If you were unable to join us (physically or virtually) for last night’s RMSLA Membership Meeting and Celebration event, well you’re in luck. Here’s a recap as well as link to the video archive!

The evening started off with networking, food, music and a slideshow of events and fun facts from 1951. We especially wanted to thank (and thank again now) all the wonderful sponsors of our event:

• IHS and Pamm Gross
• University of Denver and Mary Stansbury
• CLiC and Julie Teglovic
• Pattern Research and Pat Wagner

We also had excellent door prize donations from:

• Information Today provided 6 books (including two from RMSLA members Marcy Phelps and Mary Ellen Bates)
• Mary Ellen Bates offered a free hour of business coaching certificate
• Ulla de Stricker sent a certificate for the book she co-authored with Jill Hurst-Wahl: “The Information and Knowledge Professional’s Career Handbook: Define and Create Your Success”

Our guest speaker was the 2011 SLA President, Cindy Romaine. She spoke on being Future Ready, that is, to adopt an attitude of being adaptable, flexible, and confident in utilizing the skills of the information and knowledge professional. Cindy’s initiative as SLA President is to encourage information professional to become Future Ready by adopting strategies that will prepare us for emerging opportunities in the information industry. Her presentation starts around the 42 minute mark on the video archive: http://connect.cboces.org/p9u46a5i8e9/. She also showed us a fun video on Mia Finder:

Future Ready – Action!

Cindy had a special door prize of her own – a signed copy of Guy Kawasaki’s book “Enchantment”. That lucky winner was Joe Kraus!

Afterwards, we had cake and a champagne toast celebrating our Chapter’s 60th Anniversary (pictures coming soon!). We heard from past RMSLA presidents Wanda McDavid, Kathleen Rainwater, Kurt Keeley, Ty Webb (via Recca Larson) and Marcia Rodney (via Connie Clem) as well as Scott Brown via video recording!

And for the grand finale, we had 3 special door prizes to giveaway:

1. Amazon gift certificate for one of the 8 virtual attendees (congratulations Jody Hangenberg!)
2. Tattered Cover gift card for one of the 50+ physical attendees (congratulations Lee Ann Benkert!)
3. Wynkoop gift card for another one of the 50+ physical attendees (congrats to Barbara Wagner!)

If you were unable to join us this time, we hope to see you at one of our future events. And for those in attendance, we hope you had a great time and we’ll see you soon!

P.S. A special shout out to Kris Johnson (RMSLA Membership Chair) and Recca Larson (RMSLA President-Elect) for the hard work they spent on coordinating and planning this event. You guys rule!

Julie Cavender
RMSLA President, 2011

RMSLA’s annual Membership Meeting is quickly approaching! Please join us on Monday, September 12, 2011, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the University of Denver’s Ruffatto Hall, where we’ll be celebrating the 60th anniversary of our chapter with SLA President Cindy Romaine.

Don’t miss out! Members say our annual membership meeting is one of their favorite events of the year.

Registration

This event is free to members and non-members. All attendees are asked to register to help us plan our catering and virtual attendance technology. Register here: http://tinyurl.com/rmsla-sept12.

Virtual Attendance

If you can’t attend in person, consider joining us via our virtual attendance option. We’ll provide technology to help you login to the event online. (Details will be provided closer to the event date.)

Virtual attendees, please tell us that you plan to attend virtually. Just check the box at the bottom of the registration form. Don’t forget to check that box!

Food & Other Agenda Items

Come with an appetite. The evening will unfold with a delicious Italian buffet combined with networking with colleagues. Next we’ll hear chapter news from RMSLA President Julie Cavender, followed with a presentation by Cindy Romaine. We’ll also be serving cake to celebrate the chapter’s 60th anniversary.

5:30-6:30 – Networking and Buffet
6:30 – President’s Welcome & Announcements
6:45 – SLA Membership Presentation
7:00 – “Future Ready” presentation by SLA President Cindy Romaine
8:00 – RMSLA 60th Anniversary Presentation/Celebration
Close of Meeting – Door Prize Drawing!

About Cindy Romaine

In addition to being President of SLA, Cindy is an information entrepreneur and principal at Romainiacs Intelligent Research in Beaverton, Oregon. Cindy’s experience includes 16 years at Nike, Inc., where she was responsible for the strategic global collections for a world-class design community.

Parking

While our event is free to you, parking on the DU campus is not, so please plan accordingly. Visitor parking on campus is $1.50/hour, and there is a visitor parking lot on the corner Evans Ave and Race Street. Review the campus map and parking information.

Spread the Word

Please help RMSLA spread the word! Non-members are encouraged to attend this fun and energizing event. If you know someone you’d like to introduce to SLA and the Rocky Mountain Chapter, please share this invitation and ask your guest to register for our free program at http://tinyurl.com/rmsla-sept12.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the event, contact RMSLA Membership Chair Kris Johnson.

The annual RMSLA Membership Meeting is October 21. Network with colleagues and friends and enjoy great company, a fabulous speaker, and good food! You may even win a door prize, courtesy of our event host and sponsor, IHS.

RSVP for the face-to-face event at http://tinyurl.com/RMSLA-Meeting-Oct21.

Or, plan to attend the virtual event online. Information on how to attend the virtual event is coming soon.

Location: IHS, Inc., 321 Inverness Drive South, Building D, in Englewood, Colorado. (See map.)

Agenda:

• 5:30 – 6:30: Substantial hors d’oeuvres and networking
• 6:30 – 7:00: IHS presentation and SLA business, including scholarship announcements
• 7:00 – 7:45: Speaker – Mary Stansbury, Library & Information
  Science Associate Professor & Program Chair, University of
  Denver
• 7:45 – 8:00: Wrap-up

Through the generous sponsorship of IHS, there is no charge for the meeting.

The membership meeting is a chance for RMSLA members to get together as well as introduce the Special Library Association and Rocky Mountain Chapter to potential new members. We encourage you to invite colleagues and other information professionals who are not SLA members (yet) so they can learn more about us.