Ontario Association of Library Technicians
Association des bibliotechniciens de l'Ontario

Update to members – April 2016

April 17, 2016

Message from the Executive

The Executive of the Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa of the OALT/ABO would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians/Association des bibliotechniciens de l’Ontario. You are receiving this e-mail message from us, as you have renewed/started your membership for the 2016 calendar year. The Executive has been working hard to provide opportunities for you – our members for the upcoming year.

This update will highlight some of the available documents, as well as some of the planning that we are in the process of working on.

New Executive Members for the 2016 year

On Monday February 22, the Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa held its Annual General Meeting at Biagio’s Italian Kitchen Restaurant. We had ten (10) members in attendance. At this event, we approved the 2015 Executive and Committees Annual Reports and held the elections for the 2016 Executive. The executive members are as follows:

  • President: Vincent Elit
  • Vice-President: Barbara Cope
  • Secretary: Shelby McEachern
  • Treasurer: Nancy-Ann Brethour

If you would like to contact any of the Executive members, we can be reached at ottawa@ottawa.oaltabo.on.ca

Annual General Meeting Reports 

In our last update, we sent out an electronic copy of the 2015 Executive and Committees Reports. These reports can also be found on our website.

*If you would like a printed copy of the Annual Reports, please contact our Archivist Vincent Elit at ottawa@ottawa.oaltabo.on.ca, and he will gladly send you a print copy.

Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa Website

For recent updates, visit our blog ‘tête-à-tête’, by clicking here.

Jean Desislets Student Sponsorship Fund

For details regarding the Jean Desislets Student Sponsorship Fund, please visit our website at: https://ottawa.oaltabo.on.ca/jean-desislets-student-sponsorship-fund/

43rd Annual OALT/ABO Conference

2016-conference-logoThe OALT/ABO’s 43rd annual conference will be held at Fern Resort Conference Centre this year.
Dates: April 28 to May 01, 2016
Conference program and accommodation details here: https://oaltabo.on.ca/conference/

Looking at the year ahead

The Executive and Committees of the Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa are currently in the process of trying to plan / identify some potential workshops and information sessions. If you have any suggestions, or would like to recommend a contact, please let us know.

Documents of potential Interest to our members

If you have any questions, or would like to contact any member of the Executive or Committees, regarding any subject, they can all be reached by e-mail at ottawa@ottawa.oaltabo.on.ca, or via Twitter at @OALTOttawa.

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