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"Retirement SIG" works for me, for the reasons Margaret mentions, AND it's easy to remember đ Jeanne On Monday, April 24, 2017, Margaret N. Webster <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > There have been many good and some creative âtongue in checkâ including > one of mine related to this topic. They have brought a smile to my face, > and they are very a pro pos. > > One thing that we all aspect to remember is that this SIG seeks both > members who have already retired and are reaping the benefits and those who > are contemplating doing so. I think that the term âRetirement SIGâ is all > inclusive. You donât have to be retired to belongâmerely contemplating > doing so. This makes it possible for those of us who are transitioningâor > contemplating transitioningâto be welcomed to this dynamic group. > > Just my 2 cents worth. > > Margaret > > > > From: "[log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>" < > [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> on behalf of > Carol Terry <[log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> > Reply-To: Carol Terry <[log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> > Date: Monday, April 24, 2017 at 12:03 PM > To: "[log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>" < > [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> > Subject: [ARLIS-L] Name Change Proposed for Retired Members SIG > > The Retired Members SIG is proposing that our name be changed to the > Retirement SIG. At the last two conferences we encountered members who were > interested in meeting with us but who had not yet retired so weren't sure > that they could. We thought it would reflect our intent more closely to > simply call it the Retirement SIG. We wouldn't need to change our purpose, > as it already includes those thinking about retirement. > > *From the Policy Manual: Retired Members Special Interest Group STATEMENT > OF PURPOSE: The Retired Members Special Interest Group is a meeting ground > (both physically at the annual ARLIS/NA conference and virtually in between > conferences) for those who wish to continue to participate in some ARLIS/NA > activities after they have retired from their full-time professional > positions. Some members of the group may not yet be actually retired: they > may be "on the verge" or simply thinking about it. The ARLIS/NA leadership > affirms that "we want as many retirees as possible at all of our > conferences and not just talking to each other." It is hoped that ARLIS/NA > retirees who wish to will continue to participate in sessions, lead > workshops, serve in leadership roles, or on committees, and share their > sound professional advice on the listserv. The SIG will facilitate > awareness of ways the parent organization can be welcoming to retired > members, and will consider how it might assist retired members to maintain > an active interest in current professional issues and ARLIS/NA's core > values. The SIG membership can also be helpful to ARLIS/NA in better > understanding the history of both ARLIS/NA as an organization and the > profession itself. HISTORY: Year Established: 2015* > > The ARLIS/NA Executive Board requests a period of 7 days for comments and > questions from the Membership for such a change. > > Thank you for your consideration of this proposal. > > Carol Terry & E. Lee Eltzroth > Co-Moderators, Retired Members SIG > > [log in to unmask] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> > [log in to unmask] > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> For information > about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna > Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> ARLIS-L > Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions > may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> For information > about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna > Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> ARLIS-L > Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions > may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -- Jeanne Brown Librarian Emerita University of Nevada, Las Vegas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~