“Serving on the board is (nearly) painless and (mostly) fun, and you get the chance to serve the larger SLA community. You’ll meet the fascinating people who are your fellow board members and develop some new relationships that will help you out in your professional life. It’s a great experience and I highly recommend it.”
– Randy Dykhuis, current MI-SLA Treasurer

Are you or is someone you know looking to get more involved in the SLA-MI chapter? Are you looking for a new way to get to know people and learn at the same time?

The SLA-MI Nominating Committee is looking for candidates for the following Executive Board positions:
• President-Elect
• Director
• Treasurer

What you need to do:
Send the following info to dtlodge@yahoo.com or robin.jourdan@gmail.com by end of day Sunday, July 15th:

Include Subject: MI-SLA Nominations 2012
Name & e-mail of nominee:
Nominator name & e-mail: (leave blank if self nomination)
Interested in (indicate one):
_____President-Elect
_____Director
_____Treasurer
Nominee position and employer (if applicable)
Nominee’s SLA or SLA-MI activities
Photo of nominee

Want a little more background before you dive in?
Descriptions and duties for these positions can be found in the Recommended Practices document.  The President-Elect and Director positions are one-year terms and the Treasurer is a two-year term.  Terms of office for all positions begin immediately following the SLA-MI annual meeting (Dec 2012).

I have a pretty full schedule right now, Can I manage this too? 

“This (time as chapter president) has definitely expanded my network. It also provides experience that helps me for work, and I feel like I’m making a difference. It varies on how many hours I spend, but I’d say I spend 2-4 hours per month.”
– Breezy Silver, current MI-SLA President

“I definitely like being able to meet other people and to be able to hear about the interesting jobs that they have.  I also like that I am able to use my mad editing skillz to work on a necessary project for the organization.  I don’t spend more than 2 hours a month on the Director duties and at least 30-45 minutes of that is the monthly conference call.”
– Jennifer Zimmer, current MI-SLA Director

Here is a link to more information about our current officers:  http://michigan.sla.org/about-us/officers/  We’d love to add your name to this illustrious list!

Dan Lodge
Robin Jourdan
SLA Nominating Committee

Call for Nominations for a Special Election

The Nominating Committee of the Michigan Chapter of the Special Libraries Association is holding a special election for the position of Chapter Secretary and is seeking nominees. The person elected will serve as Secretary for the 2012 and 2013 calendar years.

To learn more about the position & duties of Chapter Secretary, please see Section II.C of the Recommended Practices document:
http://units.sla.org/chapter/cmi/business/05AprRecommendedPractices.pdf

To self-nominate or to submit a nomination for someone else, please send the following information to Sara Samuel at henrysm@umich.edu :

1. Name & email or phone number
2. Current employer & job title
3. Length of current SLA membership
4. Current/previous officer positions and committee memberships
5. Why the candidate is ideal for this position

All nominations must be received by November 11, 2011.

Thank you!

Sara Samuel
On behalf of the Nominating Committee