SIS Council Meeting (outgoing chair required to attend; incoming chair may attend) — Saturday afternoon.
LSRD-SIS Outgoing/Incoming Executive Board meeting (held either in-person or virtually)
LSRD-SIS General Business Meeting — (presided over by chair, passing gavel to incoming chair at close of meeting) — usually Monday.
AALL Activities Area (coordinated by second year member-at-large) — Poster highlighting LSRD-SIS activities
LSRD/TS/CS/RIPS dine-arounds (coordinated by first year member-at-large)
LSRD-SIS Education Committee meets to develop ideas for next year’s Annual Meeting.
Website – update officers and committee chairs after Annual Meeting
August
TSLL columns due for publication in September issue:
Committee chairs report on their meetings at AALL Annual Meeting
New LSRD-SIS chair writes “Letter from the Chair” column
Secretary/Treasurer submits minutes of LSRD-SIS business meeting, including any corrections to the previous year’s minutes.
Annual report for LSRD-SIS due (prepared by immediate past chair)
IdeaScale for next Annual Meeting active
Website – add links to programs
September
LSRD-SIS Chair appoints a Nominating Committee. None of whom shall be a member of the Executive Bord members.
Annual Meeting call for proposals opens
Education Committee analyzes IdeaScale, solicits program proposals to address IdeaScale submissions and AMPC “must have” programs pertinent to LSRD interests
October
Program and workshop proposals due to AMPC, deadlines determined by AMPC/AALL HQ
Nominating Committee should begin work in early October. Slate should be completed by February for inclusion in the March “From the Chair” column in TSLL.
LSRD-SIS Vice-Chair becomes LSRD-SIS Education Committee chair to prepare for the following AALL Annual Meeting
November
LSRD-SIS Chair submits preliminary scheduling LSRD-SIS business, committee and roundtable meetings, TSLL Editorial Board meeting, and other informal programming through the SIS Matrix, after consulting with TS-SIS Chair about meeting times. Deadlines determined by AMPC/AALL HQ.
LSRD-SIS Chair submits scheduling forms for LSRD-SIS related meetings at next AALL Annual Meeting; scheduling forms due to AALL HQ by November 1, or as directed by AALL HQ.
TSLL columns due for December issue (chair).
January
LSRD-SIS Chair appoints facilitator(s) to lead Discussion Groups or Roundtables at the next Annual Meeting, as needed.
Nominating Committee has candidates send letters of acceptance to LSRD-SIS Chair, and submit their biographical statements to Secretary/Treasurer.
LSRD-SIS Vice-Chair prepares the biennial “Membership Survey” and distributes notification to members (generally with a one month deadline).
In alternate years, LSRD-SIS Vice-Chair solicits volunteers for committee appointments (non-membership survey years).
Website – promote member survey or volunteer form.
LSRD-SIS Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect will be the Chair of the Education Committee as of January 1.
February
TSLL columns due for March issue.
LSRD-SIS chair includes slate of candidates in March “From the Chair” column in TSLL.
LSRD-SIS Secretary/Treasurer posts the slate of candidates to the LSRD discussion list and sends it to the LSRD-SIS Web Advisory Committee chair for posting.
In alternate years, LSRD-SIS vice-chair compiles results of the membership survey.
March
LSRD-SIS Secretary/Treasurer may receive petitions for further nominations up to March 23.
LSRD-SIS secretary/treasurer creates online election as per the instructions from AALL Election should be completed with ballots due by May 1.
April
Election of officers should start April 1.
Reserve space in Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall Activities Area. Reservation form generally due to AALL by April 15, authorizing pre-entry for AALL Executive Board members.
Suggestions of candidates for AALL offices due to AALL Nominations Committee by 15th of the month, or as otherwise directed.
Website – promote election
May
TSLL Columns due for June issue.
Completed LSRD-SIS ballots are counted by the election software and elections results reported to the LSRD-SIS Chair.
LSRD-SIS Secretary/Treasurer calls the candidates to notify them of the results
LSRD-SIS Chair reports results to AALL Headquarters, SIS Council Chair, TSLL editor, and posts on LSRD-SIS discussion list.
Website – post new officers
June
LSRD-SIS Vice-Chair submits compiled report on biennial member survey for publication in TSLL
LSRD-SIS chair appoints necessary committee chairs to serve beginning after appropriate committee meeting during AALL Annual Meeting.
LSRD-SIS vice-chair sends committee appointment letters to selected LSRD-SIS members to serve beginning after AALL Annual Meeting.
Committee chair appointments to TSLL
LSRD-SIS Vice-Chair appoints a new representative to TSLL Advisory Board, to begin a two-year term in July.
LSRD-SIS Chair sends letters of appreciation to Executive Committee members and committee chairs when their terms end.
LSRD-SIS Chair promotes LSRD programming at Annual Meeting via My Communities list
Website – Announcements of LSRD events at Annual Meeting added to LSRD website and LSRD Facebook page.
Two weeks prior to AALL, LSRD-SIS Chair sends letter of introduction to all CONELL Registrants asking to meet them at the CONELL Marketplace.
