Meeting minutes

5 March 2003. Education, Fine Arts and Architecture Library, University Of Western Australia

Meeting opened: 5:35pm

Present: Jenne Angel, Judy Smith, Wendy Morris, Claire Stokes, Ann Wilkins, Susan Fordham, Thelma Allen, Jewelly Goode, Lothar Retzlaff, Sally Woffenden

Apologies: Judy Allan, Jean Broomhall, Karen Shackleton, Helena Hercik

Previous Minutes: Minutes of the previous general meeting of 23 October were read.
Accepted: Claire Stokes. Seconded: Wendy Morris.

Business arising from previous minutes:

Information Enterprises support for mentoring group - they gave a speaker and offered the use of a room in Fremantle if we ever needed one.
Still no final figure on the profit from South West Forum.
Invoice for Susan Fordham's Internet Workshop has been paid.
Budget for the 2003 program was sent to national office in December.

Correspondence in/out:

List of new members from ALIA: Claire e-mailed new members, welcoming them to the group and added their e-mail addresses to members e-mail list.

An e-mail response from Georgina Dale regarding our request that a small portion of the profit from the SW Forum be allocated to topping up the conference grant for 2003.

National Office offered to administer the grant money for us instead. There would however be changes to the way the grant money could be spent. This was discussed and the decision was made to keep administering the grant from Western Australia, because this ensured the greater benefit to WA Library Technicians. Judy will respond to Georgina.
Action: Judy S

Treasurers report:There has been no spending since the last report.

Section reports:

Group mentoring: Judy Allan and Judy Smith spent time at the end of last year promoting the Group Mentoring Program for 2003. This has prompted a great start to the year. There have been two meetings so far and the group is larger than it was last year. Jewelly Goode presented the first session on resume writing.

National Policy Congress: Further information can be found from the website.

Conference grant: Judy Smith and Judy Allan talked to Edith Cowan University and TAFE classes. Notices have been sent to the aliaLIBTEC list and WAIN. The grant has also been advertised in Biblia. Sally mentioned a couple of other e-mail lists where graduates could be informed about the grant. Judy to e-mail Sally the information to be posted.
Action: Judy S

Judy also asked for nominations for the committee to judge the essays. Claire, Wendy and Thelma offered to be judges. Thelma is to co-ordinate the committee. Judy A will be asked to join as the WA Forum representative. The grant will be awarded on Library Technician Day in May. The committee is also to evaluate the questions and responses and make recommendations to future judging panels.
Action: Thelma A

New business:

Library Technicians' Day breakfast: Judy Allan and Claire have started looking at possible locations for the breakfast. The group confirmed that a central location and good parking (preferably free) were important considerations. Claire asked the group for feedback on a couple of places she had thought of, and also asked for any other suggestions. Claire and Judy A will gather some more information ask the group at the next meeting for a decision on where they would most like to go.
Action: Claire and Judy A

Next meeting: Wednesday 2 April 2003.

Meeting closed: 6:15pm.

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