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The Membership Committee is responsible for growing and sustaining the ITHS community, and for ensuring that membership is meaningful, welcoming, and well understood. Beyond simply increasing numbers, the committee helps prospective members understand what it means to belong, helps new members to find their place, and fosters a culture that reflects the Society’s values.

The Events Committee is responsible for designing and producing live conversations that directly inform and steer the Society’s curatorial and research priorities. These events are not intended to be generic lectures or retrospectives. They are structured discussions with people whose lived experience, technical authority, and historical perspective can help ITHS answer hard questions: what should we preserve, how should we describe it, where did key ideas originate, and which contributors have been overlooked.

The Development Committee is responsible for securing the financial support necessary to sustain and grow the Information Technology History Society. Using the term “development” in its nonprofit sense, this committee focuses on building relationships with individuals and institutions capable of making significant contributions, and on communicating ITHS’s mission and plans in a clear, compelling way.

The Infrastructure Committee is responsible for the technical foundations that enable ITHS to operate reliably, securely, and sustainably. This committee manages the Society’s internal technology and digital assets, ensuring that systems are maintained, access is controlled, and risks are minimized. This empowers other committees to focus on mission, content, and community.

The Editorial Committee is responsible for shaping how the Information Technology History Society communicates with the world. This includes: what we publish, where we publish it, and how our voice reflects our mission and values. The draft framework outlined below is intended as a starting point, not a mandate.