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Leadership Summit Session 2: Membership Mix: Find the Blend that Works. January 16, 2014 10:15 a.m.– 11:00 a.m. Today’s Presenters. Deborah Keller, Knowledge Management Division Chair Penny Leach, Secretary and Past President, SLA Europe Sam Wiggins, President-Elect, SLA Europe
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Leadership SummitSession 2: Membership Mix: Find the Blend that Works January 16, 2014 10:15 a.m.– 11:00 a.m.
Today’s Presenters Deborah Keller, Knowledge Management Division Chair Penny Leach, Secretary and Past President, SLA Europe Sam Wiggins, President-Elect, SLA Europe Geraldine Clement-Stoneham, 2015 Annual Conference Advisory Council
KM Division Outreach Strategies
Partnerships Partner with NY Chapter and LLAGNY to develop KM education programs Program participants were LLAGNY and SLA-NY members, but not KM Division members
Future Partners More programs are already being planned with SLA-NY Partner with other chapters to deliver KM programs for their members Convert in-person programs to webinars
Recruiting Students Developing relationships with KM Graduate programs Creating projects that benefit the Division Goal is to create a natural bridge between school and SLA/KM membership
Peer Organizations Working to connect local KM groups or other national KM associations with SLA/KM One area where SLA HQ can help is offering member rate exchanges at relevant conferences
Deborah KellerChair, KM Division deborahlovescats@gmail.com
Membership Mix Membership Mix
Collaboration/Partnership To enrich events To enrich web content To enrich offering to members To enrich the information profession With multiple third parties And internally.... 10 SLA Europe Jan 2014
Events Mix of event type to attract mix of attendees Sponsorship helps cover costs but also adds to format and web content Link with other events with other membership groups with other organisations Caveat – harder to get out of the London ‘echo chamber’ 11 SLA Europe Jan 2014
Recent event partners 12 SLA Europe Jan 2014
“The new professionals who are just getting started and who are bringing new ideas and energy to SLA. I loved meeting them… they are the future of the profession; and, they are unabashedly enthusiastic about SLA” - Janice Lachance, 2013 14
Graduate open day with Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, and British & Irish Association of Law Librarians • Joint event with Manchester New Library Professionals Network 15
Division partners - past and present 17 SLA Europe Jan 2014
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“My LMD mentor was incredibly welcoming and gave me loads of help and great information” – Ned Potter, 2011 19 SLA Europe Jan 2014
“New professionals such as myself need to be guided by those more experienced to ensure the future success of libraries, and consequently SLA” – Marie Cannon, 2012 20 SLA Europe Jan 2014
Membership analysis 21 SLA Europe Jan 2014
Industry / Divisions 22 SLA Europe Jan 2014
Questions? Penny Leach @pennyrleach Sam Wiggins @Libwig Geraldine Clement-Stoneham @GeraldineCS
Photo Credits Waterstones Shopfront http://www.flickr.com/photos/45909111@N00/3373275602/ CEO - Tiare - Board Meeting - Franklin Canyon http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiarescott/69821764/ Questioned Proposal http://www.flickr.com/photos/eleaf/2536358399/sizes/l/ Graduate Open Day c/o Simon Barron SLA event photos from the Chapter’s Flickr account 24 SLA Europe Jan 2014