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2014 Presidential Theme

• Kate Arnold, SLA President• Leadership Summit, Memphis, TN, USA

• 16 January 2014

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Where are we heading?

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Why Beyond Borders? • Ties in with conference theme• Me as 1st Non-North American President• Time to re-invent SLA • Globalisation • 2014 anniversaries – time of reflection

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The international association

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Members by country groupsJanuary 2014

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7Wikimedia Commons image from ChrisO from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berlin-wall-map.png

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9CC image from Liesel at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crossroads.jpg

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Beyond Borders

• What can you do as individuals?• What can you do as association members?• What can you do for the profession?

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Name change survey

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Name change survey• Over 2500 members

completed survey• Increased advocacy

for & on behalf of profession

• How SLA might improve its future & benefits it offers

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FT Survey

• Five attributes & 12 tasks:• Communicate your value• Understand the drivers• Manage the process• Keep up technical skills• Decision-ready information

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Questions?