Please remember to submit self-nominations by this Sunday, May 2!
Original message sent on behalf of Patty Wong, ALA President-Elect & Chair, Council Committee on Committees:
Dear ALA Councilors,
The 2020-2021 ALA Council's Committee on Committees (COC) will soon begin its task of determining Council nominees to run for the 2021-2022 Committee on Committees (COC) and the 2021-2023 ALA Planning and Budget Assembly (PBA).
The COC and PBA "job descriptions" are attached. These elections will occur during the 2021 Virtual Annual Conference governance meetings.
The 2020-2021 COC is tasked to:
- Slate eight (8) Councilors, 4 to be elected for 1-year terms (2021-2022) to the COC
- Slate six (6) Chapter Councilors, 3 to be elected for 2-year terms (2021-2023) on the ALA Planning and Budget Assembly (PBA)
- Slate four (4) Councilors-at-Large, 2 to be elected for 2-year terms (2021-2023) on the ALA Planning and Budget Assembly (PBA)
Note: To be eligible to stand for COC election, candidates must have Council terms extending until at least 2022. To be eligible to stand for PBA election, candidates must have Council terms extending until at least 2023. Councilors whose current terms end in 2021 but are re-elected this April are eligible. Please note that additional nominations for Councilors to COC or PBA can be made from the Council Floor at the 2021 Annual Conference.
Please use the following survey link to submit self-nominations no later than 5 pm CT on Sunday, May 2, 2021: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZTBPXWF
The members of the current 2020-2021 Committee on Committees (COC) are: Melissa Cardenas-Dow, LeRoy LaFleur, Leslie Preddy, and Eric Suess.
We look forward to hearing from you! Please reach out to Holly Robison at hrobison@ala.org in the ALA Governance office with any questions.
Patty Wong
ALA President-Elect & Chair, Council Committee on Committees
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Holly Robison
Governance Associate
American Library Association
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