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Brown Bag Lunch, “Conference Sessions” – September 23

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SIMSA’s Brown Bag Lunch series kicks off this Tuesday, September 23, at 12:00 noon in the Common Room. The discussion topic, “What’s the Deal with Conferences Anyway?”

Speakers include:

  • Jennifer Grek Martin, veteran researcher and conference presenter
  • Alieda Blandford, attendee to the 2014 Canadian Library Association National Conference in Victoria, B.C.
  • Jennie Thompson, co-chair for the 2015 Information Without Borders Conference Committee

Topics will include planning, attending, and presenting at conferences, and we will discuss why conferences are such an important element in professional development.

Hope to see you there!

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SIMSA AGM & Elections – September 16

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The Dalhousie School of Information Management Student Association (SIMSA) is hosting its annual General Meeting on Tuesday, September 16, at 12:00 noon in the SIM Common Room. All SIM students are very welcome and encouraged to attend! Aside from discussing this year’s goals, we will also be electing two incoming student positions:

  • Incoming Year Representative
  • Assistant Digital Publications Officer

You can find out more about the open SIMSA positions here.

We will also hold elections for the School Committees, including

  • One returning student for the Admissions & Scholarships Committee
  • One returning student for the Appointments, Promotions & Tenure Committee
  • One incoming student for the Curriculum Committee
  •  A number of students for the Petitions & Grievances Committee
  • One incoming and one returning student for the School Council

You can find more information about the School Committees here.

We welcome nominations from all SIM students, and interested students are also encouraged to nominate themselves! The meeting will follow Robert’s Rules and the elections will take place via secret ballot. Please contact us with any questions.

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The School of Information Management Student Association (SIMSA)

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The School of Information Management Student Association (SIMSA) is a ratified society representing all students in the School of Information Management. Its goal is to foster connections between students in the program and in other graduate program at Dalhousie, between SIM associations, and between students and faculty.

Besides planning fundraisers, Orientation, and social events, SIMSA also fosters connections between students and professionals by supporting the Brown Bag Lunch and Public Lecture Series, the Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management (DJIM), and the annual Information Without Borders (IWB) Conference.

The 2014-2015 Executive Members are:

Andrea Kampen, Co-Chair
Ben Worth, Co-Chair
Megan O’Brien, Communications Officer
Lee Wilson, Financial Officer
Valerie Collins, Vice-Chair (Academic)
Maria Bartlett, Vice-Chair (Non-Academic)
Alieda Blandford, Digital Publications Officer
Hilary Lynd, Information Without Borders (IWB) Conference Chair

In September 2014, three positions on the executive will need to be filled, include the Incoming Year Representative, the Outgoing Year Representative, and the Digital Publications Assistant (you can review descriptions of the open positions here). These positions entail a time commitment of at least one meeting per month. However, we are always looking for casual volunteers to help with functions throughout the year.

Elections will take place during the General Meeting on September 16th at 12:00 (noon) in the SIM Common Room.

You can contact SIMSA at simsa@dal.ca for more information.

 

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E-Mail Buddies

Summer is around the corner, and you know what that means: 30 new students have been accepted into the Dalhousie MLIS program next fall. If you are a current SIM student, then you’ll remember being paired with an e-mail buddy before launching into the (somewhat overwhelming) orientation week in September.

Please consider volunteering a few moments of your time to help an incoming student and participate in the e-mail buddy program this year. You can volunteer by contacting SIMSA here, tweet to @DalSIMSA, or find us on Facebook.