ComSoc Budget (1998)

• Post closing figures available from TAB for 1996

• TAB submits initial parameters to ComSoc (April 1)
  APP pricing and Publication rates ($/page for editorial fees, indexing, etc.)
• Review with OpCom the preliminary recommendations of critical items for 98 budget submission-
  1. ComSoc membership dues level plus number of members budgeted
  2. Magazines and Journals
     • Subscription fees - member and non-member
     • Publication page counts - number of pages and issues
     • Budget levels by periodical
  3. ComSoc departmental levels
     • Directors of Magazines and Journals submit fees, page counts and budgets to Treasurer
     • ComSoc proposes projected 1999-2001 fees, page counts, budgets
     • Treasurer complies detailed 1998 inputs
• Staff submits preliminary ComSoc HQ budget levels to TAB

• Responses due to TAD Finance Group - Critical items are:
  • Society Member Dues Level
  • Member and Non-Member price per periodical
  • Number of issues per periodical
  • Number of pages to be printed during year
• ComSoc BoG approves 98 budget and submits to TAB
  • After the May 15 submission there are NO further changes for ‘98) for the critical items

• TAB approves dues, fees, rates, pages at TAD finance and TAB meetings during BoD series of meetings

• ComSoc Reviews current year (1997) for possible revision of 1998 budget (NOT fees, rates, pages) and prepares final inputs for Executive, Administration and Meetings & Conferences budgets

• TAB submits second round of Society budget inputs

• ComSoc Treasurer prepares final inputs for TAB Officers, Directors and Executive Director prepare detailed department budgets and five year projections
• OpCom reviews and concurs
• Final look at all TAB aspects for 1998

• Final response due to TAB at mid month

• TAB approves final budgets at TAB Finance and TAB meetings at BoD fall meeting
• ComSoc BoG approval of final budget and five year plans at Globecom meeting

• TAB distributes final 1998 approved budget to ComSoc

• ComSoc officers incorporate inputs (where needed and possible at Management Retreat
• Changes in ComSoc official budget are no longer possible, but we can make needed changes and track them within ComSoc where required