Welcome to 2010
On behalf of all the Board of Directors I welcome all ALIA members to the 2010 New Year. It will be another full year of activities and forward moves for the Australian library industry and profession.
The Board will be seeking to elect four new board members this year – a Vice-president and three Directors. We look forward to welcoming these members for a two-year term from May 2010 to May 2012. If you think you may be interested take a look through the election webpages and the Boardroom Bound information.
Wanting to vote in the 2010 election? You need to be a current financial member by January 13th 2010 (the day that nominations close for the election). ALIA will again be conducting online election voting which will open in March. You will also need a valid email address for us to contact you with the voting information. Check your ALIA membership current contact details with us as a New Year admin task - login here.
For your diary this year - here are just some of the key ALIA dates for 2010: - more added during the year at http://www.alia.org.au/events/home.html
Board nominations close 13 January 2010
Library Lovers Day 14 February 2010
ALIA Access call for papers due 11 February 2010 and ALIA Information Online call for papers due 31 March 2010
AGM motions due by the first week of March 2010 for the May AGM
LIW and NSS and LTDay 24th - 30th May 2010
Membership renewals taken from June-September
ALIA Access 1-3 September 2010 in Brisbane
We hope that many members will be involved in the Association’s work again this year – while we already have lots of participation in our Board, Standing Committees, Advisory Committees and Groups … it is our new members, or those who might decide that it is ‘the right year’ to volunteer that we welcome back.
Think about nominating for a Research Award or scholarship this year or consider nominating a colleague for an achievement award in 2010. There will soon be a dedicated Groups Liaison and Awards Officer at ALIA National Office (look out for the job advertisement soon here ). With the departure of a number of senior staff at National Office in 2009 a restructure of management has been approved by the Board and recruitment starts in January 2010.
2010 marks the International Year of Biodiversity, the Year of the Girl Guide, Year of the Tiger and the Year of Women in Local Government amongst other celebrations. It will also be a federal election year - good timing for ALIA’s ‘Every member an Advocate’ launch in the coming months.
Whatever the year brings to you - may it be rewarding, successful and memorable.
Sue Hutley, ALIA Executive Director