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April - June 1997 Volume 18 Number 2
Letter from the Chair
Marcy Horner hornerm@kmc.org
I hope you all have had a chance this summer to take a few deep breaths and a look ahead toward the future of our profession. I know how hard finding the time to plan ahead can be, when the daily work of putting out fires seems to take all the time available, but I think most of us would agree that the time taken for planning pays off.
The board met April 1st to work on the Chapter's five-year strategic plan (the MAP), and analyze the "early returns" from the Compass survey. The initial results generated a lot of questions about what our members really expect the Chapter to do in the political arena, as well as ways we can work together to share resources. We will be opening some of these subjects up for discussion over HLIB-NW in the next few weeks, so that the MAP will be ready for consideration at annual meeting. (If you have not had a chance to return your survey, IT'S NOT TOO LATE...we really want the opinions of all our members .)
None of us needs a crystal ball to know that the future includes increased use of electronic communication for everything we do. We will be changing some of the ways we "get the word out"; using HLIB-NW for "PNC/MLA ALERTS" for current announcements, and developing a Web Resource to provide ready access for all members to documents that used to hide in board members' file cabinets.
The one thing that won't change is the fact that our membership is what makes our organization successful - the willingness to work together, to share opinions, goals and expertise. I hope you all can join us this fall in Portland to celebrate MLA's centennial year, and listen and learn from the wisdom of our Life Members.
Notes from the Editor
Please note the "print in one document" link on the Table of Contents.
Also, I chose to put the "logo" only on this first page. The "footer" information gives the name and issue of the newsletter. Do you prefer this? Use the feedback link and let me know.
Lastly, an apology. This issue is quite late. The next issue will be distributed before the annual meeting. So consider this your first alert for articles, updates, changes in your life....
I hope your summer has been as wonderful as my first one here in sunny, warm Anchorage!!