Chair Elect
Responsibilities
Serve a one-year term on the executive board (fulfilling a three-year, rotating appointment as chair-elect, chair, immediate past-chair)
Serve as an aide to the chair
Support and promote the decisions of the executive committee
Serve as a liaison with the Round Table Coordinating Assembly
Perform the duties of the chair in the absence of the chair
Perform duties as assigned by the chair or the executive committee
OIF Responsibilities
Training on how to appoint new committee members
Information on how processes work (RTCA, budgeting, etc.)
Continuity of what has gone on in the past before chair-elect's time on the board
Timeline
First Quarter (July - September)
Term as chair elect begins at the close of Annual Conference or July 1
Second Quarter (October - December)
Review proposed budget
Start talking to the executive committee about any items that may get started when assuming chair, especially if they require funding
Prepare any items that need to be voted on by the executive committee for spring election
Third Quarter (January - March)
Pre-Midwinter
Begin thinking about chair program for chair year
Work with current chair on their priorities
Midwinter
Encourage guests to volunteer for committees
Attend round table leadership training if offered by ALA
Attend the round table coordinating assembly meetings
Attend Planning and Budget Assembly (PBA) meetings
Fourth Quarter (April - June)
Congratulate and welcome all elected officers (OIF staff liaison can provide contact information)
Appoint volunteers to committee roles
Appoint volunteers to committee chair roles
Review bylaws to make sure all committees are filled appropriately
Annual Conference
Attend IFRT programs, meetings, and events
Attend Round Table Coordinating Assembly meeting
Attend Planning and Budget Assembly (PBA) meeting
Attend the ALA Emerging Leaders Project Presentations