Richard Stallman free lecture

Horowhenua Library Trust and LIANZA Ikaroa Regional Committee
are delighted to announce that
Richard Stallman
has agreed to deliver a public lecture
in Levin on 7th October 2009, 4pm - 6pm.

at

Levin Salvation Army Complex.

More information here.

Richard Stallman is one of the keynote speakers at this year's LIANZA conference so this is an ideal opportunity to hear him speak for those who will not be attending the conference.

Upcoming events - November

Mark your diaries for two LIANZA events in November:

Conference Feedback
Tuesday, 3 November, 5.30pm at the Palmerston North City Library

Library Assistants' Day
Wednesday, 18 November - more details to come.

UCOL Hub - Visit

Well, the evening was quite mild when a bunch of enthusiastic librarians from the Ikaroa region got together at UCOL's Hub. The evening began with pleasant chatting over a glass of wine and a nibble followed by a presentation and tour of the Hub by Library Manager Doreen Young, and Liaison and Information Services Librarians Sharon Ritchie and Dianne McConnell.

It was a fascinating presentation and the Hub looks just marvelous. Without further ado, here are some photos:

The Hub from on high:


Diligent students using and enjoying the facilities


Happy Librarians catching up:

Doreen starts off the presentation


On the tour with Dianne and Sharon (with her back to us) and Janet and Noelene from Massey listening attentively


A lovely photo of Kate Stanton (left) and Doreen Young discussing video formats of UCOL Library's latest gadget a Flip Video camcorder.


Posted by Amanda Curnow

LIANZA Conference Update - Aug 2009

Early Bird Registration has been extended

Deadline is now extended to Friday 11th September, midnight. So do your bosses a favour and save some money by registering at the discount price!
See the LIANZA website for more details:
http://lianza.org.nz/events/conference2009/Registration.html

Attending conference contributes to your Professional Registration revalidation, offers networking opportunities as well as exposure to international and local speakers – who will challenge, inspire and offer you new directions. Just ask Libby Church!
Check out your regional council page on the LIANZA website for professional development sponsorship opportunities in your area.

When booking your flights, check out the Additional events page on the conference website beforehand. Prior to conference there will be a Canterbury library tour, Health SIG day and after conference, free EPIC product training days.

Conference Blog
The 2009 Conference blog is chock full of interesting posts. This is your place to go for up to the minute information, interesting posts, and the Monday funnies. Post a reply and get involved!
http://lianza2009.wordpress.com/

SOL Square – Conference Dinner
Breaking with the tradition of LIANZA Conference Dinner, we've put together a new type of evening social event.
Come and celebrate with us at SOL Square, a distinct heritage district that is South Of Lichfield (SOL). In this vibrant central city development, you will have the choice of eleven restaurants, cafes and bars to catch up with friends, meet new people and experience Christchurch at night.

LIANZA waiata

Those of you attending Conference in Christchurch this year might like to get some practice in on the waiata. You can hear a recording and see the lyrics on the LIANZA website
http://www.lianza.org.nz/treaty/waiata.html

Council has been practicing and it would be great to fill the venue with sound this year!

Cheers
Heather

Regional Councillor's Report to the Region

LIANZA Council met for a full day in Wellington on 11 August. This was the first face-to-face meeting of the 2009-2010 Council.

Key outcomes of this meeting:
Governance Structure
• after analysis of survey results and Council discussion is was decided that there was not a clear mandate to implement all the changes in the discussion paper, significantly the changes to regional councillor roles and Te Ropu Whakahau representation.
• The following will be drafted as motions to be put at the AGM
o Formal adoption of the draft purpose statement
o Vice-President to be disestablished and a President-Elect role established.


Institutional Membership/Fee Structure
While the FTE model was agreed as a fair way to establish fees, this needs more work on scenarios and modelling. A small group will be set up to carry on with this work.

Strategic Direction
Council continues to work on our key strategic goals of Advocacy and Membership Services. Regional Councillors will have two specific actions around membership & engagement to focus on for the coming two months.
Mine are to establish a regular communication plan to the Region (this blog post is part of it :-)), and to investigate how I can help those who want to set up regular forums for registered librarians to get together (virtually or physically).

Professional Development Plan
Work on the 2010 plan is progressing. Please continue to feed ideas on possible CPD through to me or direct to Maree Kibblewhite.

Penny Carnaby - National Librarian
Penny joined us and discussed issues at the National Library. Over the next 18 months Penny will be "on the road" a lot. Would this be a chance to have her join us for a Regional meeting?



Other items of interest

Work on the redevelopment of LIANZA's online presence continues with the establishment of a small working group to drive this forward.
It is satisfying to see this start to move foward and I look forward to development in the near future.

Don't forget to register for the Presentation Skills Seminar by 18th September.

That's all for now, as always any questions/comments/feedback please contact me!
Heather Lamond - Ikaroa Regional Councillor

Upcoming CPD opportunity

Thinking about doing a conference presentation? Is presenting part of your job? Would you like to learn the tips & tricks of presenting?

Presenting with Confidence:

• How to write an effective abstract
• How to present to an audience
• How to use visual aids
• How to handle questions

Venue: Massey University Library, Turitea Training Room (Level 2), Palmerston North

Date: Tuesday 29th September, 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Cost: $45.00 LIANZA members, $60.00 non-members

Register online via the LIANZA website, or contact Judi Kercher for a registration form. Please register by Friday 18th September.

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