Meeting of the SLA Fellows

New York, NY, Sunday June 8, 2003

Meeting was called to order by convener Barbara Spiegelman at 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, 2003.

Fellows signed in (see attached attendance sheet).  Also in attendance -  Janice Lachance, Executive Director elect of the Special Libraries Association.

Agenda

1.  Approval of the Minutes.  Minutes from the June 9, 2002 meeting in Los Angeles, CA were approved and will appear on the Fellow website.

2.  Introduction and Welcome

New Fellows were introduced and received their Fellows pins:  

3.  Old Business

New roles for Fellows as Information Ambassadors were discussed.  The following suggestions were made:

            Collegial action with new members

            While traveling represent SLA

            Extension of positive messages

            Help Board as appropriate

            Help with PR spin and help answer questions

            Help get word out internationally

4.  New Business

The Fellows welcomed Executive Director-Elect Janice Lachance.  The Fellows introduced themselves to Ms. Lachance.

The Inside Scoop – Next Steps in Branding (Chris Olsen, Chris Olsen & Associates).

Scenarios were discussed regarding the upcoming name vote at the Annual Business Meeting.  Regardless of the vote, there will be new branding for the Association with accompanying column in Information Outlook.

New initiatives of the Fellow List (Barbara Semonche)

The 2004 convener is Lynn McCay

The 2005 co-conveners are Dottie Moon and G. Lynn Berard.

5.  Announcements

First Timer’s reception – Be There or Be Square.  The First Timers’ reception will be held after the Fellows meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 p.m.

                           Respectfully submitted

                          Trudy Katz

Attendance Sheet, Fellows Meeting, New York, NY June 8, 2003