[Asis-l] Open SIG Cabinet positions

[Heather Pfeiffer]

This is a call for expressions of interest and/or nominations for 
individuals who are interested in serving as part of the leadership of 
the SIGs. We are looking for both SIG Cabinet Steering Committee members 
and a Deputy Cabinet Director for 2016.


The SIG  Cabinet SteeringCommittee has the general responsibility of 
assisting the Cabinet Director in the management of the SIG Cabinet, 
which consists of the Cabinet Director, the Director-elect/Deputy 
Director, the Immediate Past Director, and four advisors elected from 
among the current SIG officers and Cabinet Representatives, each of whom 
serves a two-year staggered term.  One member of the Cabinet 
SteeringCommittee is elected in odd years; the other three members are 
elected in even years (which is the one we are now in). Members of the 
SteeringCommittee are responsible for evaluating and approving all 
Project and Reserve Fund requests, for serving on the SIG Member of the 
Year and SIG Publication of the Year juries, and for serving as liaisons 
between the SIGs and the Cabinet Director.


The Deputy Cabinet Director is a three year term where the first year 
you are the Cabinet Director in training; second year the SIG Cabinet 
Director; and the third year the Past SIG Cabinet director.

*Four positions are available –*

*[1] Deputy Director SIG Cabinet/Director-elect (three year term)*

*[3] SIG Cabinet advisors on the SIG Steering Committee (two year term)*

If you are interested, or would like to nominate someone to serve please 
respond directly to heatherdpfeiffer at gmail.com 
<mailto:heatherdpfeiffer at gmail.com> with a bio for the person being 
nominated.

Eligibility requirements for both positions:

*Must be a current ASIST member


Eligibility requirements for Deputy Director position:

*Must have held ONE of the following positions:

(1)Is a current SIG Cabinet Steering Committee member OR

(2)Has served as a SIG representative to 
the SIG Cabinet Steering Committee during the last three years OR

(3)Has served as Chair of one of the Special Interest Groups


Eligibility requirements for SIG Cabinet Steering Committee member:

Has served as an officer for one of the SIGs


*More about positions' descriptions:*

/SIG Cabinet advisor. /Two year term beginning at the annual meeting in 
2016 (do not need to be present to be elected).

Evaluate and approve all Project and Reserve Fund requests. Serving on 
the SIG Member of the Year and SIG Publication of the Year 
juries.  Serve as liaison between the SIGs and the Cabinet Director. 
Support Cabinet Director as needed.

/DeputySIGCabinet//Director. /Three year term for this position 
beginning at the 2016 annual meeting (do need to be present to be elected).

First year title: Deputy SIG Director [SIG Cabinet Director elect] – 
also serves as a non-voting member of ASIST Board. Chair of the SIG 
Publication of the Year committee.

Second year title: SIG Cabinet Director. Member of ASIST Board. Voting 
member of the ASIST Board. Chair of the SIG Member of the Year committee.

Third year title Immediate Past SIG Cabinet Director. Chair of several 
nominating committees. Chair of the SIG of the Year committee.

Duties for the Deputy Director / Director-Elect:

· Assist the Director as needed, manage the SIG-L listserv.

· Take notes at the Annual Meeting of the Cabinet.

· Attend ASIS&T Board meetings as a nonvoting member with voice. In the 
Director’s absence, the Deputy Director / Director-Elect has vote as well.

· Serve as the SIGs liaison to ASIS&T Committees at the discretion of 
the ASIS&T President including service as Chair of the SIG Publication 
of the Year Award committee, and serve on other SIG awardscommittees.

/Neither ASIST nor individual SIGs may support the travel expenses of 
attendees at the SIG Cabinet Meeting. These expenses must be borne by 
the individuals. An individual need not be a registered attendee at the 
meeting in order to represent a SIG at a Cabinet meeting. ASIST does 
provide some travel support for the Director and Deputy Director of the 
SIG Cabinet to attend two ASIST board meetings scheduled each year (one 
in summer, one at the annual meeting)./

*If you are interested, or would like to nominate someone to serve 
please respond directly to heatherdpfeiffer at gmail.com 
<mailto:heatherdpfeiffer at gmail.com>.*