[Sigcabinet] Fwd: Re: Three items for SIG-ED from SIG Cabinet teleconference

Tue Apr 27 12:57:47 EDT 2010

Fodder for SIG fund proposals from SIG-ED... -Phil

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Subject: Re: Three items for SIG-ED from SIG Cabinet teleconference
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:01:40 -0400
From: "Cassidy R. Sugimoto" <sugimoto at indiana.edu>
To: phillip.m.edwards at unc.edu

Dear Phil:

Thank you for your email.  We discussed various projects and would love 
to have your feedback on these [many apologies for the long email to 
follow].

*First, we have two monetary awards that we would like to give and are 
interested to see whether these could be supported by the SIG general fund.

1) SIG ED Research Award:  we are interested in hosting an award to 
encourage information science education research (akin to the History 
Award).  However, we are unsure of the appropriate method of funding 
such an award.  It appears the History Award is supported by book 
royalties and donations.  We would like to see whether research-related 
awards could be sponsored through the general fund.

2) SIG ED Sponsorship of Student chapters: we are interested in 
providing funding to support an outstanding programs proposed by student 
chapters.  This would be a nice marriage between SIG and chapter events 
and show the connectedness of the ASIS&T community.  Again, we would 
like to inquire as to the appropriateness of the SIG general fund for 
such events.

3) Leadership program: we have been in discussions with Dick Hill and 
Amy Wallace regarding a scholarship program that would provide funding 
for new members (within the first three years) to attend the AM.  The 
original proposal (see attached) sought to make this an open award 
applying to all SIGs, Chapters, and Committees.  The goal would be to 
recruit new members and to retain them through direct mentoring and 
engagement.  Recently, Amy has proposed a new idea that will provide 
conference registration and a year's membership to new members who 
commit to engaging with a SIG, Chapter or Committee.  They would be 
asked to work with Melissa (new Interaction Manager) to tweet, blog, or 
write (for the Bulletin) about their experience at the AM.  We would 
like to know whether the general fund (or SIG Cabinet) would be 
interested in a scholarship-type proposal that encompassed all SIGs.

*Second, we are very interested in incorporating mentoring programs into 
the AM.  Some ideas we discussed at our planning meeting:

1) A speed networking event for those members on the job market and 
those members hiring (possibly split into groups based on career area).  
This could possibly be done as a pre- or post-AM event with a small 
charge (unless it could be considered an AM session).

2) A "talk to your hero" type event in which we pair newer members up 
with eminent members in the organization (just for the AM).

3) Matching mentors with new members for a prolonged time (not just the
AM).

We welcome comments and criticism!

Cassidy R. Sugimoto, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University Bloomington
http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto/index.html

On 4/26/2010 12:57 PM, Phillip M Edwards wrote:
> Hi, SIG-ED officers,
>
> I just wanted to pass along some bits and pieces that the SIG Cabinet
> discussed in last weeks' teleconference.
>
> (1) Confirming current officers with ASIST HQ. My list of current
officers
> for SIG-ED is as follows:
>
> Chair: Ingrid Hsieh-Yee<hsiehyee at cua.edu>
> Chair-Elect: Cassidy R. Sugimoto<sugimoto at indiana.edu>
> Past-Chair: Michelle Kazmer<kazmer at ci.fsu.edu>
> Secretary: Patricia Evans<pevans at supremecourt.gov>
> Treasurer: Jeonghyun "Annie" Kim<jkim5 at emporia.edu>
> Communications Officer: Cassidy R. Sugimoto<sugimoto at indiana.edu>
>
> If there have been any changes to the above officer roster, please let me
> know. If not, I'll pass this along to ASIST HQ to make sure that they
have
> the most up-to-date list available.
>
> (2) Any resources needed for planning or programs. We're in the process
of
> compiling a list of models for proposals that SIGs might submit to cover
> activities/events/programs from the SIG general fund. This list will
> hopefully provide some guidance for what SIGs can/should spend society
> money on. If you've got a set of activities that you *have* done or that
> you'd *like* to in the near future that might be supported by the SIG
> general fund, please let me know. In terms of requesting funds for the
> upcoming year, the deadline for proposals will be June 1, 2010.
>
> (3) Annual Meeting deadlines. Just FYI, the AM site lists the current set
> of deadlines for AM submissions: http://asis.org/asist2010/
>
> That's it for now. If you have any questions that the Cabinet or ASIST HQ
> should hear about, feel free to let me know, and I'll pass them along.
I'm
> also (ostensibly) on the AM Program Committee, so if you have any
questions
> about the AM, I can try to help with those as well. Thanks!
>
> Phil
>
>    

-- 
Phillip M. Edwards
http://www.unc.edu/home/pmedward/
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Information and Library Science
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