[Sig-l] TWO OPEN SIG CABINET LEADERSHIP POSITIONS: Call for nominations and expressions of interest!

[Kathryn La Barre]

Greetings!

Thank you for the nominations and expressions of interest for the two open
SIG Cabinet Steering Committee positions. If you are interested and meet
the following eligibility requirements there is still time to join the
slate by contacting klabarre at illinois.edu (more details about
responsibilities for these positions below)
1) You are currently an ASIST member
2) You have ONE of the following experiences:
current SIG Cabinet Steering Committee member OR in the past three years
served as SIG Cabinet representative (or alternate) OR have served as SIG
Chair.

Nominations for both positions close on September 1st. The election will
open on September 2 and close September 14 (SIG Cabinet members are
eligible to vote). Election results will be announced on September 15.
Current slate is below:

*[1] Deputy Director SIG Cabinet/Director-elect (three year term)*

*Kristene Unsworth, Assistant Professor at the College of Computing and
Informatics of Drexel University*

*Moriana Garcia, Natural Sciences Liaison Librarian at Denison University*

*[2] SIG Cabinet advisor (two year term)*

*Rong Tang, Associate Professor at Simmons College*

*Michael Luesebrink, Associate University Librarian, Florida State
University Libraries*

On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 11:37 AM, Kathryn La Barre <klabarre at illinois.edu>
wrote:

> This is a call for expressions of interest and/or nominations for
> individuals who are interested in serving as part of the leadership of the
> SIG Cabinet Steering Committee. The SIG Cabinet Steering Committee has
> the general responsibility of assisting the Cabinet Director in the
> management of the SIG Cabinet, which consists of the Cabinet Director, the
> Director-elect/Deputy Director, the Immediate Past Director, and four
> advisors elected from among the current SIG officers and Cabinet
> Representatives, each of whom serves a two-year staggered term. One member
> of the Cabinet Steering Committee is elected in odd years; the other three
> members are elected in even years. Members of the Steering Committee are
> responsible for evaluating and approving all Project and Reserve Fund
> requests, for serving on the SIG Member of the Year and SIG Publication of
> the Year juries, and for serving as liaisons between the SIGs and the
> Cabinet Director.
>
> *Two positions are available – *
>
> *[1] Deputy Director SIG Cabinet/Director-elect (three year term)*
>
> *[2] SIG Cabinet advisor (two year term)*
>
> If you are interested, or would like to nominate someone to serve please
> respond directly to klabarre at illinois.edu
>
> Eligibility requirements for both positions:
>
> *Must be a current ASIST member
> *Must have held ONE of the following positions:
>
> (1)  Is a current SIG Cabinet Steering Committee member OR
>
> (2)  Has served as a SIG representative to the SIG Cabinet Steering
> Committee during the last three years OR
>
> (3)  Has served as Chair of one of the Special Interest Groups
>
> *Position descriptions:*
>
> *SIG Cabinet advisor. *Two year term beginning at the annual meeting in
> 2015.
>
> Evaluate and approve all Project and Reserve Fund requests. Serving on the
> SIG Member of the Year and SIG Publication of the Year juries.  Serve as
> liaison between the SIGs and the Cabinet Director. Support Cabinet Director
> as needed.
>
> *Deputy SIG Cabinet **Director. *Three year term for this position
> beginning at the 2015 annual meeting.
>
> First year title: Deputy SIG Director [SIG Cabinet Director elect] – also
> serves as a non-voting member of ASIST Board. Chair of the SIG Publication
> of the Year committee
>
> Second year title: SIG Cabinet Director. Member of ASIST Board. Voting
> member of the ASIST Board. Chair of the SIG Member of the Year committee
>
> Third year title Immediate Past SIG Cabinet Director. Chair of several
> nominating committees. Chair of the SIG of the Year committee.
>
> Duties for the Deputy Director / Director-Elect:
>
> · Assist the Director as needed, manage the SIG-L listserv
>
> · Take notes at the Annual Meeting of the Cabinet
>
> · Attend ASIS&T Board meetings as a nonvoting member with voice. In the
> Director’s absence, the Deputy Director / Director-Elect has vote as well.
>
> · Serve as the SIGs liaison to ASIS&T Committees at the discretion of the
> ASIS&T President including service as Chair of the SIG Publication of the
> Year Award committee, and serve on other SIG awards committees.
>
> *Neither ASIST nor individual SIGs may support the travel expenses of
> attendees at the SIG Cabinet Meeting. These expenses must be borne by the
> individuals. An individual need not be a registered attendee at the meeting
> in order to represent a SIG at a Cabinet meeting. ASIST does provide some
> travel support for the Director and Deputy Director of the SIG Cabinet to
> attend two ASIST board meetings scheduled each year (one in summer, one at
> the annual meeting). *
>
>  *If you are interested, or would like to nominate someone to serve
> please respond directly to klabarre at illinois.edu <klabarre at illinois.edu> *
>



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Kathryn La Barre
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