IASSIST
Committees & Action Group
Committees
- Administrative Committee
- The Administrative Committee is the executive body of IASSIST. It implements policies,
develops future directions, and coordinates activities for the organization.
2008-2009 Chair: Melanie Wright, melanie@essex.ac.uk
- Constitutional Review Committee
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Responsible for receiving proposals for the enacting, amending, and repealing
of the by-laws of IASSIST and for preparing revised articles and by-laws
for members' approval, as well as for undertaking an annual review of the
constitution and by-laws and proposing amendments as it deems appropriate.
2008-2009 Chair: Carolyn Geda, cg3@ix.netcom.com
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Education Committee
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Responsible for the development and advancement of professional programs
in education and training and for advising the Administrative Committee
on the criteria for the approval and certification of such programs.
2008-2009 Chair: Michelle Edwards, edwardsm@uoguelph.ca
- International Outreach
- Provides support for data professionals from emerging economies who are
in the position of developing information infra-structures to address emerging
technologies and information policy decisions at their home institutions
regarding the use and preservation of public and private data.
2008-2009 Chair: Paula Lackie, plackie@carleton.edu
- Membership Committee
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Responsible for recruiting membership in IASSIST and for recommending alterations
in the classes of membership and dues. Also undertake representation and liaison
activities; connect with sister organizations that have similar goals; and increase
the visibility of IASSIST. This Committee's membership shall
include the Regional Secretaries and the Vice President.
2008-2009 Chair: Lois Timms-Ferrara, lois@ropercenter.uconn.edu
- Nominations and Elections Committee
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Responsible for receiving nominations for the election of the Administrative
Committee, the Regional Secretaries, and the officers of IASSIST, distributing
ballots and electoral information according to regulation, tallying the
ballots, reporting on the results of the tally, and for recommending alterations
in procedures.
2008-2009 Chair: Ernie Boyko, boykern@yahoo.com
- Publications Committee
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Responsible for advising the Administrative Committee on general publications
program policy and for reviewing manuscripts submitted for publications.
Overall evaluation and revision of the IASSIST website, develop a long-term vision
of how the site should be organized, what types of information shall be presented,
mechanisms for updates and submissions, and special areas and features.
This Committee's membership shall also include the Editor of the Newsletter
and the Web Editor.
2008-2009 Chair: Walter Piovesan, walter@sfu.ca
IQ Editor: Karsten Boye Rasmussen, kbr@sam.sdu.dk
Web Editor: Robin Rice, R.Rice@ed.ac.uk
IASSIST Web Site Team
Action Groups
- Organizational Memory Action Group
- IASSIST's documentary records run the gamut of formats, are widely
geographically distributed and are increasingly born digital. The
Organizational Memory Action Group has been charged to determine which
legacy records need to be digitized, determine which currently created
content warrants archival management and determine procedures for that
archival management. Potentially related issues include privacy,
copyright and the social aspect of the group. This group consists of
the IASSIST Archivist, Web Editor, manager of the IASSIST Communique,
the Secretary and additional interested IASSIST members.
- 2008-2009 Chair: Amy West, westx045@umn.edu
- Strategic Plan Action Group
- 2008-2009 Chair: Joel Herndon, jherndon@duke.edu
- Technology Action Group
- The IASSIST Technology Action Group (TAG) monitors technologies that
may benefit the Association. Technologies that improve IASSIST's capacity to administer
its work, facilitate communication among its members and committees, maintain organizational
memory, or otherwise reduce the workload of IASSIST’s many volunteers are of interest to
this action group. In consultation with affected committees such as Publications and Membership,
the TAG recommends technology improvements and implementation strategies to the Administrative
Committee for consideration. Membership in the action group is open to IASSIST members with
an interest in using technology for the benefit of the Association.
- 2008-2009 Chair: William Block, block@cornell.edu
