Committee Planning Report

NOTE: ** = Required Field

 

 

**Type of report being submitted: Committee Planning Report

 

**Date: August 19, 2006

 

**Committee Name:  3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant Committee

 

**Supervising Board Member:  Michelle Millet

 

**Chair, Co-Chairs, Assistant Chairs:  Jessica Hutchings

 

**Committee members: 

Wendy Ellis, WELLIS@mail.mcg.edu

Kate Hahn, kjhahn@cox.net

Jennifer Varney, jvarney@blc.org

Beith Heins, bethheins@yahoo.com

Kimberly Bugg, dangelkim@yahoo.com       

Megan Davis, madladyalex@yahoo.com

Li Zhang, LZhang@library.msstate.edu         

 

**Committee Charge:  Choose three recipients of the 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant.

 

**2006 - 2007 Project Description / Goals:  This committee with advertise the grant, review applications, select recipients at ALA Midwinter, and work with 3M to coordinate the grant recipientsŐ activities at annual conference.

 

**Specific Objectives (numbers, tangible end-products): 

  1. Update grant information on the NMRT website and online application form through the Web Committee. 
  2. Advertise the grant on discussion lists and in library publications at all levels—state, regional, and national.
  3. Maintain contact with the 3M liaison, Becky Anderson, and keep her informed of committee progress.
  4. Schedule a meeting time and location at ALA Midwinter.
  5. Select three recipients at a closed meeting at ALA Midwinter.
  6. Notify recipients and individuals not selected as soon as possible after Midwinter.
  7. Ensure recipients meet eligibility requirements.
  8. Write a press release about the recipients for Footnotes.
  9. Work with recipients and the 3M liaison to schedule the activities of the recipients at ALA annual.
  10. Present grant to recipients at 3M/NMRT social in Washington, D.C.

 

Financial Report Section:

Your budget appropriation (see budget)

a. 100.00

Amount which you have spent so far this year

b. 0.00

Your estimated additional expenses this year

c. 0.00

Total of amount spent and additional "estimated" expenses for this year (b+c)

d.0.00

Difference between budgeted amount and total expenses from above (a-d)

e. 100.00

 

f. Vendor support planned or anticipated for the year (either money or in-kind gifts), list here: 

 

3M funds the awards.

 

g. Vendor support requested: (From the above list, what, if any, has been requested from the Exhibitor Contact and Relations Committee?)

 

None.

 

h. Vendor support received: (From the above list, what if any, has been received?)

 

None.

                                                     

Specific Needs/Support (non-financial): (For the categories below, please include approximate date service needed)

a. Web Support (help with webpage creation, web form creation, web database, web database, scripting, etc): 

 

We will need the Web Committee to update the 3M/NMRT web pages, as needed, and to ensure the proper functioning of the online application form.  We will keep the our Web Committee liaison informed of any problems or changes and send him the appropriate files.

 

b. On-site conference volunteers: (include estimated numbers needed and brief job description)

 

None.

 

c. Publicity planned for the committee (posting to other discussion lists, official press release for webpage, etc.): 

 

We will be disseminating information about the availability of the award September-December on discussion lists and other library publications as appropriate.  We will also write official press releases announcing the award recipients. 

 

**Report submitted by:  Jessica Hutchings

 

**Email address:  jhutchings@mcneese.edu