Events & Conferences

 

Enthusiastic Readers - To Be Announced

This subcommittee prepares and distributes information to school and public libraries to select recipients of the Enthusiastic Reader Award. 

• Review and, if needed, update your position’s Standard Operating Procedure.
• Utilize your SLC email account for any SLC-related communications.
• Utilize your committee’s folder in the Shared Drive for any SLC-related work.
• Work with Bookmark editor and social media committee to promote the program. 
• Explore ways to promote this award outside of the annual conference.

Conferences & Events - Ms Sheba Thapar (Hon. Member & Central Committee)

This committee will examine, on an ongoing basis, current practices, review the conference manual, and will implement procedures to streamline the conference process in order to aid and support annual conference chairs. The committee will investigate potential conference sites and reserve conference dates. The annual conference chair will serve on this standing committee to facilitate communication.

• Review and, if needed, update your position’s Standard Operating Procedure.
• Utilize your SLC email account for any SLC-related communications.
• Utilize your committee’s folder in the Shared Drive for any SLC-related work.
• Work with social media to promote your committee’s work.

• Increase sponsorship for SLC Fall Conference. 
• Work on  ad-hoc committee, including Awards Chair and Past-President, to review and revise current award applications and to develop digital applications for each award.
• Work on ad-hoc committee with President-Elect and Treasurer to compare data on recent conferences to prepare a Fall Conference strategy, looking at time of year, days of the week, number of days, and venue that to determine how the conference can best serve our members and help secure our financial stability. 
• Review delivery of conference information, including apps, platform, and program.

Awards - Mr. Vinod Mishra (Hon. President & Chief Mentor)

This committee will oversee the selection of recipients for awards and scholarships designated by the Board of Trustees. This committee will also initiate communication with our affiliates, other organizations, and companies to arrange additional awards. This committee will work with the Conference Committee, the Spring Membership Meeting chair, and the Author/Illustrator Chair to coordinate the presentation of awards.

• As board meetings remain online during the pandemic, schedule regular meetings with your committee members between board meetings.
• Review and, if needed, update your position’s Standard Operating Procedure.
• Utilize your SLC email account for any SLC-related communications.
• Utilize your committee’s folder in the Shared Drive for any SLC-related work.
•  nomination committee. 
• Lead an ad-hoc committee, including a Standing Conference Committee member and Past-President, to review and revise current award applications and to develop digital applications for each award.
•  Work with the Webmaster to ensure that award applications on the SLC website are up-to-date.
• Consult with the following Committee Chairs for awards:

• AECT Affiliate (Villy Award)
• Author/Illustrator Committee (Author/Illustrator of the Year)
• Intellectual Freedom Chair (IF Award)
• ISTE Affiliate (ISTE Make “IT” Happen) 
• Student Affiliate (Future Leader)
• Work with the Social Media committee to promote award information to members. 
• Work closely with PD Chair to ensure that all award winners turnkey their award opportunity into professional development for SLC. 
• Work with the County Affiliates Liaison to promote awards at the County level. 
• Review all awards documentation to ensure SLC branding is updated and has correct address. 
• Work with SLC-R Chair and Membership Chair to review documentation of past recipients of awards, lifetime membership, and honorary members of SLC.  Prepare a complete list to be featured on the website.
• Work with President to send award recognition letters to award recipients’ BOE members and administrators.