[PADG:1087] FW: [ALCTSBD:2731] ALA Nominating Committee Seeks candidates for 2007 Elections

[<joangate@xxxxxxxxx>]

Folks: I am forwarding the following message from Bruce Johnson,
President-Elect, ALCTS, on the chance that someone in PARS may want to seek
nomination to one of the open ALA position.  Joan

Joan Gatewood, Chair, PARS
And
University of Michigan Library
Digital Conversion Unit
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3213

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE SEEKS CANDIDATES

The ALA 2007 Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees to run on the 2007
spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect, ALA Treasurer and
Councilor-at-large.

The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for
President-elect, two candidates to run for Treasurer and no fewer than 50
candidates for the 33 at-large Council seats to be filled in the 2007 spring
election. 

The President-elect will serve a three-year term: as President-elect in
2007-2008, as President in 2008-2009, and as Immediate Past President in
2009-2010.

The Treasurer and Councilors-at-large will serve three-year terms, beginning
after the 2007 ALA Annual Conference and ending at the adjournment of the
2010 Annual Conference.  

The ALA President, Treasurer and Councilors also serve in corresponding
roles in the ALA-Allied Professional Association [ALA-APA].  Individuals
considering ALA-APA office are encouraged to consult with their employer
regarding any restrictions regarding lobbying activities or service on the
governing body of a 501(c)6 organization.

Members who wish to make nominations should submit the following
information: nominee name; present position; institution; address;
telephone; fax; and e-mail address.  Self-nominations are encouraged.  All
potential nominees must complete the Potential Candidate Biographical Form
available at https://cs.ala.org/potentialcandidates/  Nominations and forms
must be received no later than September 1, 2006.

Nominations may be sent to any member of the 2007 Nominating Committee.
Committee members are:  Charles E. Kratz, Jr., Chair, Dean of Libraries,
University of Scranton, Weinberg Memorial Library, Scranton, PA 18510.
E-mail: kratzc1@xxxxxxxxxxxx;  Gail Dysleski, Board of Trustees, East
Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, 12 Kevin Road, East
Brunswick, NJ 08816.  E-mail: tgdysleski@xxxxxxx;  Karen Danczak Lyons,
First Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Public Library, 400 S. State Street,
Chicago, IL 60605-1203.  E-mail: kdlyons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;  C. Allen Nichols,
Library Director, Wadsworth Public Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth, OH
44281-1897.  E-mail: allen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;  Raymond Santiago,
Director, Miami Dade Public Library, 101 W. Flagler Street, Miami, FL
33130-1504.  E-mail: santiagor@xxxxxxxxx;  Tom W. Sloan, Executive Director,
Southeast Florida Library Information Network, SEFLIN, 100 South Andrews
Avenue, 7th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1830.  E-mail:
sloan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;  Rocco A. Staino, Director, Keefe Library, North
Salem Central School District, 230 June Road, North Salem, NY 10560-9804.
E-mail: staino@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;  Connie J. Van Fleet, Professor, University
of Oklahoma School of Library & Information Studies, 401 West Brooks Street,
Room 120, Norman, OK 73019-6032.  E-mail: cvanfleet@xxxxxx;  Beacher J.E.
Wiggins, Director of Acquisitions & Bibliographic Access, Library of
Congress, 631 Elliott Street NE, Washington, DC 20002.  Email: bwig@xxxxxxxx

To encourage diversity and leadership development, the Committee will
refrain from nominating any current Councilors for election to another term.
However, the Committee encourages all current Councilors who wish to
continue their service to the Association to file as petition candidates.
Petitions will be available from Lois Ann Gregory-Wood, Council Secretariat,
ALA, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 60611, Email: lgregory@xxxxxxx, or during the
2006 Annual Conference or 2007 Midwinter Meeting.  Petitions require 25
signatures for names to be included on the 2007 ballot.

Bruce Chr. Johnson
President-Elect, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
(ALCTS) a division of the American Library Association 

and 

Acting Assistant Chief
Cataloging Distribution Service
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20540-4911 USA

202-707-1652 (voice)  bjoh@xxxxxxx
202-707-3959 (fax)