Committee on Organization (COO)
Charge
To advise and assist regarding structural and organizational concerns in ALA. To recommend to Council the establishment or discontinuance of divisions, round tables, membership initiative groups, ALA committees, assemblies and joint committees, as the needs of the Association may require. To define the functions of these units, subject to the approval of Council. To recommend to Council the establishment, including the name and size, of other standing committees to consider matters of the Association that require continuity of attention by the members. To recommend to Executive Board the appropriate unit to appoint Official Representatives to outside organizations. To receive notification of the formation of interdivisional committees.Roster
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Composition
The Committee on Organization consists of 13 members for two-year staggered terms; chairperson appointed annually.Origin
Created by the ALA Council on June 21, 1956, to replace the former Committee on Boards and Committees (established by Council in 1940). Prior to that, the Committee existed as provided for in the ALA Bylaws as the Committee on Committees. Became a Council Committee in 1972. Provided for in Bylaw Article VIII, Section 2(b).Get Involved
ALA values committed and active committee members. Qualified members are welcome to volunteer to serve on Committee on Organization (COO). Committee members must have an interest in the work of the committee; be able to attend Annual Conferences and Midwinter Meetings to participate in the meetings and activities of the committee; and be able to work between conferences via e-mail and ALA Connect. Express your interest in serving on this or other committees by filling out an application form. Appointments take place once a year, during the spring. Committee service usually begins following Annual Conference, about July 1.ALA Handbook of Organization
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