Information Technology Division, SLA

Annual Business Meeting

Tuesday June 7, 2005

Toronto

Chair Georgia Higley called the meeting to order at 1 p.m. The agenda was approved and the minutes of the 2004 Annual Business Meeting were also approved.

Treasurer's Report

Dues $17,220

$18,590

[this needs clarification]

Remarks from the Chair

Thanks to our sponsors for the Toronto conference! They include:

Gold Level Factiva

Dialog

Silver Thomson Scientific

LexisNexis

Bronze ACS

Basch Subscriptions

Chair Higley recognized several attendees, including Division Cabinet Chair Brent Mai and SLA Award Winners Sylvia Piggot, ???, and Barbie Kaiser.

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Travel Stipend support for Board members.

Support for SARC conference.

Looking at Sections.

Proposing new section on Blogging. Petition is circulating. Will bring up at Division Cabinet. Catherine Lavallee-Welch has expressed interest in being first chair.

Looking to gauge interest in a possible Smart Devices Section.

Chair Higley thanked the following people:

Stacey Greenwell, 2005 Program Planner.

Ty Webb, Past Chair

Holly Chong-Williams, Chair Elect

Tom Clark, Secretary

Mary-Frances Panettiere, Treasurer

Michael Kim, Bulletin Editor (not present)

Molly Dineen, Member Services and Awards Chair

Erma Dell'Aquila, Diversity Chair (not present)

Heather Kotula, Public Relations (not present)

Hope Tillman, Archivist [I think she was present]

Mary Ellen Bates, Discussion List Moderator (not present)

Barbie Kaiser, International Programs

Walt Howe [I think he was present]

Kan Kin, Webmaster

Jill Sherman, Technical Services

Libby Trudell, Communications

Stephanie Wical, Technical Services

James Manasco, 2006 Program Planner

Slate of Officers

Stacey Greenwell, Chair Elect

Michael Kim, Secretary

2006 Program Planner, James Manasco

Continuing Officers

Chair, Holly Chong-Williams

Treasurer, Mary-Frances Panettiere

Remarks from the Chair Elect

Thanks to Georgia for everything she's done.

Awards

Outstanding Chapter Program on Technology: Boston Chapter

JoAnn Clifton Student Award: Kristin Yiotis

Paper will be published in a future edition of bITe

Old Business

No old business.

New Business

Walt reminded everyone to send him material for inclusion on the Web.

Stephanie has volunteered to be program planner for Denver (2007).

Holly encourages anybody who wants to be involved from the Section level up through the Board.

Alice Redmond-Neal and Jay ven Eman of Access Innovations(Saturday) and Barbie Keiser (Sunday) taught wonderful CE workshops for the divison. The division thanks them for their efforts and greatly appreciates their willingness to teach these workshops.

Announcements

None

Adjournment

Motion to adjourn. Motion approved at 2:26 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Tom Clark, Secretary