[Chapters-l] ASIS&T AM: Chapter Assembly Meeting

[Naresh Agarwal]

Hi everyone,

If you're in Montreal for the Annual Meeting, looking forward to seeing you
at the Chapter Assembly in the morning (Sunday) at 8:30am.

Warm regards,
Will and Naresh

On Monday, July 1, 2013, Naresh Agarwal wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> CHAPTER AWARDS
> ---------------
> Please note that the deadline for a number of Chapter Awards is August 15.
> These include:
>
> 1) Chapter of the Year
> 2) Chapter Member of the Year
> 3) Chapter Event of the Year
> 4) Chapter Publication of the Year
> 5) Chapter Innovation
>
> The deadline for the Student Chapter of the Year Award is July 1, as
> Chirag had notified earlier.
>
> You'll find details about the chapter awards and nomination process at
> http://www.asis.org/awards.html
>
> CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT FUND
> ------------------------
> We'd encourage you to apply for the chapter development fund to assist in
> the development of your chapter. A regional chapter may request up to
> $1,000 from the Chapter Development Fund annually. A student chapter may
> request up to $200 from the Chapter Development Fund annually. Joint
> projects, including any combination of regional and student chapters, may
> request up to $1500. annually. Here are the details and the online
> application form http://www.asis.org/Chapters/chapterdevfundform.html
>
> CHANGES VOTED DURING THE LAST CHAPTER ASSEMBLY IN OCTOBER 2012
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> In order to enhance greater collaboration and knowledge sharing within and
> among chapters, SIGs and other bodies, the Chapter Assembly approved the
> following three changes at the 2012 Annual Meeting (something that officers
> of Student and Regional Chapters need to note):
>
> 1) Judging criteria for student and regional Chapter-of-the-Year awards
> will be modified to have 5 points allocated for collaboration with any SIG,
> chapter or a body within or outside ASIS&T. For the student chapter award,
> these points would be taken from the 40 points allocated for Chapter
> Activities. [Jury will take a lenient view of this criteria this year]
>
> 2) We will create an opt-out (instead of opt-in) to the various lists for
> leaders. If you are a chapter leader, you are automatically added to the
> key lists such as the list for all chapters and any other list.
>
> 3) From this point forward, all student and regional chapter annual
> reports will be made public (instead of them being viewed only by the
> jury), but only after the jury has decided on the award. A chapter
> submitting a report will have an opt-out option in the submission form if
> it doesn’t want the report to be made public. [or you could contact us by
> email should you wish to opt out]
>
> YOUR SUGGESTIONS
> ----------------
> We have implemented certain changes. These include monthly Skype meetings
> of the Chapter Assembly Advisory Committee, and beginning to revisit some
> of the documents - bylaws / chapter officer manuals, etc. Do please let us
> know your feedback, concerns and suggestions, as well as any update about
> your chapter. These will be helpful to discuss during the upcoming ASIS&T
> Board Meeting 3 weeks from now, and also for the Chapter Assembly to take
> up.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Will (Director) and Naresh (Deputy Director)
> ASIS&T Chapter Assembly
>
>
>
> --
>
> Naresh Agarwal, PhD, *Assistant Professor*
> Graduate School of Library and Information Science
> Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
> office 617.521.2836 | fax 617.521.3192
> agarwal at simmons.edu <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'agarwal at simmons.edu');>
> www.nareshagarwal.co.nr
>
>

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Naresh Agarwal, PhD, *Assistant Professor*
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
office 617.521.2836 | fax 617.521.3192
agarwal at simmons.edu
www.nareshagarwal.co.nr
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