Meeting of the ALIA Board of Directors

Monday 16 October 2006
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Conference Room, ALIA House
9-11 Napier Close, Deakin, ACT 2600

DRAFT AGENDA

1. Welcome and apologies

• 1.1 Welcome and apologies (KS) Note
  
  
• 1.2 Meeting Arrangements (KS) Note

2. Minutes and reports

• 2.1 Minutes of the meeting of 19 September 2006 (KS) Approve
  
  
• 2.2 Business arising from the Minutes 19 September 2006 (KS) Discuss
  
  
• 2.3 Recording resolutions passed since last meeting (KS) Approve
  
  
• 2.4 President's Report (DS) Note
  
  
• 2.5 Executive Director's report (SH) Note
  
  
• 2.6 Board of Directors actions list (SH) Note

3. Business processes

• 3.1 Governance Standing Committee report (RM) Discuss
  
  
• 3.2 2007 planning (SM) Discuss
  
  
• 3.3 Proposed Board meeting dates 2007 (KS) Discuss
  
  
• 3.4 Conflict of interest form and code of conduct (SH) Discuss
  
  
• 3.5 Executive Director evaluation (DS/RM) (in camera) Discuss
  
  
• 3.6 Standing committee protocol (SH) Discuss
  
  

4. Financial sustainability

• 4.1 Finance, Audit and Risk Management Standing Committee report (DS) Discuss
  
  
• 4.2 ALIA investment strategy -presentation Note
  
  
• 4.3 Audit management letter (SH) Discuss
  
  
• 4.4 Provisional funding proposal for ALIA members in Tasmania (GD) Discuss
  
  

5. Members

• 5.1 Membership and Awards Standing Committee report (RB) Discuss
  
  
• 5.2 National Advisory Congress - discussion on national meeting
  and model for 2007 (GD/SH) Discuss
  
  
• 5.3 Identification of members suitable for honours (SH) Discuss
  
  
• 5.4 Groups business (GD/RE) Discuss
  
  
• 5.5 Group events proposals (JH) Discuss
  
  

6. Communication: communities, stakeholders & partners

• 6.1 Discussion with ALJ editor - Ian McCallum Discuss
  
  
• 6.2 Porter Novelli quote and strategic communications plan (SH) Approve
  
  
• 6.3 Collections Council of Australia discussion (DS/SH) Discuss
  
  
• 6.4 Public Libraries Australia (SH) Discuss
  
  
• 6.5 Library and Information Week 2006 report (JH) Note
  
  
• 6.6 Annual report format and costing (SH) Discuss
  
  
• 6.7 Review of seminal statements (MM) Discuss
  
  
• 6.8 6.8 Policy Statement Library and Information Services and Aboriginal
  and Torres Strait Islander peoples (MM) Discuss
  
  
• 6.9 Appointments to internal committees (KS) Approve
  
  
• 6.10 Appointments to external committees (KS) Discuss
  
  

7. Education and research

• 7.1 Education, Research and Workforce Planning Standing Committee report (DS) Discuss
  
  
• 7.2 Conferences and Professional Development Standing Committee report (AR) Discuss
  
  
• 7.3 ASLA/ALIA Policy Advisory Group proposal (SH) Discuss
  
  
• 7.4 New Library Symposium 2008 planning (JH) Discuss
  
  

8. For information

• 8.1 Policy statements and guidelines status report (MM) Note
  
  
• 8.2 Quarterly report - Conferences (JH) Note
  
  
• 8.3 Take home messages Discuss