NEWSLETTER
January 2003
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Publishing
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NEWSLETTER January 2003 |
January 2003 ACE Pub SIG Newsletter
Hi, Publishing SIG members.
Happy new year, and welcome to the first ACE Publishing SIG e-newsletter of 2003! ACE Coordinator Amanda Chambliss informs me that Helen White (Texas A&M), Lisa Caines (U of Guelph), and Jennifer Sconyers (Oklahoma State U), and Karen Cannon (National Agricultural Statistical Service) have joined our august group. A hearty Publishing SIG welcome to you all!
This morning I joined a conference call with ACE VP Judy Winn and representatives from all of the ACE SIGs, and as a result I can share the following remarks, requests, and reminders.
PROGRAM PLANNING FOR ACE/NETC 2003 IN KANSAS CITY
The Program Planning Committee reports that they've got a full schedule
(and then some!) of breakout sessions and workshops for this June's meeting
in Kansas City. Thanks again to all Publishing SIG members who submitted
proposals. You can see the proposals at the official Cool Bytes/Jazz Nights
KC web site.
CRITIQUE AND AWARDS NEWS
If you are participating in this year's C&A program, I'm sure you
already know that the submission deadline is tomorrow, January 31. You
may also be aware that the submission form that was first posted to the
ACE web site was last year's form, and was missing a request for information
on the "Extent to which project met goals or objectives." If you sent in
an entry using the old form, you may want to contact ACE Headquarters (or
they'll contact you) to give them that additional information. Good luck
with your C&A entries!
UNCLE SIG WANTS YOU!
We'll be electing a new Vice-Chair-Elect for our SIG this spring. In
effect, it's a three-year term, transitioning to Vice-Chair at the end
of year one and to Chair at the end of year two. Leadership responsibilities
are shared among the three SIG leaders, with guidance from the ACE VP and
other helpful individuals. I've enjoyed it; I've learned some good lessons
in leadership and have had the opportunity to work with some great people.
Maybe you will, too! Send me an e-mail if you'd like to toss your hat (or
a colleague's) into the ring. The election will be held via e-mail.
SPECIAL AWARDS
ACE is seeking nominees for several awards outside of the C&A process.
You can learn about the PIONEER, PROFESSIONAL, REUBEN BRIGHAM, and BEACON
awards and how to submit nominations at the ACE Awards web page. Those
nominations are due by the end of February. You'll also be hearing about
our SIG's AWARD OF EXCELLENCE soon from our Vice-Chair-Elect, Natalie Johnson.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
ACE is a professional development association, and it follows that
the Publishing SIG is a professional development SIG. Over the next few
months we'll be assembling ideas on how best to be just that, as part of
a strategic planning process for the SIG. We had a number of good suggestions
at last summer's SIG meeting, and we'd like to hear from you if you have
any other suggestions or requests. Some suggestions from last summer are
--encourage members to be more active in sharing their experiences --encourage
them to use the SIG e-mail list to troubleshoot problems --build awareness
of NRMO and other organizations that complement our own work
AND DON'T FORGET:
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