[Chapters-l] Congratulations to LACASIS and NEASIST - 2007 ASIS&T Chapters of the Year!

[Christina Salazar]

Hi all,

On behalf of LACASIS I would like to congratulate our Chapters of the
Year co-winners, NEASIST: great job with some really interesting ideas
and obviously a very motivated membership and Board; personally I'm
humbled to share the Chapter of the Year award with such an accomplished
Chapter.

Awards committee: thank you so much. I know how busy we all are and you
three ladies provide an excellent service for National by serving on
this committee and reading through all those awards submissions!

Unlike many academic librarians, participating in professional
associations does not translate to tenure for me, however, I choose to
participate in LACASIS because I so enjoy working with this group of
professionals. Not to single any one of this amazing group out (but I
will), Aura Lippincott, my co-chair this year, is an outstanding example
of the caliber of people that LACASIS is made up of and deserves
virtually all of the credit for this award.

I'm look forward to seeing many of you at conference and congratulating
and thanking you in person.
Christina Salazar, Co-chair with Aura Lippincott, LACASIS 2006-07

>>> On 09/26/2007 at 11:17 AM, <beata_panagopoulos at harvard.edu> wrote:
> Dear ASIS&T members:
> 
> The work of the 2007 ASIS&T Chapter of the Year Jury was difficult
this 
> year because we received several great nominations for the award.  
These 
> submissions are a wonderful testament to the value and impact that
the 
> chapters have in their local information science and technology 
> communities.  If you are lucky enough to live in an area where there
is an 
> active ASIS&T chapter, I highly recommend that you check it out! 
Attend a 
> program and/or become involved.  It's a very rewarding experience. 
> 
> Speaking of rewards, I would like to sincerely thank the 2007 Chapter
of 
> the Year Award Jury for their tireless work: Heather Hessell,
Christine 
> Connors, and Tatjana Aparac-Jelusic. 
> 
> This year we have two winners: LACASIS and New England - it was a
dead 
> heat between the two chapters.  Below is the citation for them which
will 
> be in The Bulletin, the ASIS&T Annual Meeting Program and on the
ASIS&T 
> website.
> 
> 
>
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> **************
> 
> 2007 Chapter of the Year (Two Winners): Los Angeles and New England
> 
> The Los Angeles Chapter was selected 2007 Chapter of the Year due to
its 
> stellar performance in all of the assessment criteria.  With 25
active 
> local members, LACASIS provides its membership with myriad
educational and 
> networking opportunities in the Los Angeles area.  The five events 
> organized by LACASIS were on topics which ranged from the practical 
> “Working with Wikis” to the theoretical “Toward Multimedia
Surrogation,” 
> each incorporating time for socializing and networking.  With one
board 
> member responsible for member recruitment and retention, LACASIS has
an 
> impressive array of activities geared towards attracting members from
many 
> different professional and geographic areas and keeping them hooked
on the 
> Society.  The chapter sponsors two awards: The Margaret McKinley
Memorial 
> Student Scholarship which provides reimbursement funding up to $1000
for 
> one student to attend ASIS&T Annual, and The Contribution to
Information 
> Science and Technology Award honoring individuals who have made 
> significant contributions to the field.  It also co-sponsors the UCLA

> GSE&IS Lazerow Lecture.  Additionally, LACASIS recognizes the 
> extraordinary service of its active members with a LACASIS Member
Award. 
> This year the chapter moved their award-winning quarterly newsletter,

> OASIS, from a traditional print/pdf format to a wiki format, enabling

> registered users to contribute content to it.  And finally, by
watching 
> expenses and juggling priorities, LACASIS maintains its fiscal health

> while continuing to offer its members rich local programming and
services.
> 
> Our second winner, the New England Chapter, was equally outstanding
in all 
> Chapter of the Year assessment criteria.  The Chapter sponsored four

> successful programs with an average attendance of 85.  The diversity
of 
> the program topics (“The Dawn of the Embedded Library”,
“Geographic 
> Information Made Accessible,” “Designing Usable Interfaces”,
and 
> “Visualizing Wikipedia”) reflects the understanding that not all
of its 
> 200 members work in libraries.  In support of the Society’s goal to

> increase membership, NEASIS&T has begun offering discounted ASIS&T 
> memberships to nonmembers who join ASIST at the same time they
register 
> for a NEASIST program.  The chapter has also shifted the pricing
structure 
> of its programs to provide deeper discounts to ASIS&T members, thus 
> encouraging membership.  By convincing speakers to waive fees and
securing 
> free meeting space, the major programs net profits that enable the
Chapter 
> to offer free programs as well.  At an annual awards banquet, the
Chapter 
> honors the Student Member of the Year, as well as the Chapter Member
of 
> the Year.  NEASIST sponsors a Student Travel Award competition: up to
two 
> winners receive $750 to cover travel expenses to attend the ASIS&T
Annual 
> Meeting.  The Chapter also supports the International Calendar of 
> Information Science.  With these initiatives which nurture and
support the 
> information science and technology community in New England and 
> internationally, the chapter exemplifies the old adage: “Think
Globally, 
> Act Locally.”
> 
> A hearty congratulations to both Los Angeles and New England for
winning 
> the Chapter of the Year Award – with your dedication to your local

> membership you promote ASIST's core values from coast to coast.
> 
> Beata Panagopoulos
> ASIS&T Chapter Assembly Director
> 
> Head of Technical Services
> Kennedy School of Government Library
> Harvard University
> 79 JFK Street
> Cambridge, MA 02138
> tel. 617-496-1775
> fax 617-495-1972
> email: beata_panagopoulos at harvard.edu 
> 
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