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CHECKLIST OF DUTIES: COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Your two-year appointment as a committee member will typically begin at the close of an Annual Conference and continue through the close of the Annual Conference two years later. Existing committee members who wish to be appointed to a second two-year term to the committee must submit a new Committee Volunteer form in addition to being listed by the committee chair on the Committee Questionnaire.
According to the ALA Member Service Policy (Section 4.4 of the ALA Policy Manual), no member of the Association may serve simultaneously in more than three positions. (Ex-officio participation, or participation on a governing board, committee, liaison, subcommittee which is required due to service in another position is not counted as part of the three positions). .
Committee members may be appointed as either regular or virtual members. Virtual members are not required to attend meetings of the committee at ALA Annual and Midwinter conferences (note that not all committees are able to accept virtual members).
ONGOING DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES_____ Regular members: Attend meetings of the committee during the LIRT All-Committee meeting times at ALA Annual and Midwinter conferences (see Conference Meeting Schedule for times).
_____ Communicate with committee chair and other members on a regular basis between conferences, preferably via e-mail. This is especially important for virtual members.
_____ Complete committee tasks as assigned.
_____ Respond to requests for information from the committee chair. These may include requests for your travel plans and housing information prior to conference.
TIMELINE OF DUTIES
BETWEEN ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND MIDWINTER
_____ Contact committee chair if you have not heard from him or her; introduce yourself and ask about committee activities. Ask for copies of minutes from recent meetings.
_____ Meet LIRT News deadline (typically October 15th) for any articles you have been assigned to write.
BEFORE MIDWINTER
_____ Regular members: Make travel plans so that you are able to attend all committee meetings at Midwinter (committee chair should send all committee members information about meeting times).
_____ Sign up for BITES with LIRT at Midwinter Conference.
MIDWINTER MEETING
_____ Regular members: Attend all scheduled committee meetings (see: Conference Meeting Schedule for times).
_____ Consider attending the LIRT Discussion Forum (typically on Sunday).
BETWEEN MIDWINTER AND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
_____ Follow through on any projects or assignments from conference.
_____ Meet LIRT News deadlines (typically February 15th for March newsletter and April 15th for June newsletter) for any articles you have been assigned to write.
BEFORE ANNUAL
_____ Regular members: Make travel plans so that you are able to attend all committee meetings (committee chair should send all committee members information about meeting times).
_____ Sign up for BITES with LIRT at Annual Conference.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
_____ Regular members: Attend all scheduled committee meetings (see: Conference Meeting Schedule for times).
_____ Consider attending the LIRT conference program (typically on Sunday).
AFTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE
_____ Follow through on any projects or assignments from conference.
_____ Meet LIRT News deadline (typically July 15th) for any articles you have been assigned to write.
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Last Updated: Content: 26 July 2004 -- Billie Peterson-Lugo; Graphics: 15 April 2001-- Jana Ronan