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CommitteesAdvocacy Strategic CommitteeThe OELMA Advocacy Committee advocates for strong school libraries fully staffed by professionals at the local, state and national level. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact the Director of Advocacy by sending a message here. |
Communications Strategic Committee
The Communications Sub-Committees are publications, website, and promotions. The responsibilities of the publications committee are to oversee the OELMA quarterly newsletter, oversee our journal, Spectrum, and the listserv. The website subcommittee designs, updates, and keeps the website current. Promotions subcommittee members oversee all social media channels.
If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact the Director of Communications by sending a message here.
Conference Strategic Committee
The Conference Committee is a year-long project with the following year’s conference planning beginning as soon as the current year’s conference wraps up. There are many sub-committees necessary to create a awesome conference:
The Authors Sub-Committee locates possible authors to speak at conference, obtains approval from the board for their suggested authors, arranges any necessary transportation and logging and acts as OELMA’s official contact during the conference.
The Exhibitors Sub-Committee creates the exhibitor prospectus/sponsorship program, locates possible vendors and works with them to ensure their participation in the conference is beneficial for both our members and the exhibitors. This committee assists with the exhibit floor layout & set up, ensures vendor sponsorships are fulfilled and is OELMA’s official contact during the conference.
The Graduate Credit Sub-Committee works with the programming committee to offer graduate credit for attendees who desire to participate.
The Hospitality Sub-Committee plans and orchestrates after hours and networking events for attendees of the conference. These events may take place in or around the conference venue.
The Programming Sub-Committee creates the conference schedule, sets up and oversees the execution of all the sessions from the call to proposals to the day of the conference working with presenters throughout the process and creates the conference program.
If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact the Director of Continuing Education & Conference by sending a message here.
Membership Strategic Committee
The Membership Committee advises the Board on matters related to membership structure and dues. They communicate with members and implement surveys to stay aware of the evolving duties and issues related to school libraries and librarians. They also work with the Communication and Regional Representation Sub-committees to grow membership and develop promotional information about OELMA.
The Nomination Sub-Committee conducts nominations and elections in accordance with provisions in the Bylaws of OELMA and identifies and develops leadership within the Association.
The Archives Sub-Committee maintains documents associated with the governing of OELMA. It reviews best practices in archiving online documents and establishes procedures for collecting and storing OELMA's archival materials and records.
The Bylaws, Policy and Strategic Planning Sub-Committee maintains, monitors, and updates the official records of the Association. It prepares amendments or revisions to the By-laws and Policy when necessary and coordinates OELMA's strategic planning and visioning.
The Budget & Finance Sub-Committee works with the Treasurer to create and review OELMA's annual budget. They monitor revenue sources, finance-related program plans, cost of the Annual Conference, financial activities of committees and the Board, and conduct a semi-annual review of OELMA’s investment portfolio.
If you are interested in serving on this committees, please contact the Director of Membership by sending a message here.
Continuing Education Strategic Committee
The goal of the teaching and learning committee is to provide our members with opportunities to continue to develop professionally. Through quality conferences, workshops and webinars we strive to ensure our members have the meaningful, supportive and engaging learning experiences that make us leaders in our field.
If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact the Director of Continuing Education & Conference by sending a message here.
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