EmailMe Form - AASL27 Conference Committee Volunteer Application

Name *

First Last

Preferred Email *

Position Title *

Institution/Employer *

State

Please describe your school community:

NCES Locale Classifications and Criteria

Please select your practice area. If you are retired, please select "retired" and the levels at which you served.

AASL is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion to ensure we serve and represent the entire community. In this optional section, please detail any personal information AASL may want to consider when looking to meet this core value. Such areas may include, but are not limited to, ethnicity, gender or sexual identities and expressions, religion, disability status, nationality, immigrant/refugee/new American, etc.

AASL is committed to ensuring that members of the committee represent the full range of school communities. In this optional section please outline any information related to the school communities, learners, or parents/caregivers/guardians you have served. Such areas may include, but are not limited to, socio-economic, ethnicity, gender or sexual identities and expressions, religion, disability status, nationality, immigrant/refugee/new American, etc.

AASL National Conference

The AASL National Conference Committee is responsible for identifying and addressing the educational needs of conference attendees and enhancing the professional development growth of AASL members.

Members of the AASL National Conference Committee receive:

- Discounted registration rate.
- One double occupancy room, plus tax for Wednesday through Sunday.

Once finalized, the committee will meet each month virtually, with a schedule of call dates/times published well in advance. Typically, committee meetings are held in the evening.

Please read the details below carefully and check each box to indicate your agreement.

In accepting an appointment to the national conference committee, I understand that:

I am required to make every effort to attend each scheduled meeting. If I am unable to attend a meeting, I will submit updates to the committee chairs for reporting out.

I may be removed from the committee if I fail to attend committee meetings and do not communicate in a timely manner.

I am required to register for the National Conference, as a full conference registrant, and cover travel expenses.

I will make every effort to meet the critical dates and deadlines set for myself and co-chair work progress.

I will work collaboratively with my co-chair and understand that meeting and communicating in between full conference committee meetings will be necessary.

I am required to maintain my ALA/AASL membership during my term.

Committee Positions

Position(s) available on the AASL National Conference Committee include the following. While there are brief descriptions offered below, the committee in general, and each group of co-chairs, will receive more detailed plans and timelines of work after the committee has been finalized.

Conference co-chairs:

- Develop the vision for the conference and communicate to all who are assisting in the planning and implementation of the conference.
- Finalize meeting schedule and timing for all meetings.
- Finalize and post committee meeting agenda and minutes.
- Provide oversight of sub-chair responsibilities and work.
- Programming oversight will vary by conference and will be outlined by staff for the co-chairs prior to the first committee meeting.

Programming co-chairs:

- Select concurrent sessions and determine final date, time, and room location.

Author co-chairs:

- Select author sessions and determine final date and time for each author concurrent session.

Local arrangements co-chairs:

- Provides first-hand, current knowledge of the conference city.
- Identifies and recommends school tour sites to AASL staff.
- Identifies and recommends local restaurants for Dinner with a Local Librarian.
- Recruit and coordinate local volunteers to assist with conference management and Dinner with a Local Librarian.

Social media co-chairs:

- Work with Social Media Subcommittee to create an integrated social media plan and content leading up to, during, and after national conference.

Please select the position(s) that you are interested in applying for on the AASL National Conference Committee:

Please share:

Why do you want to serve as a member of the AASL National Conference Committee?

Employment history in the role of a school librarian or other relevant position(s):

Volunteer or work experience is related to conference planning or specific to the position of which you are applying:

What are your areas of interest? (These can be both personal or professional as they relate to the position you are applying for.)

What are you hoping to get out of this potential volunteer opportunity?

Conflict of Interest

AASL recognizes that members work with vendors, universities, speakers, authors, and other members of the community, and do not consider that to be, in and of itself, a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest does not necessarily prevent a member from serving on the editorial board, but it may be determined inappropriate for that member to participate in certain discussions/decisions and/or carry out certain tasks. Please review AASL Policy A-12 (https://www.ala.org/aasl/about/govern/policies) for the full conflict of interest statement.

As a representative of AASL I affirm that:

I have read and understand Policy A-12.

I will act in the best interest of AASL and national conference attendees regarding my responsibility to the association.

I will fully disclose any conflict of interest to AASL.

In the event of a conflict of interest, I will not discuss, vote, or otherwise be involved in consideration of the matter.

I agree not to take advantage of any corporate opportunity available to AASL of which I become aware as a result of my position in the association.

I agree that confidential information, including but not limited to, budgeting and pricing information, presenters/authors under consideration but not selected, and committee meeting discussions will not be shared with anyone outside of the committee