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Annual General Meeting May 30, 2002. W e l c o m e !. AGM Agenda. Call to order Approval of minutes of last AGM Bylaws Year in review Election of officers Incoming President’s remarks New business Motion to adjourn. Approval of AGM Minutes May 28, 2001. Bylaws. AGM - May 30, 2002.
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Annual General Meeting May 30, 2002
AGM Agenda • Call to order • Approval of minutes of last AGM • Bylaws • Year in review • Election of officers • Incoming President’s remarks • New business • Motion to adjourn
Bylaws AGM - May 30, 2002
SLA WCC Bylaws Process • Feb to May 2002 • Review, Revise • Drafts to Final Drafts • Ballots to SLA WCC Membership (e-mail, by mail or fax, and also to Chapter Discussion List) • Amendments approved - 100% • Ratification of amended Bylaws
Bylaws Motion I move that the amended SLA WCC Chapter Bylaws, as revised by the Chapter Bylaws Committee and approved by ballot of the membership, be ratified by the assembled members of the SLA WCC Chapter at this annual business meeting.
Treasurer’s Report AGM - May 30, 2002
An overview of our financial condition Current balances Expenditures Income Budget report Overview
Year in Review AGM - May 30, 2002
Mission SLA WCC provides dynamic individuals and groups involved in the business of information with an energizing environment in which to build and share the skills and expertise they need to thrive and prosper in a changing economy. We achieve this through enterprising leadership, timely communication, meaningful mentoring and the provision of outstanding learning opportunities.
Strong, diversified, active, satisfied membership Member Needs Survey • Survey coming soon • 222 members Employment Resources • 278 postings to Discussion List • Revised Web Page
Strong, diversified, active, satisfied membership Student involvement • Student Scholarships • Mentors for Students • 2nd Annual Student/Practioner Pub Nite • Presentations to students
Flexible, responsive human and technical infrastructure Behind the Scenes • Operational Plan • Financial Reporting • Bylaws
Flexible, responsive human and technical infrastructure Communicating Chapter Business • Web Site -www.sla.org/chapter/cwcn • Chapter’s Financial Summary - Treasurer • Mentors for Students section – Tracey Carmichael • Updated Bylaws – Bylaws Committee • Discussion List • 396 subscribers • Changescoming • Greater security, better speed in posting • Archiving & searching capabilities • No attachments
Flexible, responsive human and technical infrastructure Communicating Chapter Business • Wired West -www.sla.org/chapter/cwcn/wwest/ • A Special Collection (Spring 2002) • Learning (Winter 2002) • Flexibility (Fall 2001) • SLA Annual Conference Reports (Summer 2001)
Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Wired West Spring 2002 • Volunteer Workers at the YWCA Women's Information Centre • Letter from London, Internet Librarian • Special Libraries and the Saskatchewan Multitype Library System • WWW: Writing for the Wired World
Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Wired West Winter 2002 • A Librarian's Experience in an MBA program • Archives: An Overview • It's About The People • Strategis: Hot Tips and Pet Peeves • The Adventures of the Practicum Student • Conference Report: Internet Librarian 2001 • Who's Hiring Where
Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Wired West Fall 2001 • Setting up a Library from Scratch • Learning valuable lessons, and painful ones, on the "cutting edge" • Knowledge Champions Institute • Virtually Yours - Yours Virtually • Invitation to Mentor a Student
Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Wired West Summer 2001 • SLA Annual Conference in San Antonio • Motivating the Team • New Web Order • Gary Hoover • First Time Experience • Conference Report • Best International Business Sites • Image of Librarians • Seattle Meeting, April 21, 2001
Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Wired West Contributors Ana Rosa Blue, Arden Matheson, Arlene Higgs Barbara Holder, Carol Shepstone, Coral Payne Daphne Bruce, Debbie Schachter, Debbie Millward Gordon Coleman, Jennifer Bobrovitz, Joel Minion Joleen Wright, Karol Sinats, Lorinda van Kleek, Lynne Foster, Michelle Mallette, Patricia Cia sRhona Karbusicky, Robyn Wanner, Rosemary Griebel Shelley Tegart, Suzanne Ottewell, Tracey Carmichael
Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Quality Events • 32 programmes in 7 cities • Calgary • The San Antonio Experience • Beyond Libraries: Leveraging Skillsets in the Information Age • Electronic Licensing * • Taming Wild Content: Making Information Useable & Searchable • Generational Change • Business Information Sources and Analysis
Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Quality Events • Manitoba • New Applications, New Challenges: Technology Trends * • "Powerful Talk": Effective Business Communications • Vancouver • Bill Fisher, SLA President Elect - How to be a survivor and stay that way! • Holiday Networking Event SLA/VOLUG • Due Diligence • Competitive Intelligence in Review (tonight)
Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences SLA WCC Virtual Initiative • SLA WCC Virtual Events • Inaugural year • 3 programmes • 48 sites (Swift Current, Nanaimo, Edmonton, Saskatoon…) • 161 participants • SLA International Virtual Events • 3 seminars • Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Victoria
Leader in the Western Canadian information management community Exploring Partnerships • Co-sponsoring events • BCLA, CASLIS, GLABC, SAIT, SCIPVOLUG, VALL, HLABC, Saskatchewan Library Assn • Extending members rates to SLA WCC • BCLA annual conference • Vendors
Partnership with SLA International Information conduit • Chapter Cabinet meetings • Board Watching • Focus Group Participant • Obtained SLA Chat Transcripts • SLA International updates
Who made it happen • Directors • Chairs • Committees and volunteers • SLA International . . . and YOU the members!
Officers • Debbie Millward - Past President • Gael Blackhall - President Elect • Diane Walker - Secretary • Lynne Foster - Communications
Directors • Susanne Barker - Vancouver Island • Carol Saxon - Vancouver • Nancy MacKenzie - Calgary • Christina Andrews - Edmonton • Carol Shepstone - Saskatchewan • Shu Huang - Manitoba
Chairs • Joleen Wright - Archives • Susannah Tredwell - Bulletin Editor • Kim Nayyer - Discussion List • Gordon Coleman - Employment
Chairs(continued) • Marissa Poratto - Membership • Coral Payne - Public Relations • Tracey Carmichael - Student Liaison • Barbara Holder - Virtual Programmes
Programme Committees • Calgary • Lorraine Bedet • Gael Blackhall • Mary Holden • Erika Scott • Valerie Swanson • Saskatchewan • Teresa Wright Eastley (Regina)
Programme Committees • Edmonton • Debbie Hunter • John Sinclair • Vancouver • Shawna Ford • Linda Levar • Virtual Initiative • Lorna Adcock • Keith Low • John Sinclair
Special Committees • Bylaws • Debbie Millward (Chair) • Susanne Barker • Christina Andrews • Gael Blackhall • Member Needs Survey • Marissa Poratto (Chair) • Debbie Millward • Coral Payne • Diane Walker
Special Committees • Student Scholarships • Tracey Carmichael (Chair) • Robyn Wanner • Susannah Tredwell • Nominations • Barbara Holder (Chair) • Katy Nelson • Elva Simundsson 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 28, 2001
Nominations • Communications Director • Christina Zeller • Director, Calgary • Lorraine Bedet • Director, Edmonton • Debbie Hunter • President Elect • Claudette Cloutier • Treasurer • Darren Hamilton • Secretary • Diane Walker
SLA ConferenceLos Angeles, CA June 8-12, 2002 • Informal SLA WCC chapter dinner • Discussion … check Bulletin Board (WCC) • Canadian Reception • June 10th(5:00 PM- 7:00 PM) • Beaudrey B at Westin Bonaventure
Gael Blackhall President, 2002-2003
Continuing Officers2002-2003 Past President Patricia Cia Manitoba Director Shu Huang Saskatchewan Director Carol Shepstone Vancouver Director Carol Saxon Vancouver Island Director Susanne Barker
Continuing Chairs 2002-2003 Bulletin Editor Susannah Tredwell Discussion List Kim Nayyer Membership Marissa Poratto Student Liaison Tracey Carmichael
Incoming Chairs2002-2003 Archives Cheri Rauser Employment Amber Lannon Public Relations Joleen Wright Virtual Programmes Maria Swarbrick
New Business AGM - May 30, 2002