In this issue:
Important Leadership Dates
LEADERS.COMmunique New Image
Rewarding Your Colleagues Who Volunteer
Leadership Activities at Annual Conference Meetings
Chapter Presidential Visits
SLA 2004-05 Officer Forms
Online Certificate
Cost for Meeting Rooms Increasing
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May 1, 2004 |
Chapter/Division/Caucus Annual Reports Due (Attention: Presidents/Chairs/Conveners) |
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May 1, 2004 |
Deposits due for Chapter Events at Annual Conference |
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May 1, 2004 |
Year End Financial Statements Due |
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May 14, 2004 |
ISLD Award Nomination Due |
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June 5-10, 2004 |
Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, USA |
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June 6, 2004 |
Leadership Development Institute |
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June 8, 2004 |
Chapter and Division Cabinet Meeting |
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June 30, 2004 |
2004-2005 Officer Forms Due (Attention: Presidents-Elect, Chairs-Elect and Conveners) |
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June 30, 2004 |
Mid Year Financial Statements Due |
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June 30, 2004 |
Chapter President Visit Requests Due |
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August 1, 2004 |
Endowment Fund Grants Due |
LEADERS.COMmunique New Image
LEADERS.COMmunique has a new look bringing it in line with the new image of SLA's various e-bulletins. Watch for LEADERSHIP CONNECTIONS to bring you current monthly leadership information and reminders. Your comments would be appreciated; please send to leadership@sla.org.
Rewarding Your Colleagues Who Volunteer
Another association year is coming to a close. Recognizing and rewarding those who helped to make the year a success is a key component in retaining and recruiting new volunteers in years to come. Recognition stems from genuinely valuing their time, efforts and expertise on behalf of SLA.
Those who stepped forward to help did not expect a "paycheck" in terms of dollars but you can give them something even more important: recognition. Here are just a few ideas but the list is just a springboard. Remember to smile, say hello and thank you; send a written note recognizing the particular contribution and note the success; for students, write a letter of reference, including details of service; arrange for discounts at a local book store, coffee shop or ice cream parlor; recognize at your annual meeting; and, most importantly, listen to their ideas. A certificate showing SLA's new logo is available in the Leadership Resource Center for you to prepare personalized certificates.
I hope to see each of you in Nashville. I can’t tell you how excited I am to see the extraordinary speakers and topics; they are unmatched in the profession. You will not want to miss annual conference not only for the educational opportunities but also for the networking. Register now and spread the word to be in Nashville for SLA's 2004 annual conference; it's the place to be.
--Janice R. Lachance, Executive Director
Leadership Activities at Annual Conference
If you arrive early enough, plan to attend the SLA Board of Directors Meetings, Friday and Saturday morning so that you see your association governance in action.
All leaders should plan to attend the Leadership Development Institute on Sunday, June 6, 2004, 9 am - 12 Noon. There is not a breakfast or luncheon, although we will have a mid-morning coffee break. What you will have is a stimulating program with food for thought. Come prepared to learn and have any questions you may have answered.
Next on the leadership agenda is the Tuesday Cabinet Meetings, which will be followed by a Leadership Reception hosted in your honor.
Chapter Presidential Visits
Would you like the Association President or President-Elect to visit your chapter? Send an invitation by completing the request form. The large number of chapters makes it necessary to consider time, distance and SLA budgetary limitations. The number of visits shall not exceed eight per officer per year. For more information, visit the SLA Chapter Visit Request form. Please return to Chapter Cabinet Chair-Elect Jacquelyn Knuckle by June 30, 2004.
SLA 2004-05 Officer Forms
In order to facilitate communication with our Chapter and Division officers, it is important to update our database and website with the newly elected 2004-2005 officers and committee chairs.
Presidents-elect and chairs-elect are responsible for completing the attached. Complete the form listing the appropriate member name for each office and forward the form to Sam Felder (Sam@sla.org), Leadership, at International Headquarters by June 30.
NOTE: In the interest of simplification, units may choose to fill only selected positions. The only required positions to be filled are those outlined in your governing document.
SLA's Leadership Department collects this information primarily for communicating with the leaders common in most units. Expanding the title listing would increase the officer codes to 188 with the vast majority of the additional codes having only one position with that particular title, i.e., webmaster would expand to web manager, web administrator, web editor, web development chair, web page committee member, web communications team member, technology, web, internet, internet committee chair, web site administrator, web mistress. Please continue to use the unique leadership titles within your unit in publications and your website.
Caucus conveners; please advise Leadership Associate Sam Felder (Sam@sla.org) if there are any changes in convener, discussion list owner, or webmaster. Otherwise, we will assume no change.
Online Certificate
SLA's public communications department has updated the online certificate to incorporate SLA’s new logo. A template is available for you to personalize and present to your officers, award winners, sponsors or others whom you wish to recognize.
Cost for Meeting Rooms Increasing
An article in Business Travel News reports that meeting room rental fees are on the rise. Growing optimism about the meetings market has caused some hotels to start charging higher meeting room rental fees - as much as five times higher - for the same space depending on the day of the week or time of the year. Meeting room yield management, unlike guest room yield management and airline yield management, has no mathematical basis, and is more a matter of individual property managers charging higher rental fees for periods when demand is expected to be highest. This may be important to your chapter…and your budget for next year if you meet at hotels for your meetings.
If you have any questions or comments about Leadership Connections, we would like your feedback. Please share your comments with leadership@sla.org and visit the Leadership Resource Center on the SLA website for information on Leadership.
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