13 April 2006

In this aliaNEWS broadcast:

Easter greetings

Election results: ALIA's new directors

A big hello from the New Librarians' Symposium (NLS2006) committee

Queensland Library Technician of the Year Award: Call for Nominations

The Queensland Library Achiever of the Year Award 2006

ASLA second online conference

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Easter greetings
We wish all our members and subscribers a safe and happy Easter. Australians, on average, each eat 20 chocolate eggs at Easter.

Election results: ALIA's new directors
The voters have spoken. The results for the 2006 Board elections are in. Our new vice-president is Roxanne Missingham. She will serve as vice-president from the AGM 2006 to the AGM 2007, and is president-elect AGM 2007-AGM 2008. The two new directors elected by the membership at large are Helen Partridge and Michelle Brennand, to serve until AGM 2008. The director elected by the institutional members is Philip Keane, who will serve until AGM 2008. Congratulations to the new Board members and to those directors leaving the Board our thanks for their hard work.

A big hello from the New Librarians' Symposium (NLS2006) committee
We have some great developments to share with you this month. Our thanks to all the people who contributed abstracts for NLS2006. The response rate was excellent and exceeded all our expectations. The committee is reviewing the abstracts, announcements soon. Our latest sponsor, Civica, will be sponsoring the NLS dinner! This will be held at the Australian Jockey Club, (Randwick Racecourse). Early Bird registration is coming up and will be opening in June. Put 1-2 December 2006 in your diary. Join the NLS e_list at http://lists.alia.org.au/mailman/listinfo/aliaNLS2006/ and be in the running to win some nifty prizes exclusively for e_list members.
http://conferences.alia.org.au/newlibrarian2006/index.php

Queensland Library Technician of the Year Award: Call for Nominations
This award, for recent graduates in library and information sciences in Queensland, aims to promote the role and image of library technicians in the library and information industry and/or in the wider community and to encourage library technicians to join and support their professional association, ALIA. The award is sponsored by Queensland Library Supplies Pty Ltd http://www.qls.net.au/ and is administered by the ALIA Queensland Library Technician Group committee and an appointed representative from the sponsor. Closing date 21 April. Further information and selection criteria
http://alia.org.au/awards/merit/qld.ltoty/

The Queensland Library Achiever of the Year Award 2006
The annual Queensland Library Achiever of the Year Award was originally an initiative of the Queensland Library Promotion Council Inc and is now administered by ALIA Quorum, a group which aims to support and promote the interests of library and information professionals in Queensland. The award is very proudly sponsored by The One Umbrella. The award winner receives an inscribed plaque and $500 cash. Any person working in a library or information centre in Queensland is eligible for nomination. Complete submissions must be received by 9:00am on Tuesday, 2 May 2006. Late entries will not be accepted.
http://www.alia.org.au/awards/merit/qld.laoty/

ASLA second online conference
Watch for Visions of Learning, ASLA's online conference, in May. From 8-26 May 2006 online discussion will be available to participants. The papers will be available before the start of the conference. Registration closes 5 May 2006.
http://www.asla.org.au/online2006/

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