14 February 2008
The conference call was called to order by Stephen Abram at 3:00 pm US Eastern Time
On Call:
- Board Present--Abram, Zamora, Vargha, James, Trudell, Frank, Hunt, Rink, Sarmiento, Arnold, McCollough, Webb, Lachance
- Board Absent --Fifer-Canby, Romaine
- Staff Present--Sansalone, Kenner
1. Welcome
2. Roll call
See above for attendees.
3. Minutes from January 2008 Board call
Approved.
4. President's Update (includes travel/visits) (Abram)
Abram thanked Trudell and Thomson for sponsorship of these monthly board calls.
5. CEO Update (includes travel/visits) (Lachance)
Lachance reported that she was currently attending an IFLA meeting in Granada, Spain. Next week she was going to Tokyo to speak at a conference and to continue the work that Trudell started last year in developing SLA membership in Japan. From Japan Lachance is travelling to India to attend an ASAE meeting; she plans to meet with SLA members in Mumbai and New Delhi. She has been invited by ASAE to represent them before a major conference of the European meetings industry in Brussels; she's been asked to speak about personal leadership.
6. Feedback from Leadership Summit (Trudell & Frank)
Trudell reported that there had been positive feedback from conference attendees.
7. EM0208CC-A01 DLDP Award winners for 2008 (Vargha) (Executive Session)*
Vargha introduced the DLDP Award winners for 2008, and said that there were a good number of applicants, thanks to the award being well publicised.
Motion: 'I move that SLA Board of Directors accept Board document EM0208CC-A01'
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
8. OM0208CC-B01 Update on candidates process task group
Following discussion Board approved the recommendations of the task group and asked that this be sent on to the Nominating Committee.
9. March 10-11 retreat planning (Abram)
Abram reported that plans for the retreat were in hand and that he was meeting with a facilitator, Robert Newlen, from Library of Congress. Information will be sent out prior to this event.
10. Business meeting at annual conference - discussion of options (Staff/All)
Lachance discussed the annual membership (business) meeting.
11. Update on Centennial Planning committee (McCollough)
McCollough reported that the brainstorming event at Louisville had generated a lot of excitement and some great ideas. These ideas were being consolidated and a wiki was being set up to continue idea generation.
12. Empowerment Project Proposal for Seattle Conference (see attached email from Sophia Guevara)
The general consensus of the Board following detailed discussion of this proposal was that although a good idea, the timing was wrong, particularly as SLA had just started its green initiative which was the main focus of activities at the moment. Stephen agreed to let Sophia know the Board's decision.
13. Update on caucuses (Vargha)
Vargha reported that she had met with some caucus convenors in Louisville, and they reported that all was well.
14. New business
Zamora put the following motion to the Board:
'I move that we approve the naming of James Manasco as chair of 2010 conference committee.'
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
Call adjourned at 3:56pm US Eastern Time
*Executive session documents are not posted to the web.
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