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Annual General Meeting May 12, 2004. AGM Agenda. Call to order Approval of minutes of 2003 AGM Treasurer’s Report Communication Director’s Report Year in review Election of officers Incoming President’s remarks New business Motion to adjourn. Approval of AGM Minutes May 8, 2003.
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Annual General Meeting May 12, 2004
AGM Agenda • Call to order • Approval of minutes of 2003 AGM • Treasurer’s Report • Communication Director’s Report • Year in review • Election of officers • Incoming President’s remarks • New business • Motion to adjourn
Treasurer’s Report AGM – May 12, 2004
An overview of our financial condition Current balances Expenditures Income Budget report Overview
Web Site - www.sla.org/chapter/cwcn Discussion List – about 400 subscribers AGM access in 4 provinces Wired West - www.sla.org/chapter/cwcn/wwest/ Printable version in MS Word Content summaries from all regional events SLA Annual Conference Reports (Summer 2003) Communicating Chapter Business
8525 visits per month (25% increase) 279 visits per day Top Content Employment Wired West Board Members Most visitors… Most popular single pages…. Communications: Website Statistics
SLA’s Branding Initiative Website Updating Project Membership Brochure SLA WCC Branding Initiative Communications Projects
Member Feedback http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=92052481268 SLW WCC Branding
Year in Review AGM - May 12, 2004
SLA WCC Bylaws Update • 2002:Revised and sent Ballots to SLA WCC Membership, Ratification carried out • 2003: Revised in light of SLA’s bylaws change • SLA Executive ratified generic governing documents at June 2003 SLA Executive meeting • Chapter Governing Document came into effect February 1, 2004 • Chapter Recommended Practices will be reviewed and revised this summer
2003-2004 Initiatives Members219 SLA WCC Brochure Interim revision of brochure Employment Resources 442 postings to Discussion List SLA Doing Business As Implications for Web site, Wired West Bulletin, communications tools
Student involvement • 3rd Annual Student/Practitioner Pub Night • Tour of government libraries in Edmonton • Presentations to students • SLA Student Scholarships • No submissions received this year for the SLA WCC Student Scholarship for Special Librarianship
Laura Lemmens, Debbie Hunter, Teresa Bendall, Marjorie Munroe, Carla Graebner, Carol Saxon, Don Taylor, Katy Nelson, Sandra Wong, Claudette Cloutier, Patricia Cia, Keith Low, Juanita Richardson, Christina Zeller, Valerie Patrick, Michelle Romero, Gordon Coleman, Bronwen Sprout, Sylvia Skeene, Rex Turgano, Sharon Allentuck, Debbie Schachter, Rhona Karbusicky, May Chan, Catherine McBratney, Gael Blackhall Wired West Contributors
Calgary Licensing Electronic Products Wanted Dead or Alive: Marian the Librarian Demonstrating Leadership Skills in a Special Library Environment Linking Information to Compelling Financial Events Edmonton 108th Street Special Library Tour Going beyond Google and Yahoo! Professional Development Opportunities
Vancouver Lifelong Learning in the Information Profession Fee for Service and ILL in Vancouver Achieving Results through Relationships: the Power of Influence Vancouver Island Hosted a variety of virtual programs. Professional Development Opportunities
Saskatchewan Intranet Research, Analysis and Marketing: Now that you’ve built it, get them to come (Legislative Library Open House) Took advantage of a number of virtual programs. Manitoba Tour of the National Research Council and Transport Canada libraries Professional Development Opportunities
Building Communities of Practice (COPs) for Knowledge Exchange: Roles for Information ProfessionalsVictoria, Regina Marketing Your Special LibraryVancouver, Regina Business Planning: Building the Plan and the Buy-InVictoria, Regina, Edmonton and Winnipeg SLA WCC Virtual Programs
Competencies for Info Pros: The Critical BalanceVictoria Knowledge Management: The Role of StorytellingVictoria, Regina Creating Value Added Research and AnalysisVictoria Business Planning: Building the Plan and the Buy-InVictoria, Regina, Edmonton and Winnipeg SLA WCC Virtual Programs
Taxonomies for IndexingVancouver, Victoria, Crucial ConversationsVictoria, Regina Information Research StrategistsVictoria, Regina The Visible Librarian: Asserting your Value through Marketing and AdvocacyVictoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg SLA WCC Virtual Programs
Thomson ISI KnowMap MicroMedia Proquest Vendor Sponsorships
Teck Cominco Vancouver Art Gallery Environment Canada National Research Council Transport Canada Saskatchewan Legislative Library Alberta Labour Relations Board Venue Sponsorships
Co-sponsoring events CASLIS, SCIP, GLABC, VLA, Grant MacEwan College, BCLA. SLAIS Speaking to groups Sandra Wong, Debbie Schacter, Amber Lannon, Maureen Matthews, Kate Bird, Christina Zeller, Alison Halyk, Andrew Waller, Rosemary Griebel, Jennifer Bobrovitz, Jim Gray, Heidi Porth, Tracey Carmichael,Keith Low, Debbie Hunter, Cathy McBratney, Sharon Allentuck, Reaching out
Who made it happen • Directors • Chairs • Committees and volunteers • SLA . . . and YOU the members!
