IUG Call for Nominations

["Anne Myers" <amyers@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Innovative Users Group (IUG)
Election 2004
Call for Nominees

Do you value the work of the Innovative Users Group?  Do you want to
help shape its future?  Join the Steering Committee of the IUG and you
too can make a difference.  

This winter we will elect a Vice Chair/Chair Elect and two
Members-at-Large. The deadline for submitting names of candidates
(yourself or someone else) is Friday January 30, 2004, at 5pm EST.

Terms begin on the last day of the annual conference (Monday April 5,
2004). The members-at-large each serve a two year term. The Vice
Chair/Chair-Elect serves one year as Vice Chair, one year as Chair, and
one year as Past Chair. 

Duties: 
All Steering Committee members speak for the membership, serve on ad hoc
working groups, work on the annual conference, and provide advice to the
Chair. The Vice Chair serves as chair of the Program Committee for the
Annual Conference, and chairs the IUG the following year.  

Meetings: 
The Steering Committee meets twice during the IUG Annual Conference and
also at the ALA Annual and Midwinter meetings. Attendance at the ALA
meetings is highly recommended, but not mandatory; Steering Committee
members are expected to attend the IUG Conference. The arrival date is
generally two days before the Pre-Conference day and you should remain
through the final session on the final day of the Main Conference if
possible, departing on the day after the conference if necessary to meet
that obligation.  [This works out to be about 1 week total time,
depending on your travel distance from the conference.]

Compensation:
These volunteer positions offer a complimentary hotel room for the
duration of the IUG Annual Conference, including the extra days of
Steering Committee commitment, an assortment of free meals and many
opportunities to have fun.


Interested?  

If you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else for these
positions, please contact me directly.  If you have any questions about
the duties or responsibilities of any of the positions, don't hesitate
to ask any member of the Steering Committee
(http://innovativeusers.org/about/steering.htm). Many of us will also be
at ALA and available to answer questions there.

The deadline for submitting names of candidates is Friday January 30,
2004 at 5pm EST - but don't wait, do it now!

Anne Myers
IUG Past Chair, 2003-2004
amyers@xxxxxxxxxx