From tdickey1 at kent.edu Wed Sep 13 07:01:16 2017 From: tdickey1 at kent.edu (TIMOTHY DICKEY) Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 07:01:16 -0400 Subject: [Chapters-l] Successful ASIS&T Regional Conference in Central Ohio Message-ID: Good morning, chapter leaders! Daniel suggested I write and pass along the most recent event for success in chapter-based regional conferences! On Friday, Sept.8, three ASIS&T chapters (Central Ohio, Northern Ohio, and Indiana) hosted the 2017 Midwest Regional Conference in Columbus, OH. More than 60 people from 4 states joined us at the newly-renovated Main Branch of Columbus Metropolitan Library for the event, themed "Innovations in 21st-Century Information Services." The two featured speakers were Patrick Losinski (CEO, Columbus Metropolitan Libraries) and Lynn Silipigni Connaway (ASIS&T President and Senior Research Scientist, OCLC). In addition, each of the three sponsoring chapters offered a strong panel of speakers: "The right to be forgotten and digital collections," "Evolving landscapes in public and academic libraries," and "Big data management." (The full program is here .) As is typical for events in the Central Ohio chapter, we attracted attendees from the ASIS&T membership and non-members in roughly equal numbers, as well as serving a large number of practitioners. Generous sponsorships from IUPUI and Kent State University, and venue and parking support from CML helped keep the registration fees low. We are in the process of collecting more formal feedback from participants, but heard comments (one even from the podium) praising the quality of the program and the experience, and several participants asked if the Midwest ASIST chapters could make this kind of event a more regular occurrence. Anyone interested in hearing more about our experience, or thinking about planning a regional meeting with their chapter and others, feel free to write to me, or catch me at annual next month! All best, timothy Timothy J. Dickey, Ph.D., MLIS. tdickey1 at kent.edu (614) 785-1632 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu Wed Sep 13 20:24:44 2017 From: Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu (Alemneh, Daniel) Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:24:44 +0000 Subject: [Chapters-l] [EXT] Successful ASIS&T Regional Conference in Central Ohio In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you Timothy for summarizing and sharing the story of another successful ASIS&ST Regional Meeting in Colombus, Ohio. I think such a regional meeting is not only a great way to recruit new members, but also a wonderful opportunity for ASIS&T current members to get together without traveling far and to encourage everyone to expand local professional networks. We started our first such Regional Chapters meeting last year at Rutgers University, and since then, we had many successful regional meetings in various parts of the world: Europe (Berlin), Asia (Taiwan), and in the US (including another one in Dublin Ohio). See some of the past Regional meetings here: https://www.asist.org/?s=Regional+Meeting . These meetings feature excellent technical programs on a variety of topics and are interesting, informative, convenient, and fun. Besides, considering the global rotations of the future ASIS&T conferences, such Regional Meetings allow for a greater opportunity for interactions between attendees, whether they can attend the Annual Meeting in that particular year or not. Please note that all ASIS&T members are encouraged to participate in their local Chapters. All ASIS&T members whose mailing addresses are within a Chapter?s geographic boundaries are automatically members of that Chapter. Although not all ASIS&T Chapters are active, there are 21 regional chapters (including the new Brazil Regional Chapter, our first from Latin America). ASIS&T is committed to providing assistance to help local Chapters to organize activities or special projects that revitalize and engage local members. Among other available resources and services, Chapters can apply for one of the Chapter Development Funds: https://www.asist.org/files/chapters/regional/ChapterDevelopmentFundsAppl.pdf. Hope to see most of you at the Annual Meeting next month. Daniel From: Chapters-l [mailto:chapters-l-bounces at asist.org] On Behalf Of TIMOTHY DICKEY Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 6:01 AM To: chapters-l at asis.org; students-l at asis.org Subject: [EXT] [Chapters-l] Successful ASIS&T Regional Conference in Central Ohio Good morning, chapter leaders! Daniel suggested I write and pass along the most recent event for success in chapter-based regional conferences! On Friday, Sept.8, three ASIS&T chapters (Central Ohio, Northern Ohio, and Indiana) hosted the 2017 Midwest Regional Conference in Columbus, OH. More than 60 people from 4 states joined us at the newly-renovated Main Branch of Columbus Metropolitan Library for the event, themed "Innovations in 21st-Century Information Services." The two featured speakers were Patrick Losinski (CEO, Columbus Metropolitan Libraries) and Lynn Silipigni Connaway (ASIS&T President and Senior Research Scientist, OCLC). In addition, each of the three sponsoring chapters offered a strong panel of speakers: "The right to be forgotten and digital collections," "Evolving landscapes in public and academic libraries," and "Big data management." (The full program is here.) As is typical for events in the Central Ohio chapter, we attracted attendees from the ASIS&T membership and non-members in roughly equal numbers, as well as serving a large number of practitioners. Generous sponsorships from IUPUI and Kent State University, and venue and parking support from CML helped keep the registration fees low. We are in the process of collecting more formal feedback from participants, but heard comments (one even from the podium) praising the quality of the program and the experience, and several participants asked if the Midwest ASIST chapters could make this kind of event a more regular occurrence. Anyone interested in hearing more about our experience, or thinking about planning a regional meeting with their chapter and others, feel free to write to me, or catch me at annual next month! All best, timothy Timothy J. Dickey, Ph.D., MLIS. tdickey1 at kent.edu (614) 785-1632 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu Wed Sep 13 20:41:43 2017 From: Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu (Alemneh, Daniel) Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:41:43 +0000 Subject: [Chapters-l] Announcing the 2017 ASIS&T Regional Chapter of the Year Award Message-ID: We are pleased to announce that the 2017 Chapter of the Year Award goes to the European Chapter (EUChap)! ASIS&T Regional Chapters competed for this award under the criteria of Membership, Chapter Meetings, Projects and Services, Collaboration, Communication, Financial, Awards, and Administration. The European Chapter has done excellent work increasing their overall membership and extending membership to 6 new countries! By adding new Country Representatives and continued collaboration with the student chapter, they have experienced additional membership growth. They have created an impressive list of publications promoting their chapter. The range of chapter activities demonstrates dedication to promoting the chapter and the ASIS&T organization as well as providing professional and collaborative opportunities for members. The EUChap has 190 members including 30 student members, 4 institutional members, primarily academics and faculty. Since 2016, the EUChap gained 81 members. This chapter has performed valuable services in connecting its members to LIS jobs and resources. They have held 10 events over many countries as well as leading 6 projects collaborating with student groups as well as regional groups. This chapter has active means of communication including email, mailing lists, a wiki, and a social media presence, and also has a well-managed budget. This Chapter is no stranger to awards, boasting 5 nominations and 4 awards including member of EUChap 2016 (Peter Ingwersen), Chapter of the Year for 2016 (European Chapter), chapter member of the year 2016 (Isabella Peters), and nomination for the Award Crestos 2017 (Agnes Mainka). The European Chapter has the highest membership, has managed its budget efficiently and provides many opportunities for its members to engage with one another and hold many programs distributed over the European continent. Join us in congratulating the European Chapter for having a great year promoting ASIS&T and displaying excellence as the ASIS&T Regional Chapter of the Year. On behalf of the 2017 ASIS&T Regional Chapter of the Year Award Jury: Daniel Gelaw Alemneh (University of North Texas), Chapter Assembly Director Kayla Siddell (Indiana State University), Deputy Chapter Assembly Director -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: