ASIS&T-Pacific Northwest Chapter 2004 Mark Dahl – Chapter Chair/Assembly Rep Terry Reese – Chair Elect Melissa Riesland – Secretary/Treasurer
Chapter facts Total members: Approx. 250 as of last fall (dropped somewhat this spring) Members by state Alaska – 8 California – 4 Idaho – 3 Oregon – 36 (17 in Portland metro area) Washington – 184 (135 or so in Seattle area)
Members by state
Members by major metro area
Membership profile
Some (cool) member job titles Research analyst Taxonomist Information Architect Cataloger for Networked Resources Semantic Libraries Architect Director of User Experience Web Communications Manager
Some more mundane (but impressive) member job titles Librarian Professor/Assistant Professor Dean President Graduate student
Chapter governance How it used to be Chair-elect/Program Chair Elected in fall Planned following years annual fall meeting Chair Previous years Chair-Elect In charge of Chapter Past Chair/Chapter Assembly Rep Previous years Chair Part of executive board Represents Chapter at National Secretary/Treasurer
Chapter governance How it is now (after some decisions this fall) Chair-elect Elected in fall Assists in planning spring meeting Chair Previous years Chair-Elect In charge of Chapter overall AND planning spring meeting Past Chair/Chapter Assembly Rep (Mark Dahl) Previous years Chair Part of executive board Represents Chapter at National Secretary/Treasurer Administers
Executive committee Chair-elect (Terry Reese) Chair (Mark Dahl) Past Chair (Mark Dahl) Secretary/Treasurer (Melissa Riesland) (elected 2-year position)
Volunteer/appointed positions Webmaster Meeting volunteers
Elections Take place in summer Nominating committee solicits nominations We will be forming a nominating committee soon (Great opportunity to get involved)
Chapter activities Annual Meeting Seattle Reading Group Scholarships ??????
Chapter bylaws Chapter has been operating outside its existing bylaws for some time New bylaws by and large follow model ASIS&T Chapter bylaws Changes to model bylaws: Establishes Secretary/Treasurer as an official Chapter position Refers to Chapter policies and procedures
Chapter policies/procedures Establish guidelines for regular Chapter activities such as planning the annual meeting Deadlines as to when a meeting site must be established, program distributed to membership, etc. Rules re: expending Chapter funds for the annual meeting
New ideas The Chapter leadership is seeking new ideas for Chapter activities Lets talk! And if youre really interested, come to the business meeting at 4:30pm