Alignment Ambassadors

Hello all you DAM Fine Folk!
Below is a message from SLA President Gloria Zamora regarding the Alignment Project. I believe (and I said this to the leaders gathered at the Leadership Institute in DC) that the Alignment Project is of utmost importance to our division. This is an opportunity for us to shine and grow. I believe that our divison is uniquely qualified to bring in a whole new group of professionals to our association. There must be one of you out there who is willing to step forward and be our divsion's change agent. Please contact me for more information. I expect to have a flooded email box!
 
A note from Gloria Zamora:
We need your help in spreading the word among our members about the Alignment project and what it means for our continued success. I am asking each of you to identify at least one person (if you have more than one who want to be ambassadors that’s even better) within your chapter and division who will sign on to be an “Alignment Ambassador.”  With Alignment Ambassadors in each SLA chapter, we can create tribes that will build the excitement and the passion toward making these changes.
 
Ambassadors should be volunteers who are already “on board” and enthusiastic about the alignment rather than appointed members. The SLA Public Relations Advisory Council (PRAC) has agreed to coordinate the Alignment Ambassadors effort. 
 

DAM Shout Out #5

DAM Shout Out #5

Happy July!! Hope you are looking forward to a long weekend to celebrate The USA’s  Birthday! If you are one of our international members, hope your summer or winter is going great!

Speaking of celebrations ….

I’m exhausted, inspired, elated and encouraged after attending SLA’s Centennial Celebration!

Our Division put on a seriously awesome slate of sessions. Here’s a little recap:

Our little orange DAM buttons could be seen around the convention center (email me if you want me to snail mail you one!) Our tweets were seen on the big screen in the INFO/EXPO, our display in the Idea Showcase was very well received.

Our Board meeting was an excellent brainstorming session and we have lots of new ideas for the division, we will keep you posted!

Our Business meeting – sponsored by WARC – was delicious, despite the early hour! We met some great new members and encouraged a few others to jump on board the DAMwagon! Also, congrats to Jen Hahs, our Award of Merit 2009 winner!

The Roundtable – sponsored by Proquest – was once again a lively and interactive learning session. Our RT is a time honored DAM tradition. Love it!

The FAN/DAM luncheon about Food’s Future was a great success. Member Joan Leake from CMI did a fantastic presentation, her resource list was worth its weight in gold!

Onion Editor Calls For An End to Reading – HUGE success! Folks were out the door! Check out a picture of the SRO crowd on our blog http://units.sla.org/division/dam/!

Not Your Grandmother’s Census – sponsored by SimplyMap – also a great success, with some very valuable info.

I’m Not Cheap - Just Cost Conscious – sponsored by AdData - with Marcy Phelps was a terrific way to end our DAM sessions. Marcy is always an engaging speaker and her presentation was chock full of great resources, tips & ideas!

Well, that’s enough of SLA 2009 …. J

 

Let’s start planning for SLA 2010 in New Orleans! Let The Good Times Roll!

Hey, did someone say DAM Dance Party???

Conference Presentations & Handouts

Couldn't make it to DC?  Missed a session? Didn't get a handout?

Check out the posted conference presentations and handouts on the SLA website. 

-Alisa

SLA 2009 coming to an end ...

Hi all you DAM fine folk!

SLA 2009 is winding down, you will hear more about the experience soon, but here is a picture outside the room where Scott Dikkers from The Onion gave us a laugh a minute session! Standing room only! Our other sessions were also big hits in DC! Onward to New Orleans, Let the Good Times Roll!

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Jennifer Hahs Wins DAM Award of Merit

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Congratulations to Jen Hahs, Manager of Information Services at Martin Williams Advertising in Minneapolis for winning the Advertising & Marketing Division's 2009 Award of Merit. 

Session Handout Available for "I'm Not Cheap, Just Cost-Conscious..."

Marcy Phelps posted handouts and links for her sessions in D.C. on her website.
Get a preview of "I'm Not Cheap, Just Cost-Conscious: Market Research to Fit Your Budget".
Wednesday, June 17, 2009   8:30AM - 10:00AM

Convention Center 142

Brought to you by DAM and sponsor Addata.

Do ya Tweet? use different hashtag!

All you #SLA DAM members, I changed my mind. When tweeting @ #sla2009, also use #sladam, more in keeping with other divisions hashtags, TX! Cya in DC!

Do Ya Tweet?

If you are a Twitter user, when you are tweeting #sla2009, please also include #DAM2009. That way we will have some DAM specific stuff! Thanks!

Annual Conference Shout Out #4

DAM ANNUAL CONFERENCE PREVIEW SHOUT-OUT #4

We hope you have made your plans to attend SLA’s 100th anniversary and Annual Conference in Washington DC. June 14-18, 2009 here’s the link for registration details: http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2009/index.cfm

 

JUNE 1, 2009

The Countdown begins …. Just 14 days until Special Librarians Rock DC!

 

FAN/DAM GO!

Food’s Future Luncheon

This session is co-presented with our colleagues in the Food, Agriculture & Nutrition division.

Join Joan Leake, Director of Information Services at CMI as she weaves together information on food trends with suggestions on sources to track the trends. This session is a ticketed event which includes a sit-down (whew!) lunch. Looking forward to seeing you all here!

Tuesday, June 16, 11:30

Join us for all of the DAM sessions!

·         Annual Business Meeting (Monday)

·         Census 2010: Not Your Grandmother’s Census! (Monday)

·         Onion Editor Calls For End To Reading (Tuesday)

·         Division of Advertising & Marketing Roundtable (Monday)

·         I’m Not Cheap, Just Cost Conscious! Market Research on a Budget (Wednesday)

 

DAM is grateful to our generous  conference sponsors:

WARC, Lexis Nexis, AdData, Dialog/Proquest, Geographic Research, and Global AdSource

Please visit them at the INFO/EXPO!

 

To view all the nitty-gritty details on SLA 2009 DAM Events visit our website: http://units.sla.org/division/dam/events/2009programs.html

 

VOLUNTEER FOR DAM BOARD POSITIONS!!! CONTACT LYNN OR ALISA!!! VOLUNTEER!!!

Spring/Summer 2009 Bulletin!

Read our latest newsletter with articles on:

  • DC conference

  • Twitter

  • more!

http://units.sla.org/division/dam/bulletin/summer09bulletin.html