ALIA Board of Directors meeting

14-15 March 2003 at ALIA House - Canberra

Friday 14 March

• 8:30am to 3:00pm - Planning session ALIA 2010 led by Danni Bermingham
• 3:30pm to 5:30pm - Meeting resumes with Item 2.6 2002 annual report and financial statements followed by focus on the budget and 2003-2004 plan

Saturday 15 March

• 8:30am to 3:00pm - Meeting commences with Items 4.4, 4.5 and 4.7 Marie Murphy
• 11:00am to 11:20am - Ian McCallum and Warren Horton - Aurora/ALIA partnership
• Remainder of agenda

Draft agenda

1. Welcome and apologies

• 1.1 Meeting arrangements

2. Business

• 2.1 Minutes of last meeting
• 2.2 Business arising from the minutes
• 2.3 Recording resolutions passed since last meeting
• 2.4 Board of Directors action sheet
• 2.5 President's report (JK)
• 2.6 2002 Annual and financial report schedule (JN)
• 2.7 Financial report
  • 2.7.1 Financial statements (January-February) (WB)
  • 2.7.2 2003 draft budget (WB/JN)
• 2.8 New membership system (IT)
• 2.9 Medium-term income strategies

3. Governance

• 3.1 Evaluating the Board's performance (JK)
• 3.2 Groups business (GD)
• 3.3 2003 vice-president and Board elections (JN)
• 3.4 AGM format and launch
• 3.5 New board orientation
• 3.6 Awards
  • 3.6.1 Dunn and Wilson (DK)
• 3.7 Committees ALIA representative on external committees
• 3.8 By-laws
  • 3.8.1 Voucher system
  • 3.8.2 Awards

4. Policy and planning

• 4.1 Strategic partnerships ALIA
  • 4.1.1 Aurora
  • 4.1.2 ASA, MA, AICCM ALIA
  • 4.1.3 CONSAL
  • 4.1.4 RMAA
  • 4.1.5 PLA
  • 4.1.6 COMLA
• 4.2 Key initiative 1 - Develop and market new services for students/new professional members - report from New Generation Policy and Advisory Group (NB)
• 4.3 Key initiative 3 - Achieve favourable purchasing agreements for institutional members for products and services, including licence agreements - report on Licensing Forum (SM)
• 4.4 Key initiative 9 - Identify central role of ALIA in the development of a research culture for the library and information sector (MM)
• 4.5 Policy statements (MM)
• 4.6 Membership growth strategies - draft plan (JN) (see under Item 2.9)
• 4.7 Key initiative 8 - Develop a strategy for career-long education for the knowledge age - the next stage (CMcK/MM) (Saturday)
• 4.8 2003-2004 planning document: ALIA - making the difference (SM) (Friday)

5. Other business

• 5.1 Matters arising from March quarterly reports
  • 5.1.1 Regional Cultural Alliance
• 5.2 Member feedback