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SustainRT Annual Meeting, June 27, 2015, ALA Annual San Francisco

  • 1.  SustainRT Annual Meeting, June 27, 2015, ALA Annual San Francisco

    Posted Aug 20, 2015 12:20 PM

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    SustainRT Annual Meeting, June 27, 2015, ALA Annual San Francisco


    Present: Ashley Jones, Coordinator; Madeleine Charney, Coordinator Elect; Eileen Harrington, Member at Large; Matthew Bollerman, Secretary; Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Member at Large; Mindy Reed; Deanna King; Tonyia Tidline; Laura Anthony; Rene Tanner, Coordinator Elect; Peter Hepburn, ALA Executive Board Liaison


    Meeting was called to order at 1:04 pm by Ashley Jones.


    Minutes from the 2014 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas were moved by Tonyia and seconded by Rebekkah for approval.


    The finances are as follows:


    Opening Balance                                           $643


    Revenue (100% from membership)          $1,154


    Expenses                                                        ($214)


    Closing Balance                                             $1,583


    A donation page is set up for the roundtable on its ALA web site.


    The membership is currently at 182 members: 178 individual and 4 institutions. It is 32% higher than last year.


    Project Team Updates


    Governance


    Meeting with Paul Grolier from Conference Services on Monday to explore current and potential green conference activities.


    Resolution will be presented at ALA Council meeting at Sundays session. Many counselors have been contacted to support the resolution. Talking points have been written and the feeling is good for its passage.


     Membership and Outreach


    Beth Filar Williams is leading the group. Six additional people are helping out. Toniya let us know about the roundtables twitter account, @ala_sustainrt Each channel (web site, twitter, facebook) has a leader. Developing a media calendar.


     Online Education


    Three webinars are coming. 30 minutes each.


    Environmental Scan


    Eileen reported on the Google Form is still collecting information. She is still investigating a database. The responses have leveled off.


    SustainRT held its first virtual membership meeting. 18 people attended. Madeline edited the chat to conversation bubbles. Ideas were: resolution, resource sharing, projects, connections, mission, defining sustainability. Some improvements were shared for future virtual membership meetings.


    Peter shared a number of items from the Executive Board of Council. Conference registration is up from Las Vegas. Many conversations are ongoing about ALA strategic plan, including advocacy, information policy and leadership development. Incoming ALA President Sari Feldman’s theme is “Libraries Transform”


    Approval of the SustainRT budget was moved by Matthew and seconded by Madeline. Approved.


    Fred Stoss is looking for help on programming for the 2017 Annual Conference.


    The group thanked Ashley for all her work as the inaugural roundtable coordinator.


    Meeting adjourned at 2:35 pm.