1. Annual General Meeting May 30, 2002

2. W e l c o m e !

3. AGM Agenda Call to order Approval of minutes of last AGM Bylaws Year in review Election of officers Incoming President’s remarks New business Motion to adjourn

4. Approval of AGM Minutes May 28, 2001

5. Bylaws AGM - May 30, 2002

6. SLA WCC Bylaws Process  Feb to May 2002  Review, Revise  Drafts to Final Drafts  Ballots to SLA WCC Membership (e-mail, by mail or fax, and also to Chapter Discussion List)  Amendments approved - 100%  Ratification of amended Bylaws

7. Bylaws Motion I move that the amended SLA WCC Chapter Bylaws, as revised by the Chapter Bylaws Committee and approved by ballot of the membership, be ratified by the assembled members of the SLA WCC Chapter at this annual business meeting.

8. Treasurer’s Report AGM - May 30, 2002

9. Overview An overview of our financial condition Current balances Expenditures Income Budget report

10. Current Balances

11. 2001-2002 Expenditure Pattern

12. 2001-2002 Income Pattern

13. Budget Report

14. Year in Review AGM - May 30, 2002

15. Mission SLA WCC provides dynamic individuals and groups involved in the business of information with an energizing environment in which to build and share the skills and expertise they need to thrive and prosper in a changing economy. We achieve this through enterprising leadership, timely communication, meaningful mentoring and the provision of outstanding learning opportunities.

16. Strategic Initiatives & 2001 - 2002 Operational Goals

17. Strong, diversified, active, satisfied membership Member Needs Survey Survey coming soon 222 members Employment Resources 278 postings to Discussion List Revised Web Page

18. Strong, diversified, active, satisfied membership Student involvement Student Scholarships Mentors for Students 2nd Annual Student/Practioner Pub Nite Presentations to students

19. Flexible, responsive human and technical infrastructure Behind the Scenes Operational Plan Financial Reporting Bylaws

20. Flexible, responsive human and technical infrastructure Communicating Chapter Business Web Site - www.sla.org/chapter/cwcn –Chapter’s Financial Summary - Treasurer –Mentors for Students section – Tracey Carmichael –Updated Bylaws – Bylaws Committee Discussion List –396 subscribers –Changes coming Greater security, better speed in posting Archiving & searching capabilities No attachments

21. Flexible, responsive human and technical infrastructure Communicating Chapter Business Wired West - www.sla.org/chapter/cwcn/wwest/ –A Special Collection (Spring 2002) –Learning (Winter 2002) –Flexibility (Fall 2001) –SLA Annual Conference Reports (Summer 2001)

22. Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Wired West Spring 2002 Volunteer Workers at the YWCA Women's Information Centre Letter from London, Internet Librarian Special Libraries and the Saskatchewan Multitype Library System WWW: Writing for the Wired World

23. Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Wired West Winter 2002 A Librarian's Experience in an MBA program Archives: An Overview It's About The People Strategis: Hot Tips and Pet Peeves The Adventures of the Practicum Student Conference Report: Internet Librarian 2001 Who's Hiring Where

24. Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Wired West Fall 2001 Setting up a Library from Scratch Learning valuable lessons, and painful ones, on the "cutting edge" Knowledge Champions Institute Virtually Yours - Yours Virtually Invitation to Mentor a Student

25. Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Wired West Summer 2001 SLA Annual Conference in San Antonio –Motivating the Team –New Web Order –Gary Hoover –First Time Experience –Conference Report –Best International Business Sites –Image of Librarians Seattle Meeting, April 21, 2001

26. Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Wired West Contributors Ana Rosa Blue, Arden Matheson, Arlene Higgs Barbara Holder, Carol Shepstone, Coral Payne Daphne Bruce, Debbie Schachter, Debbie Millward Gordon Coleman, Jennifer Bobrovitz, Joel Minion Joleen Wright, Karol Sinats, Lorinda van Kleek, Lynne Foster, Michelle Mallette, Patricia Cia sRhona Karbusicky, Robyn Wanner, Rosemary Griebel Shelley Tegart, Suzanne Ottewell, Tracey Carmichael

27. Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Quality Events 32 programmes in 7 cities Calgary –The San Antonio Experience –Beyond Libraries: Leveraging Skillsets in the Information Age –Electronic Licensing * –Taming Wild Content: Making Information Useable & Searchable –Generational Change –Business Information Sources and Analysis

28. Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences Quality Events Manitoba –New Applications, New Challenges: Technology Trends * –"Powerful Talk": Effective Business Communications Vancouver –Bill Fisher, SLA President Elect - How to be a survivor and stay that way! –Holiday Networking Event SLA/VOLUG –Due Diligence –Competitive Intelligence in Review (tonight)

29. Innovative, quality, responsive & timely professional development experiences SLA WCC Virtual Initiative SLA WCC Virtual Events –Inaugural year –3 programmes –48 sites (Swift Current, Nanaimo, Edmonton, Saskatoon…) –161 participants SLA International Virtual Events –3 seminars –Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Victoria

30. Leader in the Western Canadian information management community Exploring Partnerships Co-sponsoring events –BCLA, CASLIS, GLABC, SAIT, SCIP VOLUG, VALL, HLABC, Saskatchewan Library Assn Extending members rates to SLA WCC –BCLA annual conference Vendors

31. Partnership with SLA International Information conduit Chapter Cabinet meetings Board Watching Focus Group Participant Obtained SLA Chat Transcripts SLA International updates

32. Who made it happen Directors Chairs Committees and volunteers SLA International YOU... and YOU the members!

33. Officers Debbie Millward - Past President Gael Blackhall - President Elect Diane Walker - Secretary Lynne Foster - Communications

34. Directors Susanne Barker - Vancouver Island Carol Saxon - Vancouver Nancy MacKenzie - Calgary Christina Andrews - Edmonton Carol Shepstone - Saskatchewan Shu Huang - Manitoba

35. Chairs Joleen Wright - Archives Susannah Tredwell - Bulletin Editor Kim Nayyer - Discussion List Gordon Coleman - Employment

36. Chairs (continued) Marissa Poratto - Membership Coral Payne - Public Relations Tracey Carmichael - Student Liaison Barbara Holder - Virtual Programmes

37. Programme Committees Calgary –Lorraine Bedet –Gael Blackhall –Mary Holden –Erika Scott –Valerie Swanson Saskatchewan –Teresa Wright Eastley (Regina)

38. Programme Committees Edmonton –Debbie Hunter –John Sinclair Vancouver –Shawna Ford –Linda Levar Virtual Initiative –Lorna Adcock –Keith Low –John Sinclair

39. Special Committees Bylaws –Debbie Millward (Chair) –Susanne Barker –Christina Andrews –Gael Blackhall Member Needs Survey –Marissa Poratto (Chair) –Debbie Millward –Coral Payne –Diane Walker

40. Special Committees Student Scholarships –Tracey Carmichael (Chair) –Robyn Wanner –Susannah Tredwell Nominations –Barbara Holder (Chair) –Katy Nelson –Elva Simundsson Our Thanks!...

41. Thank You! Volunteers Without whom none of the initiatives and accomplishments of this last year would have been possible And our Members Without whom we would not exist

42. Nominations and Election AGM- May 28, 2001

43. Nominations Communications Director Communications Director – Christina Zeller Director, Calgary Director, Calgary – Lorraine Bedet Director, Edmonton Director, Edmonton – Debbie Hunter President Elect President Elect – Claudette Cloutier Treasurer Treasurer – Darren Hamilton Secretary Secretary – Diane Walker

44. SLA Conference Los Angeles, CA June 8-12, 2002 Informal SLA WCC chapter dinner – Discussion … check Bulletin Board (WCC) Canadian Reception – June 10 th (5:00 PM- 7:00 PM) – Beaudrey B at Westin Bonaventure

45. Passing of the Gavel

46. Gael Blackhall President, 2002-2003

47. Continuing Officers 2002-2003 Past PresidentPatricia Cia Manitoba DirectorShu Huang Saskatchewan DirectorCarol Shepstone Vancouver DirectorCarol Saxon Vancouver Island DirectorSusanne Barker

48. Continuing Chairs 2002-2003 Bulletin EditorSusannah Tredwell Discussion ListKim Nayyer MembershipMarissa Poratto Student LiaisonTracey Carmichael

49. Incoming Chairs 2002-2003 Archives Cheri Rauser Employment Amber Lannon Public Relations Joleen Wright Virtual ProgrammesMaria Swarbrick

50. New Business AGM - May 30, 2002

51. Motion to adjourn AGM - May 30, 2002

52. Next up... Next up... 5:30 - 6:30 PM - Reception 6:30 - 7:30 PM - Featured Speaker Kim Burkhardt Competitive Intelligence in Review: Current Practices & Perceptions