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SLA election preview.
Six SLA leadership positions will be filled through online balloting beginning January 23.
Members will choose a president-elect, treasurer, division cabinet chair-elect, chapter cabinet chair-elect, and two directors. Biographical information and position statements for each candidate begin on the next page. Online voting will continue until March 3, with results announced March 15. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Members in good standing as of January 9 will be eligible to vote. Members with valid e-mail addresses will receive complete instructions and links via e-mail. Members without valid e-mail addresses will receive paper ballots via regular post. To ensure their e-mail address is up to date, members may visit www.sla.org/update. CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT Stephen Abram Employment: SirsiDynix (formerly Sirsi Corporation),vice president, innovation, 2004-present; Micromedia ProQuest (formerly IHS Canada, Micromedia Limited): vice president, corporate development, 2001-2004, vice president, strategy, 1999-2001, senior director, product management, 1998-1999, director, corporate and news information, 1994-1997; Thomson, Carswell, Publisher, Electronic Information, 1992-1994; Thomson Electronic Publishing: Senior Product Manager, Electronic Information, 1991; Director, Administration, Information & Marketing Resources, 1985-1991; Coopers & Lybrand / Currie, Coopers & Lybrand, Head Librarian, National Information Centre, 1980-1985. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Education: MLS, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, 1980; BA, Anthropology, (honors), University of Toronto, 1977. SLA chapter activities: President, SLA Toronto Chapter 1989-1991; other Toronto Chapter roles include: program, strategic planning, treasurer, public relations, parliamentarian. SLA division activities: Chair, Library Management Division (among other roles) 1991-1993; various roles in Business and Finance Division, Leadership and Management Division -- among others. Association-wide activities: Member, President's Task Force on the Image of the Information Professional, 1998-2000; coordination chair, President's Task Forces on SLA: Branding, International, Partnerships, Membership Definition, Conference 1999-2002; chair, President's Task Force on Association Branding, 2003-2004; director, SLA Board of Directors, 1996-1999; secretary, SLA Board of Directors, 1997-1998; chair, SLA Strategic Planning Committee, 1996-1997; chair, SLA Public Relations Committee, 1995-1996; member, Finance Committee, 1996-1998; member, Association Office Operations Committee, 1997; member, Committee on Committees, 1999-2001; assorted division and committee proctor roles. Other professional activities: President, Canadian Library Association, 2004-2005; president, Ontario Library Association; 2002; treasurer, director, Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services, 1984-1989; chair, Information Industries Committee, Information Technology Association of Canada, 1992-1994; columnist, Information Outlook; columnist, Multimedia and Internet @ Schools; adjunct professor, University of Toront...See the full content of this document
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