President Elect Laura I. called the meeting to order at 4:06 PM.

Motion to approve the agenda was brought forward by Karen K. and seconded by Jane C. Motion carried.

1. President Elect’s comments

Welcome Lorene Kennard and Katrina Perez as guests. We all look forward to working with you in the year to come.

2. Approval of Minutes

Motion to approve the minutes of the September 26 meeting brought forward by Jane, Jane C. and seconded by Nancy S. Motion carried.

3. Committee reports and Action Items

a. Programs – Laura Ikens: Programs, Meeting Arrangements, Book Club, SLA Cares, Professional Development

Laura I. reported that the November 2007 meeting had been canceled in light of the November 2 Aspirations conference. Arrangements have been made for the Holiday Reception December 5 at the Union League club. The checking of the membership list for members’ dates of affiliation has been tabled indefinitely to determine intent. A meeting planning summit needs to be set up with Katrina Perez to initiate the meeting planning process for 2008. It was decided that the auction should be held every other year to keep the idea fresh.

Action item: Laura I. will coordinate meeting planning summit with Katrina P.

Action item: Katrina P. will send a message to the listserv re volunteers for programming.

b. Chapter Infrastructure – Susan Chenoweth: Archives, Awards, Nominating

Susan C. reported that there are many nominations for the awards committee for the awards committee.

Action item: Susan C. will follow up with Lori Volp regarding the archives.

c. Finance – Karen Krupka - Treasurers Report

Karen K. reported that there were four no-shows.

Action item: Karen K. will check on status of no-shows.

d. Internal Communications – Bonnie Tilton Sebby – Discussion List, Informant, Internet/Homepage, KM

Katrina P. reported (as webmaster) that the website would be down Saturday, 10/27 from 12 a.m to 12 p.m for maintenance.

Action item: Katrina P. will ask Michelle Mayes to look at other chapter websites to see what formats they are using.

Action item: Bonnie S. will follow up concerning Board Minutes posting to the Chapter website. (from 9/26)

e. Membership & Vendor Relations – Jane Candela: Membership, Vendor Relations

Jane C. reported that Karen K. mined the Chapter survey and meeting registrations and sent a list to Jane. Jane C. sent emails to these members and has compiled their responses showing where they are willing to volunteer.

The Board further discussed ribbons and pins for conference attendees.

Action item: Karen K. will order ribbons and pins.

f. Outreach & Promotion –Nancy Smith: Diversity, Public Relations, Student Outreach

Karen K. contacted Lenora B. at Dominican to confirm that Lenora is willing to assume the student liaison role. Roberto Sarmiento will be brought into any discussions of student groups at Dominican due to his ongoing interest.

Action item: Nancy S. will forward the e-link to the 5 Year Plan to Bonnie S. They will begin considering strategies to develop a grant proposal for submission early 2008. (from 9/26)

g. Planning & Special Projects – Laura Ikens: Strategic Planning

Laura I. called for a final vote on the Strategic Plan. The motion was put forward by Jane C. and seconded by Karen K. Motion carried. Katrina P. noted that the objectives on the Chapter website are out of date.

Action item: Laura I. will post the strategic plan to the listserv and website.

Action item: Laura I. will review the objectives on the Chapter website.

h. Government Relations – Ramona Howerton

Action item: Karen K. will talk to Bonnie S. regarding the SLA Fellows Mentoring Program, specifically about Tom Rink’s willingness to be a Mentor.

4. Old Business

a. Discussion List Policies

Action item: Bonnie S. will forward the policy draft to the Board; the Board will approve it ASAP, and request that Discussion List Moderator Maria Arcos split the lists. (from 9/26)

b. Board Expansion

Action item: Laura I. will redo the draft proposal and send out to the Board for review.

5. New business

a. Sponsorship levels

Action item: Jane C. will check the website for current sponsorship levels and will work with Beth A. to come up with new sponsorship levels which have clearer delineations.

b. SLA Wiki

Katrina P. reported on the Chapter wiki and requested that the Board members investigate and experiment with it. The wiki is a website anyone can edit easily. The calendars are more advanced than in the current website. Katrina suggested that committees post their own information to the wiki. She also reported that the chapter can convert to a wiki as a website, and that there would be blog functionality as well. Through the headquarters platform, we can have a website, blog or wiki.

c. Projector

The Board discussed purchasing a projector to be used at Chapter meetings. This would alleviate having to borrow or rent projectors. It is estimated that a projector could be purchased for less than $1,000. Given that venues charge $150 to $200 to rent a projector, it is estimated that the projector would pay for itself within six to seven chapter meetings.

Action item: Katrina P. will investigate pricing and features of projectors.

6. The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 26, 2007 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at McGuire Woods, 77 West Wacker.

7. Meeting Pulse: 4.69

8. The President Elect called for a motion to adjourn. So moved by Susan C.; seconded by Karen K.

The meeting adjourned at 5:41 PM.