LITA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2006 Annual Conference New Orleans

 

 

First session

Saturday, June 24, 2006, 9:30 am -- 12:30 pm, MCC-238/239

 

 

TOPIC: Call to order, announcements, introduce guests

Leader: Patrick Mullin                                                                                      

                      

TOPIC: Meeting Agenda

Leader: Patrick Mullin                                                                                      

Outcome: Decide changes to the order of the agenda and/or additional items

 

TOPIC: Consent agenda:   [The items can be approved in one action. 

       Any board member may request that any item be handled separately.]

Leader: Patrick Mullin                                                                                      

Confirmation of email votes taken since the last Board meeting:          

Approved Midwinter Meeting 2006 minutes (2006MW-1);

Approved funding to cover travel expenses for new Web Coordinator orientation;

Approved Publications Committee motion to approve new Guide on interactive technologies;

Affirmed LITA IRC travel grant for the 2006 National Forum;

Affirmed Awards Committees’ selections;

Approved establishing and charge for Assessment and Research Task Force

       Accept the following reports:

             President’s Report

             Vice President’s Report

             Executive Director’s Report

FY2006 Budget Report  

 

TOPIC: ALA Executive Board Liaison to LITA

Visitor: Janet Swan Hill                                                                        

Outcome: update from the ALA Executive Board

 

TOPIC:   FY07 Budget                                                                        

Leader:   Colby Riggs

Prework:   FY07 draft budget (2006AC-?)

Outcome:   approve FY07 budget                                                                        Action Item

 

TOPIC: Sponsorships Task Force

Leader: Amira Aaron

 

TOPIC: Strategic Session on Membership Recruitment (11:30)                                    

Leader: Pat Mullin

Guests:   Navjit Brar and Pat Ensor

Prework:   LITA Strategic Plan: Membership Recruitment Initiative (2006AC-?) and Membership Report

Outcome:   identify next steps

 

 

(Meeting continues on Tuesday, June 27 at 1:00 at the MCC 238/239)

 

LITA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2006 Annual Conference New Orleans

Second session

Tuesday, June 27, 2006, 1:00 - 4:30 pm, MCC-238/239

                                                                                     

TOPIC: Announcements, introduce guests

Leader: Pat Mullin       

 

TOPIC:   Slate for spring 2007 election                                                 

Visitor:   Flo Wilson, Nominating Committee Representative                              

Outcome:   approve a slate for the election                                                          Action item

                                                                                   

TOPIC: LITA Bylaws and Organization

Leader: Maribeth Manoff, Committee chair

Outcome: Next steps

 

TOPIC: 2006 National Forum

Leader: Pat Mullin                                                                                           

Outcome:   update on Forum planning

 

TOPIC: ALA Council

Leader: Barbra Higginbotham                                                                          

Outcome: update on Council activities

Break

TOPIC:   LITA Director at Large selected to serve on Executive Committee next year Action Item

Leader: Bonnie Postlethwaite                                                                                       

 

TOPIC: Board liaisons’ reports on Committees (only if action is required)

Kristin Antelman:   Awards Committees

Amira Aaron:  Education

Andrew Pace: Legislation and Regulation

Bonnie Postlethwaite:   Membership/Development

Patrick Mullin: Program Planning

Colby Riggs: Publications

Kristin Antelman: Regional Institutes

Mark Beatty: Top Technology Trends

Michelle Frisque: Web Coordinating

 

TOPIC: ALA Washington Office (3:30)

Leader: Emily Sheketoff, director                                                                     

Outcome: update on Washington Office

 

TOPIC: Office for Information Technology Policy

Leader: Rick Weingarten, director                                                                    

Outcome: update on OITP activities

 

TOPIC:   Appreciation and recognition for outgoing Board members     

Leader: Pat Mullin and Bonnie Postlethwaite

 

Other business:

 

Adjournment