[Asis-l] ASIST Chapter for the Carolinas Discussion and Meeting

[Clemens, Rachael]

Dear All:

 

Due to the large number of members of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) in North and South Carolina and other researchers and practitioners in the these states, we have decided to investigate the possible formation of a Regional Chapter of ASIS&T for North and South Carolina.  A listserv has been set up for the purpose of discussing a potential "Carolinas Chapter."  If you would like to be added to this listserv, please email Cassidy Sugimoto at csugimoto at unc.edu <mailto:csugimoto at unc.edu>  and she will add you to the listserv.

 

In addition to discussion on the listserv, we will be holding an informational meeting in mid-September to discuss interests in a regional chapter.  If we decide to go ahead with a "Carolinas Chapter," 

we will need to elect temporary officers, form a slate for permanent officers, elect a steering committee to write Chapter Bylaws, and sign a petition in favor of forming a Carolinas Chapter.  This petition must be signed by at least 15 members in order for us to submit an appeal to ASIS&T Headquarters.

 

If you are unable to attend, but would like to be involved, please email Cassidy at csugimoto at unc.edu <mailto:csugimoto at unc.edu>  and let me know how you are interested in participating.  We will need volunteers/nominations in the following

areas:

 

1.     Temporary officers until our next meeting (most likely to be 

held at ASIS&T in October).

 

2.     Steering committee to develop Chapter Bylaws.

 

3.      Nominations for Chair, Chair-elect, Secretary/Treasurer, and 

Record Holder for the 2007-2008 year.  (For more information on these positions, see http://www.asis.org/AboutASIS/chofficermanual.pdf <http://www.asis.org/AboutASIS/chofficermanual.pdf> )  We will need to prepare an election slate at the mid-September meeting, so please send your nominations in as soon as possible (self-nominations are encouraged!).

 

More information about the date and time of the mid- September meeting will be sent to the members of the listserv, so please subscribe if you would like to be included on further discussion on this topic.

 

Sincerely,

 

Cassidy R. Sugimoto

 

Doctoral Student, School of Information and Library Science

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill