   
Round Table of the International Association of Metropolitan City Libraries (INTAMEL)
1999 Business Meeting
23 September 1999, Zurich, Switzerland
Present
| Tatiana Akouchevitch |
Wim Renes |
| Lynn Allen |
Florin Rotaru |
| Wiebke Andresen |
Ute Scharmann |
| Melvyn Barnes |
Piet Schoots |
| Jan Boman |
Clyde Scoles |
| Stuart Brewer |
Elliot Shelkrot |
| Rodica Draghici |
Borge Sorensen |
| Arend Fleming |
Reinhard Stridde |
| Peter Fodor |
Gary Strong |
| Aline Girard-Billon |
Mohammad A. Subeihi |
| Barbara Gubbin |
Doris Tan |
| Charles Hunsberger |
Silvia Todea |
| Neda Isakovic |
Tatiana Tolmacheva |
| Norbert Kamp |
Dan Wilson |
| Susan Kent |
Inta Virbule |
| Marija Kobal |
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| Tatiana Kouznetsova |
Regrets: |
| Claudia Lux |
Anna Bimkova |
| Andrew Miller |
Larry Brandwein |
| Larisa Oulianova |
Frances Schwenger |
| Carmen Radoslav |
Juan Carlos Secondi |
| Christian Relly |
Elena Velasova |
President's report
President of INTAMEL, Mr. Dan Wilson opened the meeting and greeted the present members. Notes from the meeting in Budapest in 1998 were distributed. Nothing was added or changed and the notes were added to the files of INTAMEL.
Secretary-Treasurer's Report
The statement of receipts and expenditures for the period ending September 8, 1999, showed a closing fund balance of SEK 57,028. Member fees and one donation received after that date were not included and thus not reflected in the sum total. A scholarship of US$ 1,550 also falls outside of this balance.
The Secretary-Treasurer urged members not to pay their fees by check but rather by a bank transfer.
The report was approved by the meeting.
INTAMEL Statistics
Ms. Wiebke Andresen reported that fresh statistics will be distributed shortly after this meeting. She also made clear that only those members who have contributed will get copies of this new version.
Ms. Andresen raised the question whether statistics ought to be distributed earlier than has been normal. The meeting decided that it will be distributed as usual, i.e. during the second semester of the year.
After a proposal by Ms. Andresen, it was also decided that the group dealing with statistical problems will give their report concerning "identifying performance indicators" at the meeting in St. Louis, USA. Members of this group are Ms. Aline
Girard-Billon, Ms. Liv Saeteren and Mr. Frans Meijer.
It was also decided that Mr. Stuart Brewer and Ms. Patricia Wressell promote the
creation of a Web site for INTAMEL in co operation with IFLA.
Newsletter Report
Mr. Brewer informed that Metro is being issued twice a year. The purpose of Metro is to mirror development trends among libraries, introduce new members and enhance contact with libraries in Eastern Europe. Mr. Brewer asked for more informational material from the libraries. Ms. Girard-Billou suggested that Mr. Brewer send Metro to IFLA for publication at their Web site.
Upcoming INTAMEL Conferences
Mr. Wilson briefly informed about the forthcoming conference in St. Louis next year. Ms. Girard-Billon invited INTAMEL to hold their conference in Paris in 2001. It was unanimously decided that the meeting of INTAMEL in 2001 will take place in Paris. It was also decided that anybody who wishes to host a conference after 2001 should give a written invitation at the meeting in St. Louis. The meeting also discussed the participation of INTAMEL at the conferences of IFLA in Jerusalem and in Boston. It was decided that Ms. Barbara Gubbin and Ms. Susan Kent together with Mr. Gary Strong work for the participation of INTAMEL at the conference in Boston in 2001.
Scholarship
Mr. Jan Boman, Secretary-Treasurer, reported that Ms. Tatiana Akouchevitch of Minsk, Belarus, had been granted a scholarship from INTAMEL in order to take part at the present conference.
Membership
The meeting decided that the "Membership Directory" henceforward will contain
members from the past three years. The "directory" of this year will be edited
according to this decision.
After discussion the meeting decided that the President call a committee to work out recommendations concerning conditions of membership as well as formalities
concerning the granting of scholarships.
Other Business
No further questions were raised and the President thus declared the meeting closed.
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