Vote YES to Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals
The proposal to change our name has encouraged debate and deliberation in all corners of this association. It has also forced us to focus our attention on the results of the Alignment Project, an effort to adapt to a changing world in which we are not alone. This proposal has been 100 years in the making and now is the time for us to make a decision. Vote YES to Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals.
This is my first year as a Director on the Board of Directors and I voted in favor of the motion to put the proposed name to a vote because:
- as a member you have the right to cast your vote to make this momentous decision;
- “change the name” has been a constant refrain for many years;
- the proposed name is based on solid research, conducted in good faith; and
- the proposed name reflects a direction many members have told me they want to go in.
Personally, I believe in this association’s diversity and see it as a strength. I also believe it’s what sets us apart from other associations. That is why I have spent my own money to be a member for eight years. Diversity of opinion begets perspective and I need multiple perspectives reflected in the association I choose to belong to so I can grow and prosper as a professional in this increasingly complex world we operate in.
The name Special Libraries Association narrows that potential for perspective and Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals broadens it.
Vote YES to Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals – vote yes, vote early and vote often!
