annual general meeting may 30, 2002. w e l c o m e !
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AGM AgendaAGM 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
SLA WCC BylawsSLA WCC Bylaws
ProcessProcess 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
BylawsBylaws
MotionMotionI 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.
OverviewOverview
An
overview
of our
financial
condition
• Current balances
• Expenditures
• Income
• Budget report
Current BalancesCurrent Balances
May 2001 May 2002Operating Account Balance $7,718 $6,919Reserve Account Balance $8,125 $8,547Total cash in bank accounts $15,843 $15,466Liabilities $0 $0Equity $15,843 $15,466
2001-2002 Expenditure Pattern2001-2002 Expenditure Pattern
Programming67%
Virtual Meetings16%
Donations2%
Executive expense15%
Other0.2%
2001-2002 Income Pattern2001-2002 Income PatternSponsorships
4%
Programming56%
Virtual Meetings9%
Interest3%
SLA HQ dues allotment
28%
Budget ReportBudget Report
Budget 2002 Actual 2002 Comments on YTDSLA HQ dues allotment $4,400 $4,260 Membership declineMeeting income $10,650 $9,721 OKInterest income $450 $425 RealizedSponsorships $2,150 $555 No major Fund Dev. activities
Total Income $17,650 $14,960Meeting expense ($12,800) ($12,836) OKExecutive expense ($3,300) ($2,290) OKDonations ($500) ($319) OK - student scholarships pendingSpecial Projects & Communications ($900) ($32)
Membership survey, mailings … Fall 2002
Misc. expenses ($150) OK - No advertising costsTotal expenses ($17,650) ($15,478)
MissionMission
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.
Strategic InitiativesStrategic Initiatives & &
2001 - 20022001 - 2002Operational GoalsOperational Goals
Strong, diversified, active, Strong, diversified, active, satisfied membershipsatisfied membership
Member Needs SurveyMember Needs Survey• Survey coming soon
• 222 members
Employment ResourcesEmployment Resources
• 278 postings to Discussion List
• Revised Web Page
Strong, diversified, active, Strong, diversified, active, satisfied membershipsatisfied membership
Student involvementStudent involvement
• Student Scholarships
• Mentors for Students
• 2nd Annual Student/Practioner Pub Nite
• Presentations to students
Flexible, responsive human and Flexible, responsive human and technical infrastructuretechnical infrastructure
Behind the ScenesBehind the Scenes
• Operational Plan
• Financial Reporting
• Bylaws
Flexible, responsive human and Flexible, responsive human and technical infrastructuretechnical infrastructure
Communicating Chapter BusinessCommunicating 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– Changes coming
• Greater security, better speed in posting• Archiving & searching capabilities• No attachments
Flexible, responsive human and Flexible, responsive human and technical infrastructuretechnical infrastructure
Communicating Chapter BusinessCommunicating 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 Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiencesprofessional development experiences
Wired WestWired West Spring 2002 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 Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiencesprofessional development experiences
Wired WestWired West Winter 2002 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 Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiencesprofessional development experiences
Wired WestWired West Fall 2001 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 Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiencesprofessional development experiences
Wired WestWired West Summer 2001 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 Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiencesprofessional development experiences
Wired WestWired West Contributors ContributorsAna 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 Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiencesprofessional development experiences
Quality EventsQuality 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 Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiencesprofessional development experiences
Quality EventsQuality 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 Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiencesprofessional development experiences
SLA WCC Virtual InitiativeSLA 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 Leader in the Western Canadian information management communityinformation management community
Exploring PartnershipsExploring 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 InternationalPartnership with SLA International
Information conduitInformation conduit
• Chapter Cabinet meetings
• Board Watching
• Focus Group Participant
• Obtained SLA Chat Transcripts
• SLA International updates
Who made it happenWho made it happen
• Directors• Chairs• Committees and volunteers• SLA International
. . . and YOUYOU the members!
OfficersOfficers
• Debbie Millward - Past President
• Gael Blackhall - President Elect
• Diane Walker - Secretary
• Lynne Foster - Communications
DirectorsDirectors
• Susanne Barker - Vancouver Island• Carol Saxon - Vancouver• Nancy MacKenzie - Calgary• Christina Andrews - Edmonton• Carol Shepstone - Saskatchewan• Shu Huang - Manitoba
ChairsChairs
• Joleen Wright - Archives
• Susannah Tredwell - Bulletin Editor
• Kim Nayyer - Discussion List
• Gordon Coleman - Employment
ChairsChairs (continued)(continued)
• Marissa Poratto - Membership
• Coral Payne - Public Relations
• Tracey Carmichael - Student Liaison
• Barbara Holder - Virtual Programmes
Programme CommitteesProgramme Committees
• Calgary– Lorraine Bedet– Gael Blackhall – Mary Holden– Erika Scott– Valerie Swanson
• Saskatchewan– Teresa Wright Eastley (Regina)
Programme CommitteesProgramme Committees
• Edmonton– Debbie Hunter– John Sinclair
• Vancouver– Shawna Ford– Linda Levar
• Virtual Initiative– Lorna Adcock– Keith Low– John Sinclair
Special CommitteesSpecial Committees
• Bylaws– Debbie Millward (Chair)– Susanne Barker– Christina Andrews– Gael Blackhall
• Member Needs Survey– Marissa Poratto (Chair)– Debbie Millward– Coral Payne– Diane Walker
Special CommitteesSpecial Committees
• Student Scholarships– Tracey Carmichael (Chair)– Robyn Wanner– Susannah Tredwell
• Nominations– Barbara Holder (Chair)– Katy Nelson– Elva Simundsson
Our Thanks! ...
Thank You!Thank You!
Volunteers
Without whom none of the initiatives and accomplishments of this last year would have been possible
And our MembersWithout whom we would not exist
NominationsNominations
• Communications DirectorCommunications Director–Christina Zeller
• Director, CalgaryDirector, Calgary–Lorraine Bedet
• Director, EdmontonDirector, Edmonton–Debbie Hunter
• President ElectPresident Elect– Claudette Cloutier
• TreasurerTreasurer– Darren Hamilton
• SecretarySecretary– Diane Walker
SLA ConferenceSLA Conference Los Angeles, CA June 8-12, 2002Los 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
Continuing OfficersContinuing Officers2002-20032002-2003
Past President Patricia Cia
Manitoba Director Shu Huang
Saskatchewan Director Carol Shepstone
Vancouver Director Carol Saxon
Vancouver Island Director Susanne Barker
Continuing ChairsContinuing Chairs 2002-2003 2002-2003
Bulletin Editor Susannah Tredwell
Discussion List Kim Nayyer
Membership Marissa Poratto
Student Liaison Tracey Carmichael
Incoming ChairsIncoming Chairs2002-20032002-2003
Archives Cheri Rauser
Employment Amber Lannon
Public Relations Joleen Wright
Virtual Programmes Maria Swarbrick