from l-r, Zoey Foehammer, seated (RL Cindy Romaine), Bea Fairlady, standing (RL Anne Caputo), Sidney Delphin, seated (RL Cindy Hill)
On Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010 at 11am SLT (PST), Sidney Delphin (RL Cindy Hill) hosted the second SLA Post Leadership Summit session on the SLA site in Second LIfe. Both President Anne Caputo (SL Bea Fairlady) and President-elect Cindy Romaine (SL Zoey Foehammer) participated. CEO Janice Lachance sent her regrets that her travel schedule did not permit her to join everyone in Second LIfe.
Approximately 20 avatars participated in this second of three sessions. Bea gave a summary of the Leadership Summit. She asked Mary Ellen Bates to head up a taskforce on Alignment. Janice Lachance has renewed her contract for another five years. Bea then identified five global trends: 1) globalization, 2) effect of the global economy, 3) disintermediation, 4) disruptive technologies, and 5)competition. She mentioned that Jim Kane was a wonderful keynote. She also provided an overview of all of the benefits that are available to SLA members.
Bea also talked about the Annual Conference in New Orleans. She reviewed service opportunities in New Orleans. When she was asked if some of the conference would be shown in Second Life, she responded that the spotlight sessions and some of the key notes, would be streamed into a virutal world, but that it would not be Second LIfe. There will be a charge for this and more information will be forthcoming.
Members asked about what the Alignment Ambassadors should expect in the future. The focus will be to move away from research and high level discussions and focus instead on using the information to create elevator type talks. There will be an increased focus on using social media rather than relying on person to person meetings There is a need to work on appropriate and accurate communciation.
As a result of lessons learned form last year's Align in 09 name change attempt, SLA will also be rolling out an Ethical Code of Conduct.
Other items of interest included the news about a taskforce on new 1-5 year members. This taskforce is developing a series of webinars for new members or info pros. Susan Fifer Canby has been asked to head a taskforce on how to use retired members.
Thre is a big growth in non-North American chapters, particularly in India.
The last SLA Post Leadership Summit Session will be held Tue, 16 at 6 pm SLT/PST. (This is 9 EST)
Location will be at the newly redesigned SLA space in Second Life.
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City%20II/59/100/22
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