Annual General Meeting May 30, 2002. W e l c o m e !

Annual General MeetingAnnual General MeetingMay 30, 2002

W e l c o m e !W e l c o m e !

AGM AgendaAGM Agenda

• Call to order• Approval of minutes of last AGM• Bylaws • Year in review • Election of officers• Incoming President’s remarks• New business• Motion to adjourn

Approval of AGMApproval of AGMMinutes May 28, 2001Minutes May 28, 2001

BylawsBylaws

AGM - May 30, 2002AGM - May 30, 2002

SLA WCC BylawsSLA WCC Bylaws

ProcessProcess Feb to May 2002

Review, Revise

Drafts to Final Drafts

Ballots to SLA WCC Membership

(e-mail, by mail or fax, and also to Chapter Discussion List)

Amendments approved - 100%

Ratification of amended Bylaws

BylawsBylaws

MotionMotionI move that the amended SLA WCC Chapter Bylaws, as revised by the Chapter Bylaws Committee and approved by ballot of the membership, be ratified by the assembled members of the SLA WCC Chapter at this annual business meeting.

Treasurer’s Report Treasurer’s Report AGM - May 30, 2002

OverviewOverview

An

overview

of our

financial

condition

• Current balances

• Expenditures

• Income

• Budget report

Current BalancesCurrent Balances

May 2001 May 2002Operating Account Balance $7,718 $6,919Reserve Account Balance $8,125 $8,547Total cash in bank accounts $15,843 $15,466Liabilities $0 $0Equity $15,843 $15,466

2001-2002 Expenditure Pattern2001-2002 Expenditure Pattern

Programming67%

Virtual Meetings16%

Donations2%

Executive expense15%

Other0.2%

2001-2002 Income Pattern2001-2002 Income PatternSponsorships

4%

Programming56%

Virtual Meetings9%

Interest3%

SLA HQ dues allotment

28%

Budget ReportBudget Report

Budget 2002 Actual 2002 Comments on YTDSLA HQ dues allotment $4,400 $4,260 Membership declineMeeting income $10,650 $9,721 OKInterest income $450 $425 RealizedSponsorships $2,150 $555 No major Fund Dev. activities

Total Income $17,650 $14,960Meeting expense ($12,800) ($12,836) OKExecutive expense ($3,300) ($2,290) OKDonations ($500) ($319) OK - student scholarships pendingSpecial Projects & Communications ($900) ($32)

Membership survey, mailings … Fall 2002

Misc. expenses ($150) OK - No advertising costsTotal expenses ($17,650) ($15,478)

Year in ReviewYear in ReviewAGM - May 30, 2002

MissionMission

SLA WCC provides dynamic individuals and groups involved in the business of information with an energizing environment in which to build and share the skills and expertise they need to thrive and prosper in a changing economy. We achieve this through enterprising leadership, timely communication, meaningful mentoring and the

provision of outstanding learning opportunities.

Strategic InitiativesStrategic Initiatives & &

2001 - 20022001 - 2002Operational GoalsOperational Goals

Strong, diversified, active, Strong, diversified, active, satisfied membershipsatisfied membership

Member Needs SurveyMember Needs Survey• Survey coming soon

• 222 members

Employment ResourcesEmployment Resources

• 278 postings to Discussion List

• Revised Web Page

Strong, diversified, active, Strong, diversified, active, satisfied membershipsatisfied membership

Student involvementStudent involvement

• Student Scholarships

• Mentors for Students

• 2nd Annual Student/Practioner Pub Nite

• Presentations to students

Flexible, responsive human and Flexible, responsive human and technical infrastructuretechnical infrastructure

Behind the ScenesBehind the Scenes

• Operational Plan

• Financial Reporting

• Bylaws


Communicating Chapter BusinessCommunicating Chapter Business• Web Site - www.sla.org/chapter/cwcn

– Chapter’s Financial Summary - Treasurer– Mentors for Students section – Tracey Carmichael– Updated Bylaws – Bylaws Committee

