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  • 1.  Expressions of interest - AtoM Foundation Board elections

    Posted Oct 19, 2021 10:01 AM

    Hello friends! Please excuse cross posts and on behalf of my colleague, Brett Lougheed:

    Would you like to be more actively involved in the future development of the Access to Memory (AtoM) software?  Well now is your chance!  The AtoM Foundation is looking to fill a few vacancies on its Board of Directors. 

    The Access to Memory Foundation is a federally incorporated, community-driven, soliciting non-profit body established in 2018 to oversee and support the development, sustainability and adoption of Access to Memory (AtoM) as a multilingual, multi-repository open source application for standards-based archival description and access.  Board members oversee the Foundation and its activities to support the AtoM community.  The Board meets monthly over Zoom with some additional work required in-between meetings.  

    The current composition of the Board of Directors is:

    • David Alexander, Royal British Columbia Museum and Archives (2020-2022) [departing]
    • Catherine Arseneau, Cape Breton University (2020-2022)
    • Paul Hebbard (Secretary), Simon Fraser University (2019-2021) [term expired, not renewed]
    • Tim Hutchinson (Treasurer), University of Saskatchewan (2020-2022)
    • Brett Lougheed (Chair), University of Winnipeg (2020-2022)
    • Dean Seeman, University of Victoria (2020-2022)
    • Karen Trivette (Vice-Chair), Fashion Institution of Technology-SUNY (2019-2021) [term expired, not renewed]
    • Qing (Jason) Zou, Lakehead University (2019-2021) [term expired, not renewed]
    • 1 vacant seat

    The Foundation is requesting expressions of interest from individuals for the following:

    • 4 two-year term positions (one expression of interest has already been received)
    • 1 one-year term position to complete the term of a departing Board member (one expression of interest has already been received).

    Once the new Board of Directors is elected by the membership at the AGM on November 22nd, the new Board will appoint officers (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer). 

    We encourage applications from any individuals with an interest in or experience with AtoM and open-source software development, project management, fundraising, non-profit governance, or metadata and descriptive standards.  We especially encourage applications from individuals who: 

    • Self-identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Colour, or from other equity-deserving groups; 
    • and/or are located outside of Canada.

    Interested candidates should submit a short expression of interest that explains their interest in joining the AtoM Foundation Board of Directors. Please outline your experience with AtoM and any other relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Please also indicate your current membership status. While membership in good standing is encouraged, a membership is not required for election to the Board of Directors.

    Submit expressions of interest, and any questions, either to myself or to Christina Nichols, AtoM Foundation Operations Manager.

    Deadline for submissions is Friday, November 12, 2021.

    Candidates should plan to attend the AGM on November 22nd.  If you are unable to attend the AGM, please indicate this in your expression of interest. Nominations from the floor will also be welcomed.

     

    Cheers,

    Brett

     

    Brett Lougheed

    Chair, AtoM Foundaion Board of Directors

    University Archivist/Digital Curator

    Director, Oral History Centre

    b.lougheed@uwinnipeg.ca

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    Karen Trivette
    Assoc. Prof., Head of Special Collections and College Archives
    Fashion Institute of Technology
    New York NY
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