GLBTIC Milestones
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1995
January: Gay and Lesbian Issues Caucus
(GLIC) was formally recognized as a caucus at the 1995 SLA Winter meeting.
June: Annual Conference - Montreal,
QE, Canada
First Annual Meeting.
First Co-conveners Richard Hulser and
David Jank 1995-1996
1996
June: Annual Conference - Boston, MA
Richard Hulser and Rowan Fairgrove
volunteer as Co-conveners for 1996-1997
Webweaver, Rowan Fairgrove, launches
caucus' first website.
1997
June: Minutes
from the Annual Conference - Seattle,
WA
Conference program consisted of a slide
presentation by two representatives of the Northwest Lesbian and Gay History
Museum Project.
Roger Strouse and Gene Danilenko volunteer
as Co-conveners for 1997-1998
1998
June: Annual Conference - Indianapolis, IN
Mary Ellen Bates and Howard Fuller
volunteer as Co-conveners for 1998-1999
1999
June: Annual Conference - Minneapolis, MN
Caucus co-hosted their first annual
conference programs- "Forming Employee Groups" and
"Prejudice in LC Subject Cataloging."
Mary Ellen Bates and Howard Fuller
volunteer as Co-conveners for 1999-2000.
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2000
June: Webmaster John DiGilio relaunches website. See
Wayback Machine link.
June: Published newsletter GLIClines
June: Minutes
from the Annual Conference - Philadelphia, PA
5th Anniversary of the Caucus.
Mary Ellen Bates and Howard Fuller
volunteer as Co-conveners for 2000-2001.
July: Published newsletter GLIClines
Winter: The Board of Directors approved
the reauthorization of the Gay & Lesbian Issues Caucus effective from the
Winter Meeting of 2000 until the Winter Meeting of 2003.
2001
April: Information Outlook publishes SLA Caucuses: Creation, Purpose and the GLIC
Howard Fuller discusses the beginnings of SLA
Caucuses with past president Didi Pancake, and the specific beginnings of the
Gay and Lesbian Issues Caucus with Richard Hulser.
June: Annual Conference - San Antonio, TX
Robert Hulshof and John DiGilio volunteer as
Co-conveners for 2001-2002
December: Published newsletter GLIClines
2002
June: Annual Conference - Los Angeles, CA
Robert Hulshof and John DiGilio volunteer as
Co-conveners for 2002-2003
2003
Winter: The Board of Directors approved
the reauthorization of the Gay & Lesbian Issues Caucus effective from the
Winter Meeting of 2003 until the 2006 Leadership
Summit.
June: Annual
Conference - New York, NY
Stephen Fleming volunteers as Convener for
2003-2004.
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2004
March: GLIC website redesigned.
June: Annual
Conference - Nashville,
TN
Stephen Fleming and Tricia Peavler
volunteer as Co-conveners for 2004-2005
2005
June: Annual
Conference - Toronto, ON, Canada
10th Anniversary of the Caucus.
Julie Murphy and Cy Behroozi volunteer as
Co-conveners for 2005-2006
2006
June: Annual
Conference - Baltimore,
MD
Julie Murphy and Cy Behroozi continue as Co-conveners
for 2006-2007
August: At the August SLA board meeting,
the Board of Directors approved name change from the Gay and Lesbian Issues
Caucus to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues Caucus (GLBTIC)
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2007
June: Annual
Conference - Denver, CO
Chris Mulready and Eric Schwarz named
Co-conveners for 2007-2008
Guest speaker is Ellen Greenblatt, Associate Dean, Technical Services, University of Colorado at Denver, co-editor of the 1990 ground-breaking book Gay and Lesbian Library Service.
Event info
July: Ari Kleiman redesigns GLBTIC website and introduces new caucus logo
in his new capacity of caucus webmaster.
2008
May: GLBTIC unveils a blog: http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/glbt/
June: Annual Conference - Seattle, WA
Eric Schwarz and Chris Vestal are Co-conveners for 2008-2009
Guest speakers are from the Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project, which seeks to collect oral histories, locate photographs, ephemera, objects and documents; work with archives to ensure the preservation of these materials; and create public programs to communicate the collective experience of LGBT people in the Pacific Northwest.
Event info
GLBTIC member, Daniel Lee, is named one of the recipients of the SLA Diversity Award.
Fall 2008: Daniel Lee is voted onto the SLA Board of Directors.
2009
June: Annual Conference - Washington, DC
Chris Vestal and Laurie Krunk are Co-conveners for 2009-2010
Guest speaker, Charles Francis, gave a talk entitled Archive Activism about the collection and historical significance of the papers of gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny.
GLBTIC Co-convener, Eric Schwarz, is named one of the recipients of the SLA Diversity Award.
2010
Feb: SLA Names Reece Dano and Christopher Vestal as Rising Stars.
June: Annual Conference - New Orleans, LA
Bacilio Mendez II and Karen McQuillen are Co-conveners for 2010-2011
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