*Note: The following is from our archived collection of older documents, and may not reflect the most current information.

The Nominating Committee has reported for duty and is at your service looking for the next leaders of SLA. The committee will meet at the SLA Leadership Summit in Louisville, Kentucky, 23-26 January 2008 to recommend a slate of nominees to the board to take office in 2009. To do the best job, the committee needs help from the membership. Specifically, the Nominating Committee is directed to:

1. Seek recommendations for nominees from suitable sources in
   the association, especially from among chapter and division
   officers.
2. Select a balanced slate of nominees, and upon their acceptance,
3. Present the slate to the Board of Directors.

To ensure broad representation on the board, the Nominating Committee invites members to nominate themselves or recommend colleagues who might serve in the following positions: President-Elect, Chapter Cabinet Chair-Elect, Division Cabinet Chair-Elect, and two Directors.

The committee is looking for 10 leaders, two candidates for each of the five positions, for 2009.

Details about responsibilities for each of these positions can be found at: www.sla.org/content/SLA/governance/bodsection/descriptions.cfm.

To ensure SLA continues to be relevant and influential in the information- and knowledge-based 21st century, it is critical for
the board to be composed of a diverse, enthusiastic, and visionary group of individuals committed to the profession. Members who have been active and successful contributors to chapters, divisions or association-level committees are needed as candidates.

There are many SLA members in the organization who can fill this need, although members of the Nominating Committee may not know all of them. Therefore, you are invited to submit names, including your own name if you wish to be considered.

All information submitted will be handled confidentially.

Please forward the following information for people you think are ready and willing to serve the profession as SLA board:

• Nominee's name, address, phone number.
• The position recommended for each nominee.
• The nominee's length of SLA membership.
• Offices held in chapters, divisions, or at the association level by the nominee.
• The nominee's membership in association-level committees.
• Other activities of the nominee with SLA (on chapter and division committees, CE courses taught, awards received, articles published, etc.)

Include other information that may help the committee. For example, what it is about this person that makes her or him a great nominee for the election slate? What distinguishes the nominee among his or her colleagues?

Recommendations may be sent to any of the following by

15 January 2008:
Chair
Richard Geiger (2006-2008), rgeiger@sfchronicle.com
San Francisco Chronicle, 901 Mission Street , San Francisco, CA 94103

Committee Members

• Lynne McCay, chair-elect, lmccay@crs.loc.gov
• Susan Fingerman, susan.fingerman@jhuapl.edu
• Suzi Hayes, suzihayes@bellsouth.net
• Christina Zeller, christinajzeller@hotmail.com
• Linda Broussard, staff committee member, lbroussard@sla.org

Leaders, take the first step. Name yourself or identify others who are ready for the next step in their professional careers. Give back to SLA and identify those leaders you know are waiting in the wings to take on these rewarding and fun leadership roles.

Serving on the SLA Board of Directors is guaranteed to be a challenging and rewarding experience. It will provide an opportunity to expand management and leadership abilities through service in an international professional association. Please give some serious thought to who might bring fresh ideas and energy to the board and send us your recommendations.