[Eurchap] Fwd: [Chapters-l] ASIS&T Chapter Awards 2016

[Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic]

Congratulations to all, especially leadership!
Best,
Sanjica


> Congratulations to everyone!!
>
> Well done!
>
> Regards,
> Diane
>
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 10:25 AM, Isto Huvila <isto.huvila at abm.uu.se>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Congratulations to the board, all chapter members, and for Isabella of
>> course. This is big, no it is huge :-)
>>
>> best wishes,
>>
>>
>> Isto
>>
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>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> *From: *Chirag Shah <chirags at rutgers.edu>
>> *Subject: **[Chapters-l] ASIS&T Chapter Awards 2016*
>> *Date: *25 September 2016 at 03:55:53 GMT+2
>> *To: *<asis-l at asis.org>, <chapters-l at asis.org>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> We are happy to announce the following chapter awards for this year.
>>
>> *Chapter of the Year*
>> We are pleased to announce that the *European Chapter* is the 2016
>> winner
>> of the ASIS&T regional Chapter of the Year Award. In selecting
>> European Chapter for the award, the jury considered the chapter?s
>> membership, activities, communications, financial and administrative
>> management, and contributions to ASIS&T and the broader IS community.
>>
>> The Chapter takes advantage of the regional information science meetings
>> to hold their own chapter meetings.  Great focus on the 2016 ASIS&T
>> Annual
>> Meeting and the very important contributions to the success of the
>> meeting
>> dully noted.  Also, recognizing the fact that the students are our
>> future,
>> such collaboration with and focus on student members is very important
>> and
>> essential to the success of ASIS&T.
>>
>> The chapter surveyed its members to understand members? needs and the
>> jury
>> members impressed with the honesty with which the leadership has
>> identified
>> the issues and is tackling the problems.
>>
>> *Chapter Event of the Year*
>> The 2016 Chapter Event-of-the-Year Award goes to *New Jersey ASIS&T* for
>> the first ASIS&T Regional Meeting held at Rutgers University on April
>> 15:
>> https://www.asist.org/events/asist-regional-meeting-2016-rutgers-university/.
>> The nomination received high point with a theme of participant
>> engagement.
>>
>> Reviewers noted the timeliness of the topic, diverse and well-known
>> speakers, and opportunities for students and SIGs engagement. It was
>> well-publicized and well attended, both face to face and virtual. As
>> described by the nominator, this event brought together students
>> chapters
>> from Rutgers, Pratt, and Drexel together in working with the NJ Chapter,
>> setting a good example of chapters could collaborate in mutually
>> beneficial
>> way. In addition to executing a highly successful program, this event
>> created a milestone in ASIS&T and set an example of how ASIS&T could
>> create
>> value for its members at a local level.
>>
>> *Chapter Member of the Year*
>> The award goes to *Dr. Isabella Peters*, whose outstanding service and
>> leadership to the European Chapter (EC) has been identified by several
>> members and officers. Dr. Peters has served as chair and advisor of the
>> European Chapter, and has been a dedicated and active member of ASIST
>> for
>> many years. She has actively advertised and administered the ASIS&T free
>> student membership program for the European Chapter, renewed and
>> upgraded
>> the EC website and Facebook pages, and provided advise and support to
>> the EC Student Chapter. Dr. Peters has served as a mentor for ASIS&T New
>> Leaders program, organized New member brunches at the Annual Meetings,
>> and
>> participated in delivering high-value webinars to the members.
>>
>>
>> Congratulations to the winners of these prestigious awards. Hope to see
>> you all in Copenhagen next month!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Chirag Shah, Rutgers University, Chapter Assembly Director
>> Daniel Alemneh, University of North Texas, Chapter Assembly Deputy
>> Director
>>
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izv. prof. dr. sc. Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic
Odsjek za informacijske znanosti, Filozofski fakultet u Osijeku
L. Jaegera 9, 31000 Osijek
E-posta: sfaletar at ffos.hr


Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Information Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
L. Jaegera 9, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
E-mail: sfaletar at ffos.hr