Elections for the 2010 Executive Board -Call for Nominees The nominating committee (Vanessa Kam and I) have put forward this slate of candidates for the 2010 Executive Board: Vice-chair/chair elect Angela Weaver, Drama, Dance, and Art Librarian, University of Washington Treasurer Marilyn Nasserden, Head, Fine Arts and Visual Resources, University of Calgary Library Secretary Traci Timmons, Manager of Library Services, Seattle Art Museum If you are a member of ARLIS/NA and the Northwest Chapter and would like to put your name forward for oneof these positions, please send an email to both me (paula.farrar@ubc.ca) and Vanessa (d.vanessa.kam@ubc.ca) by Friday, November 13th. In your email please include the position you would like to put your name forward for and a brief paragraph outlining your interest in the position. Website Logo ContestReminder Website logo contest rules and regulations: - anyone can enter (you don't have to be a chapter member) - entries must be submitted to me via email by noon on Monday, Nov. 16th - the membership will vote on the entries during the chapter meeting Virtual Chapter Meeting Software/Hardware Requirements& Connection Instructions The meeting will take place in Wimba Classroom. For more information on Wimba Classroom, visit eLearning at UBC: http://tinyurl.com/y8effzd Participant Requirements  Windows 2000+, Mac OSX 10.3+ or Linux*  128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)  IE 6.0+, Safari 1.2+, Firefox 1.5 -2.0 (Browser must be Java and JavaScript enabled) Internet access at 56k or above (Wired broadband recommended)  Microphoneand speakers or earphones  Jave Runtime Environment 1.5.0 Release 7 (or greater) Set-Up Wizard  A few days before the meeting make sure you run the Set-Up Wizard to ensure that the audio and other computer settings work correctly.  Launch Setup Wizard: http://142.103.164.35/wizard/launcher.cgi?wc=wms Virtual Meetingon November 17th, 11am PST  Click on this link to join the meeting: http://142.103.164.35/launcher.cgi?room=ARLISNA_Northwest  Click on “participant”and enter your name under “Participant Login” Useful Tools in Wimba Yes/No Polling and Hand Raising This is a tool your presenter canuse to quickly get feedback. When the presenter poses a question, and requests that you answer Yes or No, click the appropriate button (check mark for Yes, X for No) below the participant list. The answer you choose will appear next to your name in the participant list. Click the Hand Raise button beneath the participant list to indicate that you would like to ask a question. This brings your name to the top of the participant list (beneath any presenters). A number appears in the Hand Raise column next toyour name, indicating when you raised your hand relative to other participants. Status Indicators The Set Statusbox features a selection of Status Indicator emoticons to describe current status. Whenever you choose a Status Indicator, it appears in the Status column next to your name in the participant list. If User Status updates are enabled, a message visible to all users also appears in the Text Chat Frame. Media Bar The Media Bar appears above the Text Chat Area. It is home to the WimbaMedia System, a multi-way audio and video means of communication during a live presentation. The Media Bar contains the following items:  NetStats: network statistics about your Internet connection  Talk button: initiates your microphone and video broadcast (if the Video Window is raised and you have opted to transmit video)  Volume meters: colored bars indicating if you are sending/receiving audio  Camera button: raises/lowers the Video Window  Telephone Simulcast: backup option if you do not have a headset or microphone  Options Menu: advanced audio/video settings