[Eurchap] News from ASIS&T AM in Montreal

[emil.levine at chello.at]

Very proud of all as former chair and chapter advisor.

emil Levine


---- Diane Sonnenwald <diane.sonnenwald at gmail.com> schrieb:
> Dear All,
> 
> It was a pleasure seeing so many of you at the Annual Meeting (AM) in
> Montreal.
> 
> Those of you who were there already know that our chapter won the Chapter
> of the Year Award for the second year in a row! Congratulations to
> everyone, especially the officers and others who organized and had lead
> roles in activities throughout the year. Well done!
> 
> There was discussion at the AM regarding the location for the AM in Europe
> in 2016 and with which other conferences might be held in conjunction with
> the AM. The latter was also discussed at the International Relations
> Committee (IRC) as a strategy to increase membership, which is a priority
> for the current president, Harry Bruce.
> 
> At the Board Meeting on Wednesday, a committee/task force was established
> to advise the Executive Committee and headquarters (HQ) regarding possible
> locations for the AM in Europe in 2016. Katriina Bystrom, Jens-Erik Mai,
> Sanda Erdelez and I are on the committee. Dick Hill will be sending us HQ's
> criteria/requirements for the AM in the next two weeks to the committee. I
> anticipate that the committee will review them for clarity, share them with
> you, and encourage you to provide proposals that show how the city/location
> you are proposing for the AM meets (and perhaps even exceeds) the criteria.
> It may be that several members may wish to collaborate together on a
> proposal.
> 
> The cities Dick mentioned that he was considering before the committee was
> established include Madrid, Brussels, Amsterdam and Berlin.
> 
> Many European cities have organizations that put together proposals for
> organizations such as ASIS&T to hold conferences in their city. And local
> and national governments and businesses also may provide funds and special
> discounts to attract conferences to their location. Please consider taking
> advantage of such things as you develop your proposal.
> 
> At this time I don't know when proposals will be due, but we will let you
> know as soon as we learn this from HQ. For now, I just wanted to share with
> you what we know at this time.
> 
> In other news, the Board also approved lower membership fees for students
> and transitioning professionals in developing nations. Specifically:
> 
> (a) Students from countries categorized as "medium" or "low " human
> development in the most recent United Nations Human Development Report may
> join ASIS&T at $20 per year.
> 
> (b) When a group of 10 or more students from these countries join at the
> same time and their membership fees are submitted with one payment, the
> membership fee is $10 per student.
> 
> (c) The early/transitional membership fee for individuals who have been
> student members or are new and transitioning information professionals in
> countries categorized as "medium" or "low" human development in the most
> recent United Nations Human Development Report may join ASIS&T at $30 per
> year. (As before, there is a 3 year limitation to this membership category.)
> 
> These changes should be reflected on the ASIS&T web site shortly.
> 
> A number of members discussed with me the possibility of establishing a new
> chapter in Africa or possibly a joint Africa - Middle East Chapter over the
> next 1-2 years as relationships with individuals in these regions are
> further developed.  Does anyone see this as problematic for the European
> Chapter?
> 
> My term as "Immediate Past President" ended on Wed, and this concludes my
> service on the Board, etc. I very much appreciate everyone's energy,
> dedication to ASIS&T, and willingness to work with me and support during
> the past three years! Thank you.
> 
> Best regards,
> Diane