[IUG] Nominations for Steering Committee Positions

[Carol Wu <cwu at innovativeusers dot org>]

Dear colleagues,

Does getting involved with the Innovative Users Group intrigue you or 
your colleagues?  Become part of the IUG Steering Committee and you can
participate in making decisions for the many activities that IUG 
offers to its members.

This year we will elect a Vice Chair/Chair Elect and two 
Members-at-Large. Terms begin on Monday, May 22, 2006, the last day 
of the annual conference.  The Members-at-large serve a two-year term 
while the Vice Chair 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 and provide advice to the Chair.  The Vice Chair 
serves as chair of the Program Committee for the Annual 
Conference.  Members at Large manage other conference related 
activities such as Birds of a Feather meetings, Job Placement, 
Enhancements, volunteer recruitment etc.  More detailed descriptions 
are available in the bylaws at
<http://www.innovativeusers.org/about/bylaws.html>http://www.innovativeusers.org/about/bylaws.html. 
Should you have any questions about being a Steering Committee 
member, current Steering
Committee members are available to share their experiences.  The list 
of current Steering Committee members is available at
<http://www.innovativeusers.org/about/steering.htm>http://www.innovativeusers.org/about/steering.htm.


Meetings

The Steering Committee has four regularly scheduled meetings during 
the year.  Two meetings are held during the Annual Conference and one 
meeting each at ALA Annual and ALA Midwinter.  All Steering Committee 
members should attend ALA Midwinter while only the executive officers 
are expected to attend ALA Annual.  All Steering Committee members 
are expected to attend the Annual IUG Conference.  The arrival date 
is generally two days before the Pre-Conference day and we strongly 
prefer that you remain through the final session on the final day of 
the Main Conference.


Compensation

Compensation includes complimentary hotel room for the duration of 
the IUG Annual Conference, including the extra days of Steering Committee
commitment, free conference registration and a stipend for all SC 
members to attend ALA Midwinter.  Executive officers receive an 
additional stipend to attend ALA Annual.


Nominations

If you are interested, submit your name, the office you'd like to run 
for, and a biographical sketch describing your recent work history 
and reasons for candidacy to Carol Wu, Past Chair, IUG, 
<mailto:cwu at innovativeusers dot org>cwu at innovativeusers dot org by Wednesday, 
March 15, 2006.  See last year's slate of candidates as example: 
<http://innovativeusers.org/elections/candidates05.html>http://innovativeusers.org/elections/candidates05.html. 
It is our hope that the Steering Committee can represent the 
diversity of libraries that are customers of Innovative.  Please be 
sure that your biographical information clearly states the type of 
library you work in.

If you are not personally interested but know of someone who would 
make great contributions to the IUG, you may nominate them and we 
will contact them directly about their candidacy.  When nominating, 
please provide their name, contact information and the office you'd 
nominate them for to Carol Wu by Wednesday, March 15, 2006.

We anticipate the election will begin around March 20 and end around 
April 7, 2006.


We look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,
Carol Wu
Past Chair, IUG


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