committee activities to the Association Board in time for its October, March, and June meetings. Interim reports are due on 12 October 2026, and 26 February 2027; final reports that recap all committee activities for the year and are shared with the membership are due 31 May 2027. Follow guidelines for preparing reports found in the Chair Handbook in the Committee and Task Force Chairs Group on UP Commons.
- Follow all guidelines and requirements published in the AUPresses Chair Handbook, including those regarding the use of UP Commons, inclusion of board and staff liaisons, scheduling webinars & hangouts, and any research or survey projects.
- Appoint a member of your committee, ideally not the chair or cochair, to serve as a liaison to the Equity, Justice, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee. This role provides updates on your committee’s efforts in support of equity and inclusion, seeks information, support, or guidance on EJIB matters as needed, and attends a Fall meeting for liaisons hosted by EJIB Committee.
- Prior to the deadline for the annual meeting Call for Proposals, suggest one or more panel or speaker ideas to the Annual Meeting Program Committee.
- Consider nominating a member of your committee, or a member of the community with whom your committee interacts, for the AUPresses Constituency Award when announced.
- Review your General Objective and Specific Tasks at the end of the service year and recommend changes for next year to the Executive Director.
Committee Projects
Permissions FAQ
The Association’s IP & Copyright Committee created and continues to steward this essential resource for both authors and publishers who are navigating responsibilities around permissions and third-party rights.