Tuesday, June 15, 2010
SLA 2010 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
Chapter Cabinet meeting
Announcements
- Ruth Wolfish, Chapter Cabinet Chair reported on the Mid Year Survey, which was sent to all SLA Chapters during mid-May; of the 56 chapters, 27 (48%) responded. Chapter Cabinet Report
- Toni Carbo, co-chair of the Information Ethics Advisory Council reported on the Guidelines drafted. Information Ethics Advisory Council Report
James King provided an update on the work done on the Chapters’ map, which will indicate which states belong to the chapters.
Tips to chapter leadership: outreach to student groups; make it advantageous for people to join SLA; pass leadership messages onto members. - Information will be available soon on software that will be available for the chapters to use. Technical support will be provided 24/7 with increased server space at a reasonable price.
All are encouraged to attend the monthly webinars. Vendor/Unit relations webinar to be held July 29th. - As the first SLA Chapter to be formed, the Boston Chapter will celebrate its centennial in October.
First Five Years Advisory Council report (Gayle Gossen)
· All early career members (up to 5 years of experience) may join.
· Connect with First Five Years members on their SLA page and Facebook
Treasurer’s report (Dan Trefethen)
· SLA staff is still operating at a reduction (from pre-2009 levels) of about 30%.
· All chains of sponsorship are down.
· Short-term cash flow issues during 2009-2010 were managed by taking a loan.
· A more complete report was given at the annual membership meeting.
Membership report (Paula Diaz)
· Many kinds of membership reports are available to chapter and division membership chairs; custom reports can be run as requested. Membership chairs should see www.sla.org/ulas
· A new membership wiki is available on the SLA site
· Meeting attendees asked about the availability of general demographic reports, who we are/how to leverage that info, how to use membership data to present a compelling professional “home” for current and new members
Joint Division and Chapter Cabinet meeting
Division Cabinet chair-elect and Chapter Cabinet chair-elect candidate Q & A (moderated by Cindy Romaine)
Series of three questions posed, each with a 3-minute time limit
1. How did they come to the profession?
2. As members take more advantage of e-tools, distance learning etc, what should SLA focus on? 3. Change is ever present. What should SLA let go of in order to respond to change?
· Candidates for are Division Cabinet chair-elect: Scott Brown and Richard Huffine
· Candidates for Chapter Cabinet chair-elect: James Manasco and Ulla de Stricker
· Election will open on Sept 8, 2010
Other announcements:
SLA Leadership Summit will be Jan 19-22 in Washington DC
SLA 2011 Annual Conference will be June 12-15 in Philadelphia
Adjourned at 7:25Pm
Submitted by Vicki Valleroy and Emily Glenn
