1 July 1999

In this aliaNEWS broadcast...

The bubbles, the salad, and the cooked chicken...

Conference proceedings [Adelaide 98]

Expanded General Council final reminder

Vice-president 2000, and Board of Education

AGM motion - and a change of venue!

Vote [1] for ALIAnet!

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The bubbles, the salad, and the cooked chicken...
We will put on ALIAnet a 'state-of-play' report on the effects of a goods and services tax on libraries when the New Tax System (Goods and Services) Bill is voted on at the end of the parliamentary session on 30 June 1999. For information on ALIA's position, our submission to the Senate Select Committee on a New Tax System and letters to the prime minister and treasurer are available online (and was published in inCite Feb 1999). The acting executive director, Jennefer Nicholson, and the president, Craig Anderson, gave evidence at the Senate Committee hearing in February 1999. http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/submissions/gst.html

Conference proceedings [Adelaide 98]
In October 1998 more than 1000 delegates attended Adelaide 98: Pathways to knowledge, the 5th Biennial conference and exhibition of the Australian Library and Information Association. The papers from this conference are now available. The proceedings include papers for 133 of the 140 sessions. The proceedings are now available from ALIA National Office at a cost of $75 to ALIA members and $105 to non-members, including postage. Orders should be mailed or faxed to ALIA, PO Box 6335, Kingston 2604, fax 02 6282 2249.

Expanded General Council final reminder
Have you voted? The ballot for two institutional and two personal member positions on ALIA General Council closes in ALIA National Office at 5.00pm on 15 July 1999. Ballot papers were circulated with the June issue of inCite. Personal members financial as at 1 June 1999 and the nominated representative of institutional members financial as at 1 June 1999 are eligible to vote in this election. Votes received after the closing date will not be counted. Candidates' biographies and statement of concerns, plus further ballot information, is available at: http://archive.alia.org.au/governance/elections/1999/

Vice-president 2000, and Board of Education
Under the ALIA constitution nominations are now called for the following positions: vice-president (president-elect) for the year 2000; and three members of the Board of Education - two to be elected by members, one to be elected by General Council. Nominations close with the acting executive director in ALIA National Office at 5.00pm on 1 August 1999. The call for nominations is also published in the June and July issues of inCite. Further information is available at:
http://archive.alia.org.au/governance/elections/1999/

AGM motion - and a change of venue!
The motion to be put at the AGM is necessary in order to begin the process of winding up the Association as incorporated under Royal Charter and moving to incorporation under Corporations Law. The 11th ALIA annual general meeting will now be held on Tuesday 17 August 1999 at 6.00pm at the ABC Theatrette, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney (please note the revised location!): http://www.alia.org.au/governance/meetings/agm/1999.agenda.html

Vote [1] for ALIAnet!
The opening of the fourth annual Australian Financial Review/Telstra Australian Internet Awards Competition were announced some weeks ago. It is the premier competition for acknowledging and celebrating the achievements of Australian talent and expertise on the Internet.

ALIAnet has been nominated in the Professional/Industry Association Site category, and has a good chance of winning in this new category (or perhaps even in the overall best site category!), so we are encouraging you - and everyone you know - to vote for us. If every subscriber to this e-list voted only once, we could win by numbers alone. Our guestbook [http://www.alia.org.au/alianet/guestbook/] demonstrates the support that we receive onsite (one comment was posted just today). Please feel free to add your own comment, but we would appreciate it even more if you voted for us on the AFR/Telstra website.

All votes must be received by 5.00pm EST, Friday 6 August 1999. Individuals are entitled to one vote only for this award - so please spread the word! Vote NOW for your Association website! Remember, vote for the URL: "http://alia.org.au" and the site title: "ALIAnet".

All is revealed at: http://www.webawards.com.au

Feedback
We have been thrilled by the response to aliaNEWS from subscribers. It is gratifying to know that we are providing a useful and timely information, and in a format that is easy to read. We now have countless supportive and constructive compliments (but are always eager for more!). As always, though, we would like to know your thoughts on what you would like to see in this broadcast, and how you would like to see it.

Send your comments to Ivan Trundle, manager, communications and publishing (please remove the '.nospam' from address).

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