5 September 2001

In this aliaNEWS broadcast...

Have you lodged your CPD record sheet yet?

Discounted Hertz rental rates for members

Business competencies for librarians

Library and Information Week 2002

Two new ALIA groups makes 71 in all

Did you remember to renew your membership?

Online content and regulation reference group

Improvement to ALIAnet services

Four more conferences to go!

Professional development services officer required

Policy statements

Call for nominations II

Feedback

Have you lodged your CPD record sheet yet?
The deadline for submitting completed CPD records for the 2000/2001 reporting period, is Friday 28 September, giving members a two-month period of grace. To be fair to members who have submitted their forms before the initial deadline of 31 July, we must impose this final deadline, after which, CPD record sheets will no longer be accepted. After 28 September, all members who have lodged their record sheets will be contacted to acknowledge receipt of their documents and confirm their compliance with the scheme. Problems recording your CPD activities? - contact ALIA National Office for assistance.
http://www.alia.org.au/education/cpd/

Discounted Hertz rental rates for members
Hertz and ALIA have just formed a new partnership, which means free Hertz #1 Club membership, and discounted rental rates for vehicles in the Hertz range for all ALIA members. To access discounted rental rates or obtain your free membership of the Hertz #1 Club Gold simply ring 13 30 39 and quote this number: 1335619 and your ALIA membership number (6:00am-9:00pm Monday to Friday, 7:00am-8:00pm Saturday, 8:00am-9:00pm Sunday). Further affinity programs will be announced as they become available.

Business competencies for librarians
The Dialog Corporation is offering current ALIA members 10 per cent discount on this full-day workshop presented by Sue Henczel of CAVAL Collaborative Solutions, and opened by Elizabeth Swan. The workshop will identify the professional and personal competencies of a 21st century information professional and applies them to the business needs of a 21st century organisation. Normal cost $495.00. To be held in Melbourne on 13 September 2001.
[http://www.dialog.com/info/home/Australia/] - no longer working

Library and Information Week 2002
LIW2002 will take place next year from Monday 20 to Sunday 26 May. LIW2002 will coincide with the ALIA 2002 Biennial Conference which is being held in Sydney from 20 to 22 May. LIW2002 will adopt the theme of the conference which is 'Powering our future: contribute to the information agenda'. A LIW working group and the conference committee will work closely together to maximise the promotional opportunities of these major events. Details will be posted as they become available.
http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/alw/

Two new ALIA groups makes 71 in all
ALIA TAFE Queensland and ALIA Victoria have been endorsed by the ALIA Board of Directors, and details of each can be found via the website. For more information please contact the group conveners. To join, please register via the groups join webpage or via the ALIA membership office at 1800 020 071. The ALIA Children's and Youth Services group, which was approved in May, has advised the ALIA Board of Directors that it will not be establishing itself.

Did you remember to renew your membership?
If not, may we remind you to renew at your earliest convenience. If you need a renewal form, please contact the membership office on 1800 020 071 or enquiry@alia.org.au. Thanks, renewing members, for your continued support.
http://www.alia.org.au/membership.benefits/

Online content and regulation reference group
We welcome the appointment of the following nominees to the Board of Director's Online content and regulation reference group: Derek Whitehead (convenor), Michael Middleton, Bill Cations, Patricia Gillard, and Craig Anderson.
http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/

Improvement to ALIAnet services
Thanks to funding approval from the Board of Directors last month, major improvements are due to be made to the Association's sliver-thin bandwidth during September. Whilst we work to roll out the fibre-optic cable and build a new server, please be patient and be prepared to see ALIAnet web pages delivered at speeds that will make your eyes water. The previously promised quadrupling of bandwidth will be exceeded by a considerable amount. More news upon completion of the work...

Four more conferences to go!
You still have the opportunity to attend an ALIA conference in 2001. Registrations are still open for the four remaining conferences: ALIA RAISS 2001 Symposium in Melbourne 12-14 October, TAFE Libraries conference in Brisbane 21-23 October, National Cataloguers Conference in Geelong, 7-9 November, Public Libraries conference in Melbourne 12-15 November. Please note that the Public Libraries conference has extended its early-bird deadline to 30 September. Visit the ALIAnet conferences pages for further information and registration details.
http://www.alia.org.au/conferences/2000-2001.html

Professional development services officer required
ALIA is seeking the services of a highly-motivated and entrepreneurial individual to instigate and implement the Association's continuing professional development activities. This is an area of strategic importance for the association and the successful candidate will play an important role in managing and further developing valued member services in the area of career-long learning and continuing professional development. Applications close 24 September 2001. http://www.alia.org.au/employment/

Policy statements
The Association's revised foundation statements and a new code of conduct are to be discussed at the next National Policy Congress. The board is asking for member comments and suggestions for related documents by 30 September. See the draft statements in the September issue of inCite or via http://incite.alia.org.au/2001/09/policies.html.

Call for nominations II
The Board is still seeking nominations for appointment to the ALIA publishing and editorial reference group before 30 September. Terms of reference and other information available from http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/.

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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