Paul Reynolds - Valedictory Lecture

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Valedictory Lecture by Paul Reynolds, Monday 22 March

Paul Reynolds is marking the end of his role as Adjunct Director of the National Digital Library at the National Library of New Zealand with a valedictory lecture on Monday 22 March, 5.15pm at Soundings Theatre, Te Papa. Entry is free.

Come along and hear Paul as he presents his thoughts on the emerging trends of the digital landscape, and how, in his view, institutions like the National Library and other GLAMs (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) partners can contribute to emerging learning and cultural commons.

Paul Reynolds is an Auckland based commentator and thinker on the topics of information access and cultural/techno change. He is a co-founder and joint managing director of McGovern Online, and has been or is currently a member of several advisory bodies and boards, including the National Digital Forum and Auckland Museum.

Minutes of Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui regional AGM 2009

I don't know if anyone else has held or participated in an online AGM, but we just have and it was a blast! Really great to have the membership aware and involved. As you can see from the attendance and the comments, there was a decent turn out and some appreciated the ease afforded by online participation enough to leave an encouraging comment.
Next time I would like to get all the guff online earlier and be able to open the meeting sooner. We did strike the occasional hurdle in realising our plans, and this caused some delay as we tested and discussed what to try next. Thanks to Philip W. and Rebecca Y. for contacting me with helpful hints on where the url wasn't working, and for your encouragement. We may be able to include online discussion in future meetings, as one person suggested in the meeting. Certainly we will think about how to have more events online, and we welcome your ideas/expertise in setting this up.
To follow the rules the meeting is reported in the minutes below. Thanks to everyone who made this work!
I'm handing the Chair to Paddy Plunket now, but will see you 'round.
Charlotte

Minutes of the Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui regional AGM 2009

Meeting opened online at 6pm September 30.

1. Attendees: Rebecca Young, Philip Worthington, Charlotte Stretton, Beryl Anderson, Meg Cordes, Kareen Carter, Elizabeth Russell, Joanna Boyd, Rachel Lundberg, Anne Thompson, Gael Lamont, Jessie Moir, Charlotte Clements, Louise Mercer, Joan McCracken, Roger Swanson, Jan McCarthy, Timothy Greig, Julian Sutherland, Tim Hannah, Philip Casey, Margaret Anderson, Marilyn Edwards, Hana Whaanga.

2. Minutes of previous AGM. Moved: Charlotte, Seconded: Anne. Carried.

3. Matters arising: No matters arising

4. Financial report 2008/2009. Moved: Charlotte, Seconded: Paddy. Carried

5. Regional councillor's report - Paddy Plunket

6. Annual report. Moved: Paddy, Seconded: Gabrielle. Carried

7. Election of officers.
All nominees were elected.

Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui LIANZA regional committee for 2009/2010
Paddy Plunket (chair)
Gabrielle Hikaka and Trish Beamsley for Te Ropu Whakahau
Laurinda Thomas - regional councillor
Timothy Greig
Hana Whaanga
Charlotte Clements
Anne Thompson

9. Farewell to members leaving the committee - Fiona Rigby, Meg Cordes and Gael Lamont

Comments:
"Thanks for the regular and varied events offered during the year."
"Just that I think having it online is an excellent idea. Perhaps we can have discussion threads in the next one to imitate a debate, or perhaps a live online chat that is set for a specific time."
"What a painless way to do an AGM! Love to hear feedback on how it goes!"
"Think the online idea is a darn good one!"
"I like the idea of an online AGM to encourage participation"
"I feel strongly that ALL candidates in any election should provide a bio and candidate statement. Its also good to have a photo as part of that"
"great initiative - hope you get a good response."
Meeting closed 6pm Friday October 2, 2009
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Thank you!

LIANZA Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui 2009 AGM

This year the AGM is online!
Voting closed at 6pm Friday October 2nd.

AGENDA

1. Attendees (record on voting site) / Apologies (please send in reply to email or contact Charlotte or Laurinda)

2. Minutes of previous AGM (see below)

3. Matters arising (record on voting site)

4. Financial report 2008/2009 - Anne Thompson (see below)

5. Regional councillor's report - Paddy Plunket

6. Annual report - Charlotte Clements (see below)

7. Election of officers - See bio's down the page!!

* Nominations:
Paddy Plunket

* Continuing:
Gabrielle Hikaka and Trish Beamsley for Te Ropu Whakahau
Laurinda Thomas - regional councillor

* Committee members standing for re-election:
Timothy Greig
Hana Whaanga
Charlotte Clements
Anne Thompson
Paddy Plunket

8. General business (no general business)

9. Farewell to members leaving the committee - Fiona Rigby, Meg Cordes and Gael Lamont

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Thank you!

Minutes of the LIANZA Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui Region AGM 2008

Minutes of the LIANZA Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui Region AGM
Wednesday 27 August 2008, 5.30pm
Cinema One, Penthouse Cinema, Brooklyn

Attendees: Fiona Rigby, Trish Beamsley, Gabreille Hikaka, Philip Casey, Marilyn Edwards, Alan Gray, Eileen South, Linda Hall, Judy Keats, Cherie Chum, Alastair Smith, Linda Stopforth, Rachel Lundberg, Timothy Greig, Meg Cordes, Sandy Green, Lin Workman, Christine Hawker, Pip Wall, Frances Dawson, Linda Forbes, Christine Busby, Wendy Wilson, Moira Fraser, Craigie Sinclair, Charlotte Clements, Gael Lamont, Anne Thompson, Beryl Anderson, Paddy Plunket, Sue Hirst

Apologies:
• None received

Minutes of the AGM held on Tuesday 21 August 2007 were approved:
Moved: Anne Thompson Seconded: Beryl Anderson CARRIED

Matters Arising
• No matters arising

Chairpersons Report
Charlotte Clements spoke to the Chair’s Report and thanked Committee members for their contributions during the year. She noted important contributions of Committee members in moving the records of the Committee online, particularly that of Anne Thompson and Timothy Greig (incoming member).

