[Sigsti-l] Welcome to SIG/STI planning meeting at ASIST 09

[Joe Hourcle]

On Wed, 28 Oct 2009, John D'Ignazio wrote:

>
> Hi STIers:
>
> For those not coming to the Annual Meeting, your agenda item
> suggestions are also welcome -- we can represent your ideas or
> concerns by proxy.
>
> I have an agenda item to suggest: the issue of our disappearing travel
> awards. Before the time that I got involved in the SIG there were,
> according to our website, travel awards sponsored by two separate
> companies to send people to the annual meeting. Now we are down to
> zero. What are the causes and impact of this withdrawal of support? Is
> it important for the SIG to have a travel support program? If so,
> what's a plan for the SIG to find sponsors?

Um ... not agenda related, but the other day I heard that they're doing 
the sticker thing again on badges -- whoever might have been contacted 
about it, *DO* *NOT* tell them to just print what we had last year.

(The stickers were mis-spelled)

-Joe