Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 13 March 2025

Minutes of Standing Committee meeting 2025-03 Local History and Genealogy Section Standing Committee Wednesday, 13 March 2025, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Tokyo Time (Japan). Via Zoom 1. Member present were: Cherie Bush, Takashi Nagatsuka, Jennifer Brannock, Cristina Roiu, Jingzhu Wei, Joyce Jelks, Michell J. Hackwelder, Petro Coreejes-Brink. The number of attendees is 8. 2. Election for the next section members: 16 people for 14 slots. Elections begin next week through 14 April. 3. WLIC 2025 Kazakhstan 4. Open Session in WLIC2025 approved: Uniting Knowledge by Tasting the Past: What Culinary Collections Reveal About Local History and Culture 5. Satellite Meeting in Kazakhstan: Call for Papers and Presentations: “Uniting Knowledge, Building the Future: Libraries Serving Multicultural Communities through Local History and Genealogy”. 6. The planning of Section Webinars and other activities: 24 April- Jennifer; TBD May- Jingzu Wei; TBD June- Cristina.