Sent on behalf of Emily Drabinski, ALA President-Elect & Chair, Committee on Committees:
Dear ALA Councilors,
The 2022-2023 ALA Committee on Committees (COC) will soon begin its task of determining Council nominees to run for the 2023-2024 Committee on Committees (COC) and the 2023-2025 ALA Planning and Budget Assembly (PBA). Terms will begin in July 2023.
The COC and PBA "job descriptions" are attached. These elections will occur during the 2023 Annual Conference Council meetings.
The 2022-2023 COC is tasked to:
· Slate eight (8) Councilors, 4 to be elected for 1-year terms (2023-2024) to the Committee on Committees (COC)
· Slate four (4) Councilors-at-large, 2 to be elected for 2-year terms (2023-2025) on the ALA Planning and Budget Assembly (PBA)
· Slate six (6) Chapter Councilors, 3 to be elected for 2-year terms (2023-2025) 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 2024. To be eligible to stand for PBA election, candidates must have Council terms extending until at least 2025. Please note that additional nominations for Councilors to COC or PBA can be made from the Council floor at the 2023 Annual Conference.
Please use the following survey link to submit self-nominations no later than 5 pm CT on Thursday, June 8, 2023: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VX8WZCP
The members of the 2022-2023 Committee on Committees (COC) are Alanna Aiko Moore, Kimberly Patton, Madeline Peña Feliz, Nicholas Tepe, and ALA President-elect Emily Drabinski, COC Chair.
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.
Emily Drabinski
ALA President-Elect & Chair, Committee on Committees
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Holly Robison
Governance Associate
American Library Association
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