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Americas Regional Council

Americas Regional Council. OCLC Members Council May 18, 2009. ARC - Overview. ARC is different than MC or GC Attendance is open to anyone Some limit on participation of non-OCLC Members All OCLC Members (institutions) have voting rights Elect representatives to Global Council.

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Americas Regional Council

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  1. Americas Regional Council OCLC Members Council May 18, 2009

  2. ARC - Overview ARC is different than MC or GC • Attendance is open to anyone • Some limit on participation of non-OCLC Members • All OCLC Members (institutions) have voting rights • Elect representatives to Global Council

  3. ARC Exists . . . • Facilitate discussion of local, regional and national issues • Serve as incubators of new ideas • Act as a two-way conduit to allow the broadest, most inclusive conversation among OCLC staff and Members • Encourage participation of Memory Institutions

  4. ARC - Overview General Questions

  5. Date and Location of First Meetings • ALA Chicago ,July 9, 2009, 4 – 8 pm. ARC Meeting and Dinner for MC delegates continuing to the Global Council • Can call into meeting available • Agenda distributed soon. • “Service Group” • Planning for Other Meetings

  6. Date and Locations . . . • ALA Midwinter Boston, January 16, 2010 • Raise Awareness of ARC • Have in conjunction with OCLC Symposium • Explain upcoming annual meeting • Some virtual component

  7. Dates and Locations . . . • First Regional Council Meeting at ALA Washington, D.C. June 2010 • Attendance ca.500 – 800 • Virtual Component Using ALA as a convenient association for first year because of cost control and large attendance

  8. Framework • Thanks for your feedback • Approved by MC Executive Committee • Questions and Concerns • Voted upon Tuesday

  9. If passed . . . Patrick Wilkinson, Chair Anne Prestamo, VC/Chair-Elect Beth Barlow, Co-Secretary Brian Schottlaender, Co-Secretary Theresa Byrd Ishwar Laxminarayan Karen Lequay Anne Van Camp

  10. What Would Success Look Like? What Do You Think?

  11. What Would Success Look Like? • Raised awareness of ARC and GC above what the awareness of MC is now among the Members • Conduct a sound election process that engages Members and results in good GC Delegates and ARC officers and Executive Council • Engage Members in Boston and DC Meetings and establish a good foundation for two-way communication

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