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Dear ARLIS/NA Community

The ARLIS/NA Strategic Planning committee has convened and begun designing the next phases of the ARLIS/NA strategic planning process. The goal of this process is to craft new mission and vision statements, revise the core values statements, and prepare a strategic plan with implementation tools to guide ARLIS/NA into the future.
 
Composed of representatives from across the Society, the committee has drafted a survey to elicit feedback from the ARLIS/NA community, begun an environmental scan, and is planning visioning sessions to take place at the annual conference this April. Other opportunities for engagement post-conference are also in development, including online focus groups.

Survey
Look for a message about the strategic planning survey soon. It should take about 30 minutes to complete and we hope to hear from members and non-members alike. The survey will provide critical information that will help shape the mission, vision, values and goals for the Society over the next 5 years and beyond.

Opportunities for feedback at the 50th anniversary conference in Chicago
On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, the Strategic Planning Committee will be hosting two sessions at the annual conference: one for volunteer leaders and one for all interested conference attendees. Join us to preview results from the survey, participate in visioning exercises, and help generate ideas for ARLIS/NA’s future and how the organization may best serve the art information profession.

Ongoing Process
More information to come as the next phases continue to come together. There will be opportunities to share feedback with the committee during all phases. We encourage you to actively participate in the strategic planning process to ensure that the mission, vision, values and goals reflect the aspirations of the ARLIS/NA community.

If you have questions at any point in the process, don’t hesitate to contact us.


Best,
Suzanne Rackover & Amy Trendler, co-chairs

On behalf of the committee,
Freyja Catton, Jessica Craig, Patricia Gimenez, Cambria Happ, Karyn Hinkle, Sarah Carter, Rebecca Friedman, Mark Pompelia, Rebecca Price, Heather Slania, John Taormina

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