We are very pleased to announce that the Board of our Association has approved the merger of the Central PA and Philadelphia SLA Chapters. The effective date of the merger is November 1, 2008. The combined Chapter will continue to be called the Philadelphia Chapter.
We would like to thank the Boards and the Merger task force members from both Chapters who planned and organized the merger discussions and prepared the documents for the consideration of the Association's Board. We especially would like to thank all the members of both Chapters who participated in the merger vote and voiced their strong approval for the merger.
Our next steps will be to follow through on the steps we need to complete the merger, including combining financial accounts, investigating and piloting technologies to make meetings more accessible from a distance, and organizing a combined membership and email communication list. For the time being, both chapters will maintain separate email lists (at least until the end of the year) while we take steps to create a unified list. Elections
for new Chapter officers, including a director selected from among the Central PA Chapter members, will take place at the Philadelphia Chapter's Annual Holiday party and auction at Brym Mawr College on Thursday evening, December 4, 2008.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns,
Rod MacNeil
Philadelphia Chapter President
rod.macneil@
Beth Transue
Central PA Chapter President
btransue@messiah.
