ANNUAL REPORT AND REVISED BY-LAWS 
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FUND BALANCES 
Fund Balances: 
Restricted funds - Sutton Fund 
Unrestricted funds 
Net Income 
Fund balance - Klamm 
Total Fund Balances 
$ 156,063 
737.483 
146.613 
884.096 
$ 1.563.428 
$ 2,603.587 
Melinda M. Clark, Treasurer 
EDITOR’S REPORT 
We published 858 pages in 2010 which 
included 118 papers and 24 book reviews as well 
as the proceedings of the 2010 Annual Meeting, 
list of reviewers, index, and table of contents tor 
Volume 122. We received 203 new manuscripts 
and the effective acceptance rate was between 50 
and 55%. We have no backlog of manuscripts 
awaiting publication as —10-12 remain after each 
issue make up. My preference is to always have a 
few carried over as return of revised manuscripts 
is not uniform. Most manuscripts now arrive 
electronically as do most reviews. A few referees 
still prefer to receive and return paper copy. 
The number of manuscripts received from 
outside of North America continues to increase 
with most from Central and South America. Many 
of these take substantial work, provided they 
survive peer review. Considering all manuscripts 
published in 2010, 47 (40%) involved research 
from outside of North America (north of Mexico) 
and 30 (25%) were from Central and South 
America. This trend appears to be accelerating. 
Obtaining reviews is a constant challenge as we 
may contact up to 12 individuals for each 
manuscript before reaching agreement wit a 
referee for a review. The review process is the 
slowest factor affecting reaching a decision. 
Timely revision of manuscripts by authors ts the 
second reason why manuscripts do not move 
quickly. 1 see no easy way to speed up the process, 
but once revisions are received, wc can usually 
read and return them to authors within 3 days. 
We continued the ‘experiment* ol releasing the 
table of contents prior to printing and shipping ol 
the Journal. Favorable comments far surpass 
those that either do not care or do not ww o 
receive the TOC before the Journal arrives (85 -c 
for, 15% opposed; n - 75+). We are continu.ng 
this practice and it may remind ‘members to pay 
their dues when they receive the March IUL 
Serving as Editor involves extensive correspon¬ 
dence related to use of copyrighted material, page 
charges, and manuscript preparation, as well as 
the expected activities of tracking manuscripts 
over periods of 3 to 5+ years. We do not have a 
large staff (Editor and Editorial Assistant, Book 
Review Editor, Indexer, and three Editorial Board 
members for specialized areas). We do detect 
unethical behaviors including dual publication, 
plagiarism, and apparent data fabrication. How¬ 
ever, these issues are very minor (but can be very 
problematic). 
We have a business model that works well and 
is professionally supported by personnel of Allen 
Press. We continue to owe the staff of Allen Press 
our thanks as they make us appear competent. We 
also appreciate the support of WOS Council and 
the Publications Committee. The Wilson Ornitho¬ 
logical Society has decisions to consider for 
moving forward past 2012. 
Clait E. Braun, Editor 
The reports of the standing committees are as 
follows: 
REPORT OF THE UNDERGRADUATE 
OUTREACH COMMITTEE 
The Society continues to be welcoming to 
students, including undergraduates, especially at 
Annual Meetings. In addition to a supportive 
atmosphere, we offer genetous travel awards, 
presentation award opportunities (including the 
Nancy Klamm Undergraduate Presentation 
Award, restricted to undergraduates), and both a 
banquet ticket and a year's membership for 
student presenters. Students also compete for 
research awards (although proposals from gradu¬ 
ate students are daunting competition for under¬ 
graduates). 
Several proposals to improve undergraduate 
outreach have been discussed at previous Council 
Meetings clustering around the objectives of (1) 
mentoring those who would mentor undergradu- 
