Meeting Minutes 9/13/2013

Meeting Minutes from September 13, 2013
Virtual meeting, 10am-noon
1. Fall program: Library Secrets: Confessions of falling flat and how to get right back up

• Program approval form should be approved by the PDP today and advertised in the Happening on Monday
• Speakers are confirmed for both the morning and the afternoon
• Need a call for proposals for three sessions in the afternoon
• Contact CLD to put together a panel of library managers/directors to talk about their experiences managing creative risk-taking (create questions for them to answer)

2. Annual conference

• 14 proposals submitted
• 7 programs proposals are approved by our committee, which includes one invited program
• Last year we had 9 programs including the pre-conference
• Discussion of potential programs that need revisions and if they overlap with already approved programs proposals
• After the programs are approved by our committee, they must go through the program approval process of the conference committee – after they are officially approved, Gergana will notify the speakers
• Gergana has invited speakers from outside the library world

3. Instruction Observation Network

• Steven Miller (CLD) making sure information gets out there
• Article will be coming out in the Crab

4.  ACRL Webinar: The Publishing Roller Coaster: Writers Sound Off

• Approved, and will be released in the Happenings
• Scheduled for Wednesday, October 9 (Save the Date is published in the blog)
• Ryan’s daughter after to socialize

5. Two nominations for Vice-president/President-elect and secretary

• A call with the requirements needs to posted to blog post and Marylib (definitely for secretary)
• Natalie will run for VP
• Helpful to have new-ish members run for Secretary, but Danielle is also willing

6. Board meeting/division revision

• New Members Division – starting point at MLA, and will be helpful to coordinate with this division to attract new members to ACRL MD
• No board meeting since last ACRL MD meeting = nothing to report
• Reminded ourselves to do introductions at these virtual meetings

7. Chapters council

• Chase Ollis is the new liaison
• Orientation for new chapters leaders
• Ryan Gjerde at gjerdery@luther.edu is the admin for the listserv

8. Journal club

• October journal club, facilitated by Alison Cody, on October 18
• Alison set survey/blog/Marylib to go out next week

9. Future meetings

• Next meeting is October 11, 10am to noon on Blackboard Collaborate
• Move December 20 meeting to December 13 once David gets MLA approval for virtual space