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Minutes of the meeting: 12 February 2002

LISWA, Mid-West Room, Mezzanine Floor

Opened at: 5:45pm.

  1. Present: Bonnie Bruce, Judy Smith, Jean Broomhall and Judy Allan.

  2. Apologies: Brenda Ellen, Sandra Wilson, Karen Shackleton, Thelma Allen, Beverley Dallas.

  3. Minutes of previous meeting: Minutes of the meeting of 13 November were presented accepted Judy Smith, seconded Bonnie Bruce.

  4. Business arising from minutes:
    4.1 WALTG committee details to be sent to local presence officer, Linda Simonis.
    Action: Jean to send
    4.2 Karen has drafted e-mail questionnaire for members canvassing opinions about collecting membership information and has sent this to ALIA for checking
    Action: Karen to send reminder to ALIA requesting an answer
    4.3 Student Conference Grant-application details, background information etc posted to WALTG website
    : Done.
    4.4 2003 Grant applications (open December 2002, close March 2003)
    Action: Bonnie to send to group for comment the details of the Grant information being considered - to be done before November 2002
    Action:Cut-off date to be determined - Judy A to draw up guidelines for discussion
    4.5 Debate thank you letters to be sent to debaters
    Action Bonnie to send list to Brenda for action
    4.7 WALTG website
    Brenda to investigate linking WALTG/Biblia
    : Done
    4.8 Bonnie to investigate having a 'comments' facility
    : Not done, of doubtful worth.
    4.9 WALTG Budget Projection, Application for Continuation in 2002 and Program for 2002 submitted: all o.k.
    4.10 National Workshop Kit: National Library Technicians' committee has accepted the proposal
  5. Correspondence:
    5.1 In: LISWA - Claire Forte re room hire
    E-mails re SW Workshop - Action: please print of all e-mails received about the SW Workshop to give to Bonnie for filing
    5.2 Out: E-mail response to Claire.
    E-mails to new members.

  6. Business arising from correspondence:
    6.1 SW Workshop - dealt with in General Business.

  7. Treasurer's report:
    Income
    18 - 09 - 01 Post-conference 'confab' $142.00
    18 October 2001 Metadata evening $192.00
    09 November 2001 Debate $284.00
    $618.00
    Expenditure
    September 2001 Catering: confab $28.75
    October 2001 Catering: Metadata $140.00
    " Gifts: Metadata $34.07
    November 2001 Room hire: Debate $100.00
    " Catering: Debate $173.75
    " Fuel (Bonnie SWeLL w'shop) $33.30
    " Catering: SW w'shop meeting $14.00
    -- Postage $20.70
    $544.57
     
    Operating profit (loss) $73.43

  8. General business:
    8.1 National Policy Congress Report: see attached.
    8.2 Group Progress Report: see attached
    8.3 2002 Program: Need to set dates and venues and post these to the website.
    Action: Judy S to contact Sandra re: holding a meeting at the new Medical and Dental library: either the general meeting on 19 March or 15 May, preferably in March, on another date if 19 March not available and to send details to activity page on website and to Biblia.
    8.4 Job interview skills workshop: 3-hour workshop, Saturday 13 April.
    Action: Judy S to check availability with committee and check on venue. ACTION: Judy S to set program for 2002 and send to Bonnie.
    8.5 AGM venue: possibly Han's Noodle House back room. $14.00 per head banquet.
    Action: Judy S to check availability on Monday 24 June.
    8.6 South West workshop progress: things in hand.
    WA Forum will supply the local presence officer for administration and will sponsor the keynote speaker, possibly Grant Stone.
    Meeting on Saturday 16 February - set timelines, program, speakers, etc. Need to think of a name.
    8.7 CPD Event 27 February: room is booked, flyers are done, Biblia notice done, posted to Activities page.
    Action: Jean to post to WAIN and ALIALibTech
    8.8 National Library Technicians' committee: waiting for minutes to arrive
    8.9 National Policy Congress: report on website
    8.10 There is now a direct link for members to contact the Board of Directors - ALIA action please
    8.11 Museum and Library and Information Services Industry Training Package Review: survey form due back by 28 February. Bonnie has the pdf file and will send to anyone who would like to respond.
    8.12 WALTGMP Programme
    Judy, Judy and Brenda to have informal meeting with GuMP facilitators. There is no formal reporting by WALTGMP to GuMP, but should keep in touch. WALTGMP should provide regular reports of activities to WALTG. The mentoring diary is available from the WA Mentoring Committee but is more suited to individual mentoring partnerships rather than group mentoring.
  9. Next meeting: Tuesday 19 March: venue tba

  10. Closed at 6:35pm.

Apologies, notices to the secretary, Brenda Ellen, ph 08 9427 3184.

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