All-
Attached is an agenda for today’s conference
call. Sorry I didn’t get this to you sooner!
This conference call takes place
from 10:00 to approximately 11:00 Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, December
11, 2008. Each participant will need to call the following number.
This number recently changed. The new number is: 1-218-486-8700 (Minnesota) and participants will need to
enter the following access code: 20590
Ken Winter, MLIS
Director of Library and Information Services
VDOT Research Library
530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: (434) 293-1959 FAX: (434) 293-4196
Email: Ken.Winter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Intranet: http://rclibrary
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From: Winter,
Kenneth A.
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008
2:54 PM
To: ETKN
Listserv (etkn-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Subject: ETKN Enters Year 2: Call for Nominations
for Officers!
Importance: High
Colleagues-
In November 2007 we gathered at the UNC
Highway Safety
Research Center
in Chapel Hill, NC, resolving to form the ETKN, a group that
has grown to include 21 libraries and information centers.
In our first year of operation, you asked me to serve as
Chair, and I agreed to do so in a “pro tem” capacity (i.e. Until we
could have an annual meeting and elect officers…)
My how time flies!
Entering our second year it is time to elect officers.
According to our bylaws we need a Chair (who agrees to work
with the incoming Chair in year 2), a Vice Chair (who moves into the Chair slot
in year 2), and a Recording Secretary (1-year term that can be extended).
In 2009 I will no longer be able to serve as an officer in
ETKN, but I will still participate in meetings and will work closely with the
newly elected Chair (and the Vice Chair, as needed) to help with the
transition.
With that in mind, I am asking that you consider the three
offices that are open, take a look at the Membership Directory, and submit to
me your nominations for officers and the post you are nominating for (an
anonymous process). Over the next two weeks will gather the nominations,
contact those nominated, and ask them if they are willing to serve.
When we have a slate of candidates we can initiate the
voting process (also anonymous) and announce those elected.
Membership Directory: http://colab.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?EasternTransportationKnowledgeNetwork/ETKN_Membership_Directory
Thanks!
P.S. Here’s an excerpt from our bylaws…
ARTICLE
5 – OFFICERS
Section
1
1. The
officers shall consist of a Chair, a Vice-Chair, and a Recording Secretary. The
Vice-Chair shall be the Chair-Elect.
2. The
Vice-Chair shall be elected by the membership at the annual business
meeting. The Vice-Chair of the previous calendar year shall become
the Chair.
3. In
the event the Chair is unable to fulfill his/her duties, the Vice-Chair will
assume the duties of the Chair. The Executive Committee shall appoint a
Vice-Chair.
4. The
tenure of office for all officers shall be the calendar year following the
annual meeting at which elections are held.
Section
2 – Duties
1. The
Chair shall be the principal officer of the Network. The Chair shall:
a. Preside
at all meetings of the Network.
b. Preside
at meetings and coordinate the activities of the Executive Committee.
c. Appoint
Committee Chairs as needed during term of office.
d. Serve
as ex-officio member of all committees.
e. Perform
other duties appropriate to Chair of the Network.
2. The
Vice-Chair shall be designated Chair-Elect. The Vice-Chair shall
a. Perform
the duties of the Chair in the absence of the Chair.
b. Become
Chair for any unexpired term as defined by Article 5, Section 1 (3).
3. The
Past Chair, upon completion of a term as Chair, shall assist the Chair with any
projects as needed.
4. The
Recording Secretary will record the minutes of the teleconferences and the
meetings and assist with other tasks upon request of the Chair. The
Recording Secretary is also responsible for archiving ETKN documents on the
collaboratory work space.
Ken Winter, MLIS
Director of Library and Information Services
VDOT Research Library
530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: (434) 293-1959 FAX: (434) 293-4196
Email: Ken.Winter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Intranet: http://rclibrary
