SLA WCC Annual Meeting

November 21, 2012

• 8:30 a.m. Pacific• 9:30 a.m. Mountain and • 10:30 a.m. Central time

Agendao Call to Ordero Welcome and Regretso Adoption of Agendao Approval of 2011 AGM Minuteso Annual Reportso Awards Presentationo Nominations and Electionso Incoming President’s remarkso New Business

o 2011 Officers and Committee Chairso Announcements o Motion to Adjourn

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o Adoption of the Agenda

oApproval of the Minutes of the 2011 Annual General Meeting: November 23, 2011

Agenda

Chapter Finances

Treasurer, Lingbo Yan

Current Account Balance(As of October 3, 2012)

TD Canada Trust

Chequing Account Balance $8,664.56

Revenue by Category(As of October 3, 2012)

Dues Allotment ………………$

Meeting Income………………$ 70.00

Sponsorship ………………….$ 0.0

Interest Income ..…..………...$ 2.44

Total $ 72.44

Expenses by Category(October 3, 2012 See budget for all categories)

2011 2012

Programming….……. $ 350.36 $ 143.94

Teleconferencing …. $ 985.75 $ 239.91

Awards ……………..… $ 2,092.00 $ 92.00

Executive ………….... $ 3,959.81 $ 899.51

(Leadership Summit & Annual Conference)

Postage & supplies… $ 72.62 $ 54.84

Total………………… $ 7,629.36 $ 2,528.10

Income less Expenses (As of October 3, 2012)

SLA Allotment (USD) $2,300.03

Difference …….… ~-$200

2011 2012

Total Income……. $ 5,913.95 $

72.44

Total Expenses … $ 7,629.36 $

2,528.10

Difference …….… - $ 1,715.41 - $

2,455.66

Communications

Communications Director, Adrian Mitescu

Communications

Website: wcanada.sla.org

Wired West (thanks to Ann Dreolini)

Discussion List (thanks to Alex McNeur)

LinkedIn – search SLA Western Chapter

Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/slawcc/

Twitter: @SLAWCC

Website statistics: (via Awstats) November 2011 to October 2012

2,608 (1,979 last year) average visits / month

11,928 (8,266) average pages viewed / month

664 (499) average unique visitors / month

Most traffic in

November 2011 , May, June, October 2012

85% visitors from Canada, 10% - US

Website statistics: Visitors

97% (92% last year) direct address, bookmarks,

links from emails

2% (7%) search engines (Google)

1% (1%) links on other sites

Website statistics:

Most popular pages (excluding homepage & main RSS feed)

1. Jobs page + its RSS feed (by far) ~90%

2. Programs pages

3. Member benefits page

4. Leadership page

5. Outstanding Professional Award page

Social Media

LinkedIn Group: 179 members (114 last year)

Twitter: 192 followers (147)

Flickr: 84 photos posted (83); 369 (375) views

2012 and 2013

2012: New conferencing tool (Skype)

2012: Successful use of GoToWebinar

2013: Wider deployment of GoToWebinar /

GoToMeeting (events, Board meetings)

2013: Photos, please

Bulletin: Wired West

Edited by Ann Dreolini

4 issues published

Submissions always welcome!

Bulletin: Wired West

Information for each issuePresident’s messageChapter and SLA NewsArticles, topics, highlights, reviewsInformation on new members

Discussion List

Managed by Alex McNeur

411 active members (416 in 2011)

38 new members (57 in 2011)

27 unsubscribed members (16 in 2011)

16 "bad" email addresses (23 in 2011)

2012 Year In Review

President, Richard Matiachuk

Membership (As of November 2012)from Membership Chair Evelyn Taylor

Chapter membership 212o BC, Yukon, NWT 126o AB 52o SK 15o MB 13o Other Provinces 1o U.S. 4o Bermuda 1

