Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round T able
http://www.ala.org/emiert/
EMIERT Offers New Leadership Opportunities January 2013 Open Positions
Vice Chair (term begins June 2013-15) (2yr)
- Works closely with the Chair on all EMIERT initiatives
- Responsible for program planning for ALA Annual Conference
- Oversees Membership Committee
Secretary (vacant) (2yr) - define position and 2 year commitment
- attend midwinter and annual executive board and membership meetings
- take minutes, transcribe minutes and distribute minutes to board members
- secretary will create agenda for executive board meetings
Treasurer (term begins June 2013-2015) 2 year commitment
- Works closely with Office of Diversity staff
- Reviews EMIERT budget reports prepared by ALA
- Submits EMIERT budge proposals voted on by board members
- Prepares bi-annual budget reports for membership
Membership Committee (vacant)(2yr) - Membership Chair and 2-3 members . Define tasks and timetable for committee
- compile monthly and yearly membership statistics in membership spreadsheet and code by member type (public library, school library, academic library etc.)
- create and deliver reports for executive board meetings at MidWinter and Annual conferences highlighting membership engagement and projects
- send monthly emails welcoming new members, thanking renewed/reinstated members and thanking dropped members for their recent membership
- Recruit new members through NMRT, student associations and local/national conferences and listservs
Electronic Communications Committee (vacant)(2yr) - Electronic Communications Chair and 2 members
- Receive training in Drupal form ALA in order to maintain EMIERT ALA web presence * Update content on social media platforms, on consistent basis
- Recruit members to sign up to moderate discussion topics on listserv
- Manage electronic communication accounts, approve new members and keep content current
- Balance content for membership groups; i.e. academic, public, school librarians, library and information science schools, special libraries
- Recruit members to live tweet and/ or report out from conferences/programs related to EMIERT mission
Members- At- Large (1 vacant) (2 yr.) (staggered terms with at least three members on Board)
- Works closely with EC Board on Special Projects
- Serves on Task Force
Contact Tess Tobin, Chair ttobin@citytech.cuny.edu Katherine Trouen-Trend , Vice Chair kttrend@hplct.org