• Discussion List– 396 subscribers– Changes coming

• Greater security, better speed in posting• Archiving & searching capabilities• No attachments


Communicating Chapter BusinessCommunicating Chapter Business

• Wired West - www.sla.org/chapter/cwcn/wwest/

– A Special Collection (Spring 2002)

– Learning (Winter 2002)

– Flexibility (Fall 2001)

– SLA Annual Conference Reports (Summer 2001)

Innovative, quality, responsive & timely Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiencesprofessional development experiences

Wired WestWired West Spring 2002 Spring 2002• Volunteer Workers at the YWCA Women's

Information Centre

• Letter from London, Internet Librarian

• Special Libraries and the Saskatchewan

Multitype Library System

• WWW: Writing for the Wired World


Wired WestWired West Winter 2002 Winter 2002• A Librarian's Experience in an MBA program • Archives: An Overview • It's About The People• Strategis: Hot Tips and Pet Peeves • The Adventures of the Practicum Student • Conference Report: Internet Librarian 2001• Who's Hiring Where


Wired WestWired West Fall 2001 Fall 2001

• Setting up a Library from Scratch • Learning valuable lessons, and painful ones, on

the "cutting edge"• Knowledge Champions Institute • Virtually Yours - Yours Virtually

• Invitation to Mentor a Student


Wired WestWired West Summer 2001 Summer 2001• SLA Annual Conference in San Antonio

– Motivating the Team– New Web Order– Gary Hoover– First Time Experience– Conference Report– Best International Business Sites– Image of Librarians

• Seattle Meeting, April 21, 2001


Wired WestWired West Contributors ContributorsAna Rosa Blue, Arden Matheson, Arlene Higgs

Barbara Holder, Carol Shepstone, Coral Payne

Daphne Bruce, Debbie Schachter, Debbie Millward

Gordon Coleman, Jennifer Bobrovitz, Joel Minion

Joleen Wright, Karol Sinats, Lorinda van Kleek,

Lynne Foster, Michelle Mallette, Patricia Cia

sRhona Karbusicky, Robyn Wanner, Rosemary Griebel

Shelley Tegart, Suzanne Ottewell, Tracey Carmichael


Quality EventsQuality Events

• 32 programmes in 7 cities

• Calgary– The San Antonio Experience– Beyond Libraries: Leveraging Skillsets in the Information Age– Electronic Licensing *– Taming Wild Content: Making Information Useable & Searchable– Generational Change– Business Information Sources and Analysis


Quality EventsQuality Events• Manitoba

– New Applications, New Challenges: Technology Trends *– "Powerful Talk": Effective Business Communications

• Vancouver– Bill Fisher, SLA President Elect

- How to be a survivor and stay that way!– Holiday Networking Event SLA/VOLUG– Due Diligence– Competitive Intelligence in Review (tonight)


SLA WCC Virtual InitiativeSLA WCC Virtual Initiative

• SLA WCC Virtual Events– Inaugural year– 3 programmes– 48 sites (Swift Current, Nanaimo, Edmonton, Saskatoon…) – 161 participants

• SLA International Virtual Events– 3 seminars– Calgary, Edmonton, Regina,

Saskatoon, Vancouver, Victoria

Leader in the Western Canadian Leader in the Western Canadian information management communityinformation management community

Exploring PartnershipsExploring Partnerships• Co-sponsoring events

– BCLA, CASLIS, GLABC, SAIT, SCIPVOLUG, VALL, HLABC, Saskatchewan Library Assn

• Extending members rates to SLA WCC– BCLA annual conference

• Vendors

Partnership with SLA InternationalPartnership with SLA International

Information conduitInformation conduit

• Chapter Cabinet meetings

• Board Watching

• Focus Group Participant

• Obtained SLA Chat Transcripts

• SLA International updates

Who made it happenWho made it happen

• Directors• Chairs• Committees and volunteers• SLA International

. . . and YOUYOU the members!