Services to Members

o Professional Development and Networkingo Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton

o Employment Listings

o Discussion List

o Wired West Bulletin

Student Support

o Student Liaison Chair

o Student Representative position(s)

o WCC speakers at:

o UBC SLAIS, Langara College, University of the

Fraser Valley (UFV), and Grant McEwan

University, University of Alberta and the

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

o Awarded student memberships

Sponsors for 2012

o EBSCO

- single event in Edmonton

o Eureka.cc / CEDROM.Sni

- Canadian Reception

Thank you …SLA 2012 Board Officers

President-Elect: Dawn Bassett

Past President: Frances Main

Secretary: Lindsay Tripp

Treasurer: Lingbo Yan

Communications: Adrian Mitescu

Partner Relations: Rachel Zhao (6 months)

Thank you…SLA 2012 Board Officers

Vancouver Director: Suzanne McBeath

Vancouver Island Director: Iona M. Reid

Edmonton Director: Lisa-Jane Watson

Calgary Director: Kathy Drewes (6 mo.)

Saskatchewan Director: Luella Newman

Manitoba Director: Phillip Wolfart

Thank you…SLA 2012 Committee Chairs

Archives: Catherine Lee

Bulletin Editor: Ann Dreolini

Discussion List: Alex McNeur

Employment: Tania Alekson

Membership: Evelyn Taylor

Student Liaison: Lindsay Willson

Student Representative(s): Helen Brown (UBC)

SLA 2014 Annual Conference Host Committee Co-Chairs

Patricia Cia

Christina de Castell

Thank you!Venues Provided by …

Department of Justice

Teck Resources

Outstanding Information Professional Award

Awards Committee Chair, Frances Main

Outstanding Information Professional Award

Debbie Millward

is theSLA Western Canada Chapter’s

2012 Outstanding Information Professional

Debbie Millward: 2012 Outstanding Information Professional

Debbie Millward has contributed to the growth and development

of the library community in British Columbia and beyond through

her work at PNG, as an advocate for special libraries within the

newspaper industry nationally and internationally, through her

work as adjunct faculty at SLAIS UBC teaching the Special

Libraries Course, and taking on leadership roles including

President of SLA Western Canada Chapter.

Debbie’s lengthy career and ongoing development of new

librarians deserves note and recognition within the SLA Western

Canada Chapter, and beyond.

Nominations & Election of Officers

Nominations Chair:

Debbie Schachter

Committee members:

Patricia Cia,

Barbara Holder.

Nominations 2013

President Elect: Adrian Mitescu

Communications Director: Karen Sawatsky

Partner Relations: Elizabeth Watson

Calgary Director: Sarah Gustafson

Saskatchewan Director: Chantel Dourtsen

Continuing Officers

Past President: Richard Matiachuk

Treasurer: Lingbo Yan

Secretary: Lindsay Tripp

Vancouver Island Director: Iona M. Reid

Vancouver Director: Suzanne McBeath

Edmonton Director: Lisa-Jane Watson

Manitoba Director: Phillip Wolfart

Further Nominations and Voting

“Passing of the Gavel”

Incoming President’s Remarks

New Business

2013 Board Officers

President: Dawn Bassett

President-Elect: Adrian Mitescu

Past-President: Richard Matiachuk

Treasurer: Lingbo Yan

Secretary: Lindsay Tripp

Communications: Karen Sawatsky

Partner Relations: Elizabeth Watson

2013 Board Officers

Calgary Director: Sarah Gustafson

Edmonton Director: Lisa-Jane Watson

Manitoba Director: Phillip Wolfart

Saskatchewan Director: Chantel Dourtsen

Vancouver Director: Suzanne McBeath

Vancouver Island Director: Iona M. Reid

2013 Committee Chairs

Archives: Steven Gibson

Bulletin Editor: Catherine Lee

Discussion List: Alex McNeur

Employment: Lindsay Willson

Membership: Evelyn Taylor

Student Liaison:

Student Representative(s): Carrie Grinstead

Announcements

Motion to Adjorn