CONFERENCE (standing)
History: Established by Council action upon recommendation by the Committee on Organization at the ALA Annual Conference in July, 1996. CONSISTS OF TEN MEMBERS CHAIR APPOINTED ANNUALLY.
Charge: 1) To recommend additions and changes to ALA Policy 7 (Conferences and Meetings) as appropriate; 2) To recommend policies to Council for the coordination and scheduling of conference programming and for simplification of meeting scheduling, including use of technologies; 3) To recommend to Council policies guiding the selection of Conference and Meeting sites and dates; 4) To review recommendations of specific sites and dates prior to their presentation by Conference Services to the ALA Executive Board; and 5) To recommend to Council and to ALA staff a means for communications with the membership to hear their concerns about Conference and Meeting procedures and policies.
Chair:
Tom Wilding, Chair, 2003-2004, Member-at-Large, 2003-2005, University of Texas @ Arlington, Arlington, TX
Members:
Dottie R. Hiebing, Chair, 2002-2003, Member-at-Large, 2002-2004, Metropolitan New York Library Council, New York, NY
Exhibit Round Table Representative:
Kathy Young, 2002-2004, Gale Group, Farmington Hills, MI
3 Division Representatives to be appointed
Council Representatives:
Joe Eagan, 2003-2005, Chapter Councilor Rep., Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, MA
Peter McDonald, Councilor-at-Large, 2002-2004, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Executive Board Representative:
Barbara Stripling, 2002-2004, New Visions for Public Schools, New York, NY
1 Round Table Representative (excluding ERT)
Barbara O. Rittinger, 2002-2004, Arlington County Department Libraries, Arlington, VA
2 Ex-Officio Members:
Mary W. Ghikas, ALA Staff and Ex-Officio Member, American Library Association, Chicago, IL
Deidre Ross, ALA Staff and Ex-Officio Member, American Library Association, Chicago, IL
Ex-Officio Members:
Mary W. Ghikas, ALA Staff and Ex-Officio Member, American Library Association, Chicago, IL
Deidre Ross, ALA Staff and Ex-Officio Member, American Library Association, Chicago, IL
Interns:
David Brier, 2003-2005, University of Hawaii Hamilton Library, Honolulu, HI
Jose Ruiz - Alvarez, 2002-2004, Rio Piedras, PR
Staff Liaisons:
Mary Ghikas, mghikas@ala.org
Deidre Ross, dross@ala.org
For information on Conference Services, click here.
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