[Sigtis-l] Reminder: SIG SI Call for Nominations: Chair, Secretary, Treasurer

[Adam Worrall]

A reminder that we are seeking nominations for the SIG SI officer positions
of Chair/Co-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. View the full call for
nominations in the quote below or at the link below, and please email me if
you or someone you know may be interested!

https://asistsigsi.wordpress.com/2017/10/09/sig-si-officer-positions-nominations/


- Adam (as SIG SI Elections Coordinator)

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 2:18 PM Adam Worrall <worrall at ualberta.ca> wrote:

> Hi SIG SI members, we are now seeking nominations for three officer
> positions with the SIG.
>
> The first of these is for the position of *Chair* or *Co-Chair* of the
> SIG for 2017-18. The responsibilities of the SIG's Chair or Co-Chair
> include organizing and running SIG SI's annual symposium / workshop, with
> assistance from invited symposium committee members (if desired);
> coordinating panel proposals that SIG SI may sponsor for the ASIS&T Annual
> Meeting; support the process of determining the winners of SIG SI's awards,
> alongside SIG SI's Awards Coordinator (currently Kristin Eschenfelder);
> attend the SIG Cabinet Meeting at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting (or determine a
> suitable substitute delegate from among the SIG officers); and other
> leadership activities for the SIG, if desired and as determined along with
> SIG SI's other officers. Both outgoing SIG SI Co-Chairs, Kalpana Shankar
> and Eric Meyer, will remain around as past chairs to offer input and
> advice, help out with the transition, and encourage continuity.
>
> The second officer position we are seeking nominations for is *Secretary*.
> The responsibilities of the SIG's Secretary are focused on keeping notes
> from and records of all meetings (including the SIG's business meeting at
> the ASIS&T Annual Meeting) and assisting with arrangements for SIG meetings
> and activities. Examples of the latter for past Secretaries have included
> helping manage the peer review process for symposium submissions and
> assisting with the SIG's former newsletter.
>
> We are also seeking nominations for the position of *Treasurer*. The
> responsibilities of the SIG's Treasurer are focused on maintaining records
> of the SIG's budget, keeping in close contact with SIG Cabinet about our
> yearly allocations. The Treasurer ensures the SIG remains viable
> financially and provides report on the SIG's finances at the SIG's business
> meeting at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting.
>
> The Treasurer, Secretary, and SIG Chair should collaborate with each other
> and in conjunction with other SIG SI officers to determine the SIG's
> planned activities each year, providing for submissions to SIG Cabinet as
> called for by that body. The Secretary and Treasurer have typically been
> separate people in the SIG's past, but the same person may serve in both
> roles if able and willing; the Chair / Co-Chair should not also be the
> Secretary or Treasurer. Once elected, the Chair / Co-Chair, Secretary, and
> Treasurer would serve alongside the SIG's other continuing officers,
> including Communications officer Catherine Dumas (Albany), Social Chair
> Adam Worrall (Alberta), and Awards Coordinator Kristin Eschenfelder
> (Wisconsin - Madison). As noted, former and outgoing SIG officers will also
> be around to help with the transition and to offer input and advice where
> and when needed.
>
> If you or someone you know is potentially interested in stepping up and
> serving as SIG SI's Chair / Co-Chair, Secretary, and/or Treasurer, please *submit
> a nomination to myself (worrall at ualberta.ca <worrall at ualberta.ca>)* by *Monday
> October 16th* at *8pm* US Eastern time. *Please include SIG SI in the
> subject line.* We thank you for your consideration of these crucial roles
> within the SIG!
>
> Adam Worrall, Ph.D.
> Elections Coordinator, ASIS&T SIG SI
> Assistant Professor, University of Alberta
> School of Library and Information Studies
> 3-15 Rutherford South
> Edmonton, AB T6G 2J4
> worrall at ualberta.ca  (780) 492-0179
> http://www.adamworrall.org
>
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