Financial Report 2007-2008 Year
• Presented by Anne Thompson
Moved: Anne Thompson Seconded: Charlotte Clements CARRIED

Accounts Cheque Account Investment Account
Opening 3484.27 6746.05
Closing Balance 5445.99 7304.09

Regional Councillor’s Report
Paddy Plunket introduced herself as Region Councillor, Subject Team Manager at the Parliamentary Library and SLIS member. She thanked the Committee for support of her as Region Councillor and reported on LIANZA Council activities during the 2007/08 year. Paddy congratulated Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui Region members on their successes during the year, including the Fellowships awarded to Rowena Cullen and John Stears, Letter of Recognition to Margaret Calder, and Associateships to Fiona Rigby, Gael Lamont and Kat Turner at the Rotorua Conference. The Region had 116 Professional Registrants which was excellent. Continuing Professional Development was a major focus for LIANZA and an Advisory Committee had been established and a Coordinator appointed. Future Thinking Workshops had been held in every region and had been useful for prioritising LIANZA activities and gaining feedback that members valued Continuing Professional Development opportunities, networking, and good communication from LIANZA.

Election of officers
Returning: Charlotte Clements, Anne Thompson and Fiona Rigby

The following nominations were received
Gabrielle Hikaka and Trish Beamsley for Te Ropu Whakahau
Gael Lamont, Hana Whaanga, Meg Cordes, Timothy Greig

Moved: Charlotte Clements Seconded: Anne Thompson. CARRIED

General Business
Charlotte thanked Committee members who were not returning for their valuable input during the period of their memberships: Steven Lulich, Beryl Anderson, Kymberly Parker, Sam Searle and Kat Turner.

The meeting closed at 6pm.

The meeting was followed by food and wine and joined by other members for a screening of The Hollywood Librarian.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHAIR 2009

Te Upoko o Te Ika a Maui LIANZA Regional Committee AGM

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHAIR to 2 October 2009

Committee

Charlotte Clements, Chair from August 2008
Anne Thompson, Treasurer
Paddy Plunket (Council 2008/2009)
Gabrielle Hikaka (TRW)
Trish Beamsley (TRW)
Fiona Rigby
Gael Lamont
Timothy Grieg
Meg Cordes
Hana Whaanga
Laurinda Thomas (Council 2009/2010)

Events

• August 2008: AGM. The Hollywood Librarian premier.
  
• September: Mentoring in the profession – Access grid
  
• November: Conference attendance
  
• December: Xmas cheers at Te Puni KoKiri
  
• Committee planning day held 24th Feruary 2009
  
• February: Welcome to LIM students meeting held at Victoria University of Wellington. Professional group representatives included SLIS, ARANZ, NZLLA, RMAA and Regional Committee members.
  
• March: Richard Hulser presentation
  
• May: Deliver It! Presentation workshops
  
• May: Meetings to discuss LIANZA Governance proposal
  
• June / July: Winter Lunchtime Series – Career planning
  
• August: Children’s Book Awards ceremony
  
• September 2009: Knowledge Cafe with Richard Gurteen.

We are very grateful to the organisations that host members and/or allowed us to use their facilities.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship was not awarded to single members this past year. The committee decided to sponsor events and guest speakers in order to spread member funds as widely as possible.

Awards

Hydestor: awarded in August 2008 to Hyekyung Chun from Victoria University of Wellington to fund her enrolment in an MLIS paper.

Committee activities

The committee has continued its usual level of activity this year, organising professional development events, sharing roles across committee members and working more in the web environment. Our Google Groups space and blog have been successful and continue to grow and develop. This has continued to aid communication among the committee.

This past year we have also worked with NZLLA, SLIS and NZKMN to aid communication and to co-host events with Louisa Rutherford from SLIS joining some committee meetings.

We are looking forward to more opportunities to collaborate and create networking opportunities.

We would like to see our blog used more for news, comments and ideas. We are always keen to hear from everyone and would like to see authorship extend across the region. Your ideas and input are very welcome. A big thanks to Hana for her devotion to the cause.

Our future plans include seeding a LIANZA members group in the Wairarapa (see Laurinda’s report) and developing more events that library assistants and younger library staff would like to participate in.

This year we must say goodbye to 3 committee members. Fiona Rigby will not return to the committee after taking leave to bring Hugo into the world; Meg Cordes and Gael Lamont have decided not to continue in the coming year. A huge thanks to all for the ideas and energy offered throughout the year.

Paddy Plunket has completed her term as Regional Councillor for LIANZA and is standing for the regional committee for the coming year. We were pleased to be able to add Laurinda Thomas to the committee earlier this year, and are particularly grateful to her for standing for the position of Regional Councillor when Paddy’s term was up. Many thanks to all of those people who have been on the committee, and also those who remain.

Winter Series - Brown Bag Lunches

Thursday lunch times during August just got interesting:
12:10 - 1pm
The 2008 Winter Series covers copyright, censorship and creative commons.

• 7 August: Richard Niven, a Wellington lawyer will speak on Copyright issues
• 14 August: Bill Hastings, Chief Censor, Office of Film and Literature Classification
• 21 August: Lousie O'Brien will speak on Creative Commons

Everyone welcome. There is no charge for these events and no need to register in advance.

Bring your lunch and take the opportunity to hear about some of the more challenging issues and opportunities facing the information world.
Tea and coffee available for purchase from the National Library cafe.

Presentations will be held in the Lower Ground Conference Room at the National Library (entrance from Aitken Street), 12.10pm to 1pm.