Task Forces

Forming Task Forces and Guidelines

Current Task Forces

Guidelines for Task Forces

General Description

A Task Force is a core group of CBA members who are committed to completing a concrete scholarly task, typically publication.

The AGM printed program deadline is June 1st.

Annually, conveners are expected to send a post-meeting report for the Executive Board to the CBA Office (cba-office@cua.edu) before September 1. The report should include:

Name of the Task Group
Convener(s) name, institution
Program during the AGM with approximate attendance at each session
Update on timeline for completion of project.

The basic term of a Task Force is five years, during which time the group aims to complete its designated task.

This five-year term may be renewed once if the task requires more time.

After ten years the Task Force may disband or may continue meeting as a Continuing Seminar with a more general focus.

Formation of New Task Forces

A group should normally have met for three years as a Continuing Seminar before applying to become a Task Force.

Proposals for a new Task Force must be submitted to the Program Committee by the online form, including:

Rationale behind the new Task Force (i.e., what differentiates your Task Force from the current Task Forces)?
Convener(s) name, institution
Current year's program

Renewal of Task Forces

Task forces will be reminded by the Program Committee each year in the month of January about the current status of their term.

Proposals for the renewal of the first five-year term must be made to the Program Committee Program Committee by the online form, including:

A statement of progress on the intended task of the group and a revised timeline
convener(s) name, institution
current year's program

Should a Task Force, having completed its original task, develop a new project, it should submit a proposal to the Program Committee for a new Task Force (see above), even if its name, conveners, and membership do not change significantly.

Acknowledgement of CBA in Published Works

It is expected that any publications produced by a CBA TAsk Force would acknowledge the support of the CBA.

Web Page

Conveners will be given access to update their web page(s).