Submitted by lizmarkel on December 21, 2022 - 11:59 am
USENIX held its annual membership meeting on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, via Zoom. This report summarizes the topics covered by the Board and staff during the meeting.
Membership
The trend of USENIX memberships over the past five years has been on an overall slow, steady decline. This hasn't necessarily correlated with attendance at our conferences, especially prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, many of the people who are part of our conference-going community are not choosing to become members of the association.
USENIX held its annual membership meeting on Monday, November 15, 2021, via Zoom. This report summarizes the topics covered by the Board and staff during the meeting.
The USENIX Board of Directors serves as the strategic arm of the organization, collaborating with the Executive Director and USENIX staff to deliver excellent technical programming and support a wide variety of communities.
USENIX stands in sympathy and solidarity with all Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities and unreservedly condemns anti-API rhetoric, hate speech, hate crimes, and other forms of harassment perpetrated against them. The recent violence against API communities, which has increased significantly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, is a result of long-standing systemic racism further stoked by irresponsible commentary and discourse.
Given the global pandemic this year, the USENIX annual membership meeting was held via Zoom on September 25. The discussion mainly centered around the effects of the pandemic on the organization, and its future outlook.
