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Register today for the TARO Brown Bag (free webinar)!

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Registration is now open for the 6th annual TARO Brown Bag, to be held online Tuesday, June 23, 12:00-1:00pm, where you’ll hear the latest about our grant-funded activities to redesign the TARO website, improve its search function, and provide assistance to our members with free training in creating finding aids and in improving finding aid metadata.

Our Steering Committee and subcommittees will discuss their roles and the grant projects they’re undertaking. You’ll also learn about ways you can become involved by volunteering to join one of our subcommittees or by being nominated for one of the Steering Committee officer positions that will be open in 2021. Is your institution interested in becoming a new TARO member repository? Learn how easy it is to join. All are welcome!

Register here (required): https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2315912272368/WN_f8wG1kAiQkygLeQrFWBJeQ

We look forward to you joining us!

Rebecca Romanchuk
2020 TARO Steering Committee Chair

TARO nominations for Steering Committee

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Dear TARO representatives,

TARO would like your participation in forming the next TARO Steering Committee. To that end we ask for nominations as described in the TARO Bridge Governance plan:
 “Steering Committee members may be nominated until two weeks before an election. Self­-nomination is permitted. Candidates for the Steering Committee will provide brief statements detailing their reasons for running and provide a summary of their qualifications to the Nominating Committee. These statements will be distributed electronically to TARO members at least one week prior to the elections.  For the formal vote in October, each member institution may submit one vote (ballot).”

Nominations accepted (by this online form) until Wednesday November 1, 2017.

The slate will then be distributed, with online voting opening Wednesday November 15 ending Tuesday November 21, 2017 (also by an online form).

Thanks so much  for nominating candidates for the Steering Committee,
TARO chair, Amanda Focke (afocke@rice.edu) and vice-chair, Sandra Yates (sandra.yates@library.tmc.edu)

Current list of steering committee members: http://texastaro.pbworks.com/w/page/73447661/TARO%20wiki%20home

Feedback for governance plan / Nominations for next Steering Committee

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Dear TARO representatives,

1.) The TARO Steering Committee is wrapping up its NEH Planning Grant, and would like to take steps to formalize its committee structure while working toward writing an implementation funding grant. Please see the TARO Bridge Governance Plan online here. Comments are welcome and will be accepted through September 30, 2016. Please submit comments to the TARO list or to the current TARO co-chairs, Amy Bowman (a.bowman@austin.utexas.edu) and Amanda Focke (afocke@rice.edu).

2.) TARO would like your participation in forming the next TARO Steering Committee. To that end we ask for nominations as described in the Bridge Governance plan:
 “Steering Committee members may be nominated until two weeks before an election. Self­-nomination is permitted. Candidates for the Steering Committee will provide brief statements detailing their reasons for running and provide a summary of their qualifications to the Nominating Committee. These statements will be distributed electronically to TARO members at least one week prior to the elections.  For the formal vote in October, each member institution may submit one vote (ballot).”
Nominations accepted (by this online form) until October 7, 2016,
the slate will then be distributed, with online voting opening Friday Oct 21 ending Friday Oct. 28, 2016 (also by an online form).

Thanks so much for offering any feedback on the governance plan and for nominating candidates for the Steering Committee,
TARO co-chairs, Amanda Focke (afocke@rice.edu) and Amy Bowman (a.bowman@austin.utexas..edu)
Current list of steering committee members: https://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/admin/staff.html