Annual Meeting and Holiday Party

It’s that time of year again! You’re cordially invited to our Michigan SLA’s Annual Meeting and Holiday Party. Come join fellow members and wander the silent auction table then feast on a delicious buffet of topped off with a decadent dessert from Weber’s Inn. It’s a great way to reflect, meet the new board members, and mingle with your colleagues.

A few examples of items available at this year’s auction will be a Motawi Tile and a Family Fun pack to the Ann Arbor Hands on Museum. We've got tickets to Wild Swan Theater, The Henry Ford, Purple Rose Theatre and other local venues as well as a Trader Joe's goody bag and other items.

And, for the first time ever, we'll be offering the services of a photographer to take your professional head shot, so start planning your outfit and hair-do now!

We also need your help with the Silent Auction...read on!

The Holiday Party Silent Auction is back by popular demand! The auction is used to raise funds to send a student member to our annual conference. In addition to items donated by local businesses for attendees to bid on, we would love to include something donated by you or your organization!
• Do you have a knack for knickknacks and other arts and crafts?
o Consider donating one of your works. Last year’s items included handmade jewelry and other crafts. • Want to support the travel stipend fund but aren’t up to contributing a homemade item?
o Feel free to donate an item you’ve purchased. Last year, members donated gift baskets and previous years have seen wine and even a heated cat mat! o Or bring your checkbook--we'll be accepting checks at the event (or you can make arrangement to mail one in if you can't be there in person) • If you work at an organization that makes neat stuff they’d be willing to donate or that might be willing to support the travel stipend fund directly, please consider asking them to join in on the fun, too! Last year we had a nice little gift package from Mango Languages.

Please contact Celia Ross (caross@umich.edu) if you are interested in making a donation of any kind or have any questions.


When: Saturday, December 1, 2012 Begins at 11am and goes until 2pm.

Where:
Weber’s Inn
3050 Jackson Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Driving Directions: http://www.webersinn.com/contact/driving-directions-to-webers.

Cost:
$25 SLA members
$20 students
$30 non-SLA members

Pay here:
Be sure to come back and complete your registration!
You may also bring a check to the event. No cash.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 29.

Students and non-members welcome!

Make a day of it! We are putting together a list of several extra activities that you could do while you are visiting Ann Arbor.

Not a Michigan member but want to become one? Click here to join or add the Michigan chapter to your membership:http://www.sla.org/content/membership/index.cfm.

****Not able to attend? Please take a few moments to tell us why: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M9L3KQR.****

Have any questions contact Joe Anteau at pres-elect@michigan.sla.org

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* 1. Please enter your contact information. All fields are required, but if you do not want to fill in a field, just enter an x (although it does help us to have your demographics).

Name and e-mail MUST be filled in to process.

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* 2. What is your membership status?

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* 3. Are you paying via PayPal or a check? (Please note policies at the bottom of the page. We do NOT accept cash.)

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* 4. Are you a library or information science student?

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* 5. If you are a student, what school do you attend?

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* 6. Is this your first Michigan Chapter meeting?

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* 7. If this is your first meeting, would you like to be paired up with a buddy who can introduce you to the other members?

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* 8. Are you an established member who would be willing to be a buddy for first-timers?

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* 9. How did you hear about this event?

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* 10. Do you have any dietary restrictions?

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* 11. Are you planning on having a professional head shot taken?

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* 12. Comments or questions?

Please note our no-show and no cash policies:

No-Show Policy In December 2007, the SLA Michigan Chapter Board instituted a no-show policy. If an attendee RSVPs and indicates they will pay at the door, and then does not attend the meeting, that attendee will be billed for and responsible for the cost. Attendees will have up to 72 hours (three days) prior to a meeting to cancel via phone, e-mail or in writing (unless otherwise noted). In the case of personal emergencies, requests for exceptions will be reviewed by the board.

No Cash Policy In December 2007, the SLA Michigan Chapter Board instituted a no cash policy. Attendees may pay via PayPal. When paying at the door, attendees are requested to use checks or money orders, but not cash. This change is to a) eliminate the need for those who check-in attendees at the meetings from having to make change, and b) avoid a program committee member carrying cash after a meeting.

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