Executive Board Meetings

Meetings of the Executive Board will be held at least three times a year. These are generally held in October (at the annual conference), December and May/June - Constitution Article V Section 4. However, the President will create and distribute the meeting schedule and location.  Except for the pre-conference board meeting, these meetings may be held via web conference.

September/October

• Annual Conference* and budgeting
• Pre-Conference Board Meeting
• General Membership Meeting
• Post-Conference Board Meeting – incoming and outgoing officers attend
  • Includes exchange of files & orientation for incoming chairs & officers
  • All officers & chairs read the NDLA Constitution, Bylaws, & Policy Manual
• Sections & Roundtables annual business meetings (conference)
• Finance Committee solicits & reviews budget requests
• Officers & Chairs submit budget as solicited from the Finance Committee
• Good Stuff submission deadline is in October for the December issue 

November/December

• Executive Board approves budget for the upcoming fiscal year
• Legislative Committee plans for legislative years (odd numbered years)
• Members prepare to support the Legislative Committee with letters & testimony
• Submit Notable Documents winners to the ALA Notable Documents Panel Chair

January/February

• Fiscal Year starts
• President-elect solicits nominations for Librarian of the Year & Major Benefactor
• Nominations, Elections & Voting Committee solicits nominations for candidates
• Notify ALA Chapter Relations of future conference dates
• Good Stuff submission deadline is January for the March issue
• Members respond to Legislative Committee requests
• Sections and Roundtables solicit programming ideas for Annual Conference     
• ALA MidWinter Meeting (ALA LibLearnX Convention)

March/April

• Begin promoting the annual conference
• New Members Roundtable (NMRT) solicits applications for Grassroots Grant Award
• Health Science Information Services (HSIS) holds Spring Meeting
• Flicker Tale Ballots are due April 1
• Good Stuff submission deadline is April for the June issue
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May/June

• May 31 Deadline for nominations for Librarian of the Year & Major Benefactor Award                           
• HSIS solicits applications for the HSIS Professional Development Grant Award
• Techsert/Godort solicits nominations for Notable Document Award
• Good Stuff submission deadline is in June for the August issue
• ALA Annual Conference
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