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SLA Asian Chapter. BP Prakash – President, SLA Asian Chapter June 2011. SLA Asian Chapter. Introduction : Established in 1999. Celebrating 12 purposeful Years.
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SLA Asian Chapter BP Prakash – President, SLA Asian Chapter June 2011
SLA Asian Chapter Introduction : • Established in 1999. Celebrating 12 purposeful Years. • One of the bigger chapters, covering a large geographical area consisting of over 21 countries, which includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. • About 200 members, currently.
SLA Asian Chapter Mission Statement : • To provide a networking facility for all Asian Librarians and facilitate visits. • To provide global access to other Chapters and Divisions, wikis, blogs and Community of Practice areas. • To organize training, workshops, seminars and conferences in the Asian region. • To celebrate the diversity of the Asian Chapter through its members, recognizing the cultural identities.
SLA Asian Chapter Office Bearers Executive Board Country Representatives
Awards by the Asian Chapter Winners of 2011 Asian Chapter Awards • Dr. H. Anil Kumar, IIM, Ahmedabad, India ‘SLA Asian Professional Award' sponsored Balani Infotech, IGroup and Asian Chapter, SLA • Mr. Bijoy Ketan Panda, TCS, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. 'SLA Asian Librarian Award' sponsored by IEEE and Asian Chapter, SLA • Ms. Geeta Paliwal, IEG, Delhi, India. 'Early Career Award' sponsored by Business & Finance Division and Asian Chapter, SLA
Other SLA awards won by Asian Chapter Members • Dr Debal Kar, Teri , New Delhi SLA HQ’s recognition/ award for membership development. • Mr. Salek Chand, Election Commission of India, New Delhi 'SLA 2011 International Travel Award' for Business and Finance Division (sponsored by ISI Emerging Markets). • Ms. Sushma Arora, TCS, New Delhi SLA 2011 Business & Finance Division's 'Impact Award'. • Mr. P K Jain, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi SLA 2011 Business &Finance Division's 'Professional Grant'. • Dr Harish Chandra, IIT Madras, SLA 2011 Science & Technology Division,s 'Bonnie-Hilditch International‘ Award.
Select Award Winners 2010… International Travel Award Ms. Snehlata Sharma Tata Consultancy Services Ms. Sushma Arora Tata Consultancy Services
2011 Events • ICoASL – Japan • One Day Seminar at Pune, India • One Day Seminar at Lucknow, India • One Day Seminar at Mumbai, India
Achievements so Far… • Website completely reorganized to make it user friendly. • Regular and transparent communication for better clarity and participation. • Evaluation of Chapter award applications made more comprehensive & systematic based on inputs from other chapters • Extensive marketing and public relations activity … Regular Publication of the news letter, two done & one to go. • Associate sponsors for Online Information Asia Pacific Conference at Hong Kong + setup a kiosk (Mr Ben Keefe) , March 23 – 24. • Represented (Ms. Sushma Arora ) in the SLA Arabian Gulf Chapter 17th Annual Conference 2011 at Muscat on ( March 8-10)
Plans & Projections • To increase the chapter membership to 500 by end of 2012. • Consolidate chapter accounts and stream line budget processes • Increase memberships from students, teachers & vendors. • Increase collaboration with other chapters and divisions. • Conduct the next International Conference on Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL) in India during 2012/13. • Negotiate with SLA headquarters for discounted price for CLICK programs. • An intensive skills development workshop by end of 2011. • Training Committee to expand from last year’s training survey ( Sushma Arora) and come out with exact requirements. • Nomination committee to bring out revised guidelines for deciding on the board of 2012.