Hello everyone,

The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL) is seeking nominations for the following Executive Committee positions, to begin this Spring.

All staff from AAAL member institutions are eligible to apply. We ask that for Executive Committee roles (we accept nominations or self-nominations), interested candidates include a brief statement of interest in your email. Expressions of interest can be sent to the AAAL Executive at aaal.executive@gmail.com 

For a full list of responsibilities for each role/committee, please visit the AAAL Bylaws Page. Any questions about the roles can be sent to Celine Gareau-Brennan (Celine.Gareau-Brennan@ualberta.ca), or Andrea Johnston (andrea.johnston@rdpolytech.ca)

The deadline for applications/nominations is Friday, April 17 at noon. 

For a brief description of the role, please see below.

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Executive Committee Vacancies

Chair-Elect (3 year term – first as Chair-Elect, second year as Chair, third year as Past-Chair – note that the first year of term is only a partial year). 

Responsibilities include: 

• Call for volunteers for executive and standing committee positions as needed and ensure positions are filled and elections carried out as needed; 
• Communicate changes to the Executive and Committee roster, including position terms, to the Communications Committee. 
• Solicit applications for the Professional Development Award and oversee award disbursements

Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for considering! AAAL is an incredible group to be a part of and we hope you consider joining us!