PILAS Committee Responsibilities:
- To represent postgraduates on the SLAS Committee.
- To attend SLAS meetings four times a year and to keep PILAS members informed about the proceedings of SLAS via the PILAS mailing lists and/or website.
- To write PILAS reports for the SLAS newsletter.
- To organise and run the annual PILAS conference.
- To organise the postgraduate training session during the annual SLAS conference.
- To maintain and operate the PILAS mailing lists and website when required.
- To respond to enquiries throughout the year about PILAS and its events.
- To establish and facilitate a supportive community amongst postgraduate students in Latin American Studies within the UK.
2009-2010 PILAS Committee
Acting Co-Presidents (January 2010-present):
Cara Levey (University of Leeds) [Secretary], C.L.Levey@leeds.ac.uk
Chandra Morrison (University of Cambridge) [Past President], cefm3@cam.ac.uk
Conference Coordinators:
Susanne Hofmann (University of Manchester)
Ainhoa Montoya (University of Manchester)
Treasurer:
Rachel Wilde (University of Manchester)
Other Conference Committee members:
Logistics:
Carolina Corral, Kirsten Howarth, Pablo Jaramillo, Siobhan McGrath, Jessica Pineda Zumarán, Germán C. Prieto, Giulia Sirigu
Social Events:
Félix Aponte González, Alex Flynn, George Oliveira Bentley, Patrick O’Shea, Hugo Romero, Jacqueline Romo, María Ximena Sanclemente
Programme Management:
Fulya Apaydin, Dieuwertje Dyi Huijg, Ania Kowalczyk, Fabiola Mieres, Robin de la Motte---------------------------------------
President (April-December 2009) [resigned]
Natalie Araújo (University of Manchester)
Past Committees
2008-2009
The 2008-2009 PILAS Committee was based at the University of Cambridge, and comprised of the following members: Chandra Morrison (President), Jordana Blejmar (Secretary), Matthew Butler (Conference Secretary), Stefanie Gänger, Carrie Gibson, Natalie Krol, and Joanna McGarry. All committee members were PhD students in either the Centre of Latin American Studies (CLAS) or the Department of History. A report of PILAS activities during the 2008-2009 year is available here.
2006-2007
The 2006-2007 PILAS Committee was based at the University of Liverpool, and consisted of the following members: Daniel Huerta Conde (President), Violeta Mayer (Secretary), Heinrich Kramarski, Gregorio Perez, Helen Porter, and Katinka Weber.