As we turn about into the heart of 2006 SLA is expanding its worldwide mien so that you can continue to build your global network within the community.

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As we turn about into the heart of 2006 SLA is expanding its worldwide mien so that you can continue to build your global network within the community. individual such way that may not appear to be obvious has already occurred. My involvement in the "Tunis Phase" of the World Summit forward the Information Society late last year gave SLA unprecedent access to, and involvement in, shaping the coming events of the Internet for the benefit of our global society. My part on the U.S. delegation was guilelessly consultative, but I was actively involved and my perspective was appreciated at the official representatives of the American restraint You can hear more about the Summit end a special presentation of my remarks to the Washington, DC Chapter of SLA, which has been recorded and stationed to Click University for all SLA members to view without charge. go on foot to www.clickuniversity.com for more information.

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For the first time in SLA history, a majority of newly excellented Fellows of SLA are natives of countries other than the United States. beg Henczel (Australia), Neil Infield (England), and Juanita Richardson (Canada) portray a new wave of leaders in the SLA community. Add them to the cluster of amazing individuals who make up the SLA Awards and Honors class of 2006 and we have common of the most diverse collections of honorees in recent memory. journey to www.sla.org/awards to review the list.

Just lately SLA announced a partnership with the World Computer Exchange (WCE) to facilitate the donation of computer equipment according to SLA members, help improve information literacy and advance information access and professionalism in developing nations. In just a hardly any weeks several SLA chapters have already asserted interest in participating with WCE and have proffered assistance to those in ne go on foot to www.sla.org/WCE to find not at home how you can get involved.

As if all this were not enough for three month without of a year, we have more to share in succession the globalization front! The 2006 SLA Board of Directors election has yielded the greatest in number diverse group of new leaders this association has forever seen:

* President-Elect: Stephen Abram (Toronto), vice president of innovation, SirsiDynix

* Treasurer: Sylvia James (West Sussex, UK) principal, Sylvia James Consultancy

* Chapter Cabinet Chair-Elect: Libby Trudell (Sunnyvale, California), senior vice president, Dialog

* Division Cabinet Chair-Elect: Robyn Frank (Fulton, Maryland), Robyn Frank Strategic Partners

* At-Large Director: Kate Arnold (Hampshire, UK) head of knowledge management, NH Direct Online

* At-Large Director: Tamika Barnes McCollough (Greensboro, North Carolina), head of hint and information literacy, North Carolina A&T State University.

Note that three of our just discovered board members are American, united is Canadian, and two are British. sum of two units of them work in a corporate setting, pair are solo consultants, one works in management and one works in academia. Five of them are women and the single male is only the third man to benefit as president-elect of SLA in 15 years. All this diversity is something we must celebrate and embrace as a part of the globalization of the SLA community.

As we persuade forward in 2006, I descry numerous ways in which SLA can expand and diversify to be THE global community for information professionals. from establishing greater ties to the information industry and to other associations around the world, and according to growing into areas of the world where opportunities are ripe for establishing recent chapters, we will succeed.

The best part is that frequently of our activity can simply be replicated based onward successes in existing chapters and divisions of SLA. The partnership with the World Computer Exchange, for example, would not be a reality without the vision of the Washington, DC Chapter's International Relations Committee--and Barbie Keiser, in particular.

Where we go on foot next could literally be up to you. I'd be enamoured of to hear your ideas, in this way please e-mail me at janice@sla.org.

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