Officers • Claudette Cloutier - President • Keith Low - President Elect • Gael Blackhall - Past President • Diane Walker - Secretary • Christina Zeller - Communications
Directors • Alison Halyk - Vancouver Island • Catherine McBratney - Vancouver • Lorraine Bedet - Calgary • Debbie Hunter - Edmonton • Maria Swarbrick - Saskatchewan • Sharon Allentuck - Manitoba
Chairs • Cheri Rauser - Archives • Sandra Wong - Bulletin Editor • Christina Zeller - Discussion List • Dawna Turcotte – Employment • Tracey Carmichael – Fund Development • Susan McConkey - Membership • Debbie Schachter - Public Relations • Christina Andrews - Student Liaison • Suzanne Geba - Virtual Programmes
Programme Committees • Calgary • Lorraine Bedet (chair) • Nancy Mackenzie • Gael Blackhall • Erika Scott • Elizabeth Malinowski • Rosalind Castle • Valerie Swanson • Marjorie Munroe
Programme Committees • Edmonton • Debbie Hunter (chair) • Christina Andrews • Saskatchewan • Carol Sheptstone (chair) • Teresa Wright Eastley (Regina)
Programme Committees • Vancouver • Cathy McBratney (chair) • Daphne Bruce • Debbie Schachter • Francis Main • Vicky Lee • Michelle Romero
Programme Committees • Virtual Programming Committee • Keith Low (interim chair) • Maria Swarbrick • Suzanne Geba (current chair)
Committees • Public Relations • Debbie Schachter (chair) • Susan McConkey • Christina Zeller • Keith Low • Catherine McBratney
Committees • Communications • SLA WCC Logo/Word Mark Sub Committee • Christina Zeller (chair) • Debbie Schachter • Sandra Wong • Nominations • Patricia Cia (chair) Our Thanks! ...
Thank You! Volunteers Without whom none of the initiatives and accomplishments of this last year would have been possible And our Members Without whom we would not exist
Nominations and Election AGM- May 12, 2004
Nominations President ElectChristina Zeller SecretaryRobyn McDowell Director, CalgaryMarjorie Munroe TreasurerDebbie Schachter Communications DirectorSusannah Tredwell Director, EdmontonBarb Storms
SLA ConferenceNashville, TN June 5 – 10, 2004 • Annual Business Meeting • Canadian Reception • Monday June 7, 2004 5 – 7:30 p.m. • Governor’s Ballroom B, Gaylord Opryland Hotel • Sponsored by
Keith Low President, 2004-2005
New Business AGM - May 12, 2004
Continuing Officers2004-2005 Past President Claudette Cloutier Vancouver Director Catherine McBratney Vancouver IslandDirector Alison Halyk Manitoba Director Sharon Allentuck Saskatchewan Director Maria Swarbrick
Continuing Chairs 2004-2005 Bulletin Editor Sandra Wong Employment Dawna Turcotte Membership Susan McConkey Student Liaison Christina Andrews Virtual Programs Suzanne Geba
Incoming Chairs2004-2005 Archives Discussion List Diane Walker Fund Development Suanne O’Hanley Public Relations
Motion to adjourn AGM - May 12, 2004
Next up . . . Guest Speaker Anne Caputo (Factiva) Perception is Reality - Creating Your Elevator Talk and Nine other Practical Marketing Ideas to Promote your Information Function