Thank you as always to all the volunteers who devote time and energy to the Society. We all benefit greatly from it.
Conference 2023
Yes! Unbelievable as it is … we are starting to think about next year. And, cross your fingers, nose, and toes, it might even be in person. This is a committee of six people, who each have their own tasks but also come together to make decisions as a collective. As usual, we have three people returning, but need three more. Team players need apply! You do need to have attended past conferences.
Conference 2023 Scholarships
Along with the excitement of an in-person conference comes the realization that we need to start counting our pennies. The Society thinks that attending the conference is important in the career of a new indexer, so we are subsidising some travel expenses. If you think you will not be applying for this scholarship, please help us decide who will! This is an ad hoc committee, so the duties will be finished even before the conference has begun.
New Indexer Resource Committee (NIRC)
This is a brand-spanking new committee … it started as an ad hoc committee, but they have made the request to have it be a standing committee. Natch, we need a few volunteers for this. If you feel creative and enjoy writing, this is the job for you. Conversely, if you (like me) can’t write your way out of a paper bag but enjoy editing and proofing, the committee needs you too! This is a good volunteer position for either an experienced OR a new indexer.
Recording Secretary
Our wonderful recording secretary has recently taken over the coordinator position of the Mary Newberry Mentorship Program (yay). So … we need a new person to take the minutes at the executive committee meetings. The position involves attending and writing up the minutes for six meetings a year. You get to see the inner workings of the executive committee without the responsibility of being on it! Fun!
Social Media Committee
We have someone (thanks, Jess!) at the moment who is posting what is given to them by the communications director, but we really need a few people to be on a committee to determine what to say and when.
Webinars
We have a webinar coordinator and someone else with good ideas. However, the committee could use a nuts-and-bolts person … to help think about registration forms, payment options and so forth. If you like those details, the committee would be grateful for your contributions. We could also use a website host … someone to welcome the presenter and so forth.
Ad Hoc Committees
Often, when the executive committee is meeting, we come up with an idea of something that we think will benefit the Society and form an ad hoc committee to do the research and come back with a recommendation. It is great if we can find Society members who are not on the executive committee to belong to these committees. If you would like to help somehow and you are not excited by any of the above ideas, please let me know that you might be available for an ad hoc committee. You are under no obligation to be on any of them, I would just email to ask once in a while, and you could see whether you thought a particular committee might work for you.
Please contact presidents@indexers.ca to find out more about these volunteer positions.