OfficersOfficers

• Debbie Millward - Past President

• Gael Blackhall - President Elect

• Diane Walker - Secretary

• Lynne Foster - Communications

DirectorsDirectors

• Susanne Barker - Vancouver Island• Carol Saxon - Vancouver• Nancy MacKenzie - Calgary• Christina Andrews - Edmonton• Carol Shepstone - Saskatchewan• Shu Huang - Manitoba

ChairsChairs

• Joleen Wright - Archives

• Susannah Tredwell - Bulletin Editor

• Kim Nayyer - Discussion List

• Gordon Coleman - Employment

ChairsChairs (continued)(continued)

• Marissa Poratto - Membership

• Coral Payne - Public Relations

• Tracey Carmichael - Student Liaison

• Barbara Holder - Virtual Programmes

Programme CommitteesProgramme Committees

• Calgary– Lorraine Bedet– Gael Blackhall – Mary Holden– Erika Scott– Valerie Swanson

• Saskatchewan– Teresa Wright Eastley (Regina)

Programme CommitteesProgramme Committees

• Edmonton– Debbie Hunter– John Sinclair

• Vancouver– Shawna Ford– Linda Levar

• Virtual Initiative– Lorna Adcock– Keith Low– John Sinclair

Special CommitteesSpecial Committees

• Bylaws– Debbie Millward (Chair)– Susanne Barker– Christina Andrews– Gael Blackhall

• Member Needs Survey– Marissa Poratto (Chair)– Debbie Millward– Coral Payne– Diane Walker

Special CommitteesSpecial Committees

• Student Scholarships– Tracey Carmichael (Chair)– Robyn Wanner– Susannah Tredwell

• Nominations– Barbara Holder (Chair)– Katy Nelson– Elva Simundsson

Our Thanks! ...

Thank You!Thank You!

Volunteers

Without whom none of the initiatives and accomplishments of this last year would have been possible

And our MembersWithout whom we would not exist

Nominations and ElectionNominations and ElectionAGM- May 28, 2001

NominationsNominations

• Communications DirectorCommunications Director–Christina Zeller

• Director, CalgaryDirector, Calgary–Lorraine Bedet

• Director, EdmontonDirector, Edmonton–Debbie Hunter

• President ElectPresident Elect– Claudette Cloutier

• TreasurerTreasurer– Darren Hamilton

• SecretarySecretary– Diane Walker

SLA ConferenceSLA Conference Los Angeles, CA June 8-12, 2002Los Angeles, CA June 8-12, 2002

• Informal SLA WCC chapter dinner– Discussion … check Bulletin Board (WCC)

• Canadian Reception – June 10th (5:00 PM- 7:00 PM)

– Beaudrey B at Westin Bonaventure

Passing of the GavelPassing of the Gavel

Gael BlackhallGael BlackhallPresident, 2002-2003

Continuing OfficersContinuing Officers2002-20032002-2003

Past President Patricia Cia

Manitoba Director Shu Huang

Saskatchewan Director Carol Shepstone

Vancouver Director Carol Saxon

Vancouver Island Director Susanne Barker

Continuing ChairsContinuing Chairs 2002-2003 2002-2003

Bulletin Editor Susannah Tredwell

Discussion List Kim Nayyer

Membership Marissa Poratto

Student Liaison Tracey Carmichael

Incoming ChairsIncoming Chairs2002-20032002-2003

Archives Cheri Rauser

Employment Amber Lannon

Public Relations Joleen Wright

Virtual Programmes Maria Swarbrick

New BusinessNew BusinessAGM - May 30, 2002

Motion to adjournMotion to adjournAGM - May 30, 2002

Next up . . .Next up . . .

5:30 - 6:30 PM - Reception

6:30 - 7:30 PM - Featured Speaker

Kim BurkhardtKim BurkhardtCompetitive Intelligence in Review:

Current Practices & Perceptions

Annual General Meeting May 30, 2002. W e l c o m e !

Documents

wired world slide

income pattern slide

expenditure pattern

bylaws agm

bylaws motion

chapter bylaws committee

agm bylaws year

amended sla wcc chapter