TYPE: Process Committee
PURPOSE: The purpose of the CONELL Committee is to plan and carry out the annual Conference of Newer Law Librarians.
CHARGE: The CONELL Committee shall be responsible for planning, promotion and presentation of the Conference of Newer Law Librarians (CONELL) on an annual basis, currently held the Saturday prior to the start of the AALL Annual Meeting. To this end, the committee shall establish a variety of events during CONELL that allow new AALL members to gain a wide breadth of exposure to AALL and its members. Provided the AALL Annual Meeting schedule permits, the committee shall coordinate a networking activity, such as dine around dinners, for the conference attendees the evening prior to CONELL.
MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS: Members must be able to attend the AALL Annual Meeting and to arrive by the day before CONELL is held.
TENURE: Membership on the Committee shall be for two (2) years with the exception of the Chair who shall serve three (3) years. The returning member selected as Vice Chair after the first year shall serve in that capacity in the second year and become Chair in the third year.
SIZE: The Committee shall normally consist of a Chair, Vice Chair, five (5) members, and a non-voting Executive Board liaison.
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS COMPLIANCE: Goal II: Education
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER COMMITTEES/STRUCTURES: The Conference of Newer Law Librarians Committee coordinates with the Membership Development, and Recruitment to Law Librarianship Committees to ensure collaborative efforts, as well as with the SIS Council and the Gen X/Gen Y Caucus.
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