Dear PAM Colleagues (i.e. PAMily),
I am very excited about being the PAM President this year and learning more with you all. I wanted to take this opportunity to share updates about the PAM Committees for this year and ask for your participation. The current committee members are listed at the end of this message and also at the PAM Committees website. Thank you all so much for your time and energy; it truly benefits the PAM Community, myself included! I would especially like to thank Lance Utley for being our President over the past two years and his continuing work as past-President and archivist and guide for all things PAM.
We are now starting to plan the 2024 SLA Annual Conference, which will be in-person from July 13-16 at the University of Rhode Island. Early Bird registration ends on April 30th. You need a code to register for the member discount, available on SLA Connect (which will be replaced with a new platform in March, so perhaps just save it in advance in case of delays with access). There is no online component this year, so it will be very helpful if you could share your plans to attend. This would also help with finalizing dates for the Annual Business Meeting, the SLA conference planners are considering having general business meetings during or outside of the conference dates.
For the PAM sessions at the conference, we can submit proposals for Education Sessions as a community. We would love your participation in planning the topics. The proposals for the Education Sessions are due March 22nd. We also need moderators for the sessions. If you are available, please email me at ssiddiqui@library.rochester.edu, and take a few minutes to fill out this quick survey to share your plans and ideas: https://universityrochester.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3OYTnImLY82PGnk.
Finally, you might have heard that Information Outlook has made a comeback. The editorial team is now working on the April edition and has invited PAM members to submit a feature article about the eclipse. The article could be about the science behind the eclipse, interesting facts about the eclipse, the theory of relativity and studies conducted using solar eclipses, or another relevant topic concerning the eclipse. The deadline for the article is April 1st. Featured articles are 2000-2500 words. There is some wiggle room in the deadline (April 8 if you would like to share experiences instead) and in the word count (can be shortened). Articles should be submitted to Leslie Steele. Do reach out if you would like to contribute, individually or as a group.
Thank you again!
PAM Committee Members for 2024:
Archives
- Archivist: Lance Utley
Awards Committee
- Chair: Nancy Curtis
- Member: Zach Lannes
- Member: NuRee Lee
Bulletin Editors
- Editor: Emma Moore
- Assistant Editor: Jerrel Horn
Hospitality Committee
- Chair: Lance Utley
- Member: Jenny Mueller-Alexander
Membership Committee
- Chair: Brian Quigley
- Member: Anya Bartelmann
- Member: Kira Wyld
Mentoring Committee
- Chair: Jenny Hart
- Member: Mark Chalmers
- Member: Khue Duong
Networking Committee
- Chair and Webmaster: Chris Doty
- PAMnet Listserv Manager: Lance Utley
Professional Development Committee
- Chair: Jeffra Bussmann
- Member: Danny Dotson
Industry Partner Relations Committee
- Chair: John Kromer
- Member: Emma Moore
Best wishes,
Sarah Siddiqui (2024 PAM President)
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