Use this form if you are interested in being put on the ballot for YALSA President, YALSA Secretary, YALSA Fiscal Officer, YALSA Councilor, YALSA Board, Michael L.Printz Award Committee, or the Margaret Edwards Award Committee.

YALSA Nominating Committee Information Form

If you are interested in running for YALSA President, YALSA Secretary, YALSA Fiscal Officer, YALSA Councilor, YALSA Board, Michael L.Printz Award Committee, or the Margaret Edwards Award Committee please complete this form.

Please note that you will need to fill out this form each year.

All process committee appointments happen in the Spring by the YALSA President Elect and Selection Committees are appointed in the Fall by the President Elect. Find a list of all YALSA committees, task forces, and aware juries that you can participate on here.

To participate in a Discussion or Interest Group, please contact the Convenor to find out when and where the discussion group will be meeting.

Name, Title, and Institution:

Preferred Mailing Address:

Telephone(work):

Telephone(home):

e-mail:

ALA Membership No.

Number of years you have been a member in YALSA:

Which position are you interested in running for? Please keep in mind that the 2007 ballot is being formes for service to start in 2008.

YALSA President	YALSA Secretary
YALSA Fiscal Officer	YALSA Councilor
YALSA Board	Michael L.Printz Award Committe
Margaret Edwards Award Committe

Professional Experience: Have you served and/or chaired on any other YALSA committees, either selection or process? If so, please list the committees below, along with term(s) served and last committee chair. If you were the chair, please indicate that also.

Have you served and/or chaired in any ALA and/or YALSA Roundtables or special interest groups? If so, please list those commitments, along with length of time served:

Have you served and/or chaired any of your state/local association committees, either selection or process? If so, please list those commitments below, along with term(s) served and last committee chair. If you were the chair, please indicate that below.

Have you authored any professional articles and/or publications? Please list any publications below, along with pertinent bibliographic information.

Do you review for any professional journals? If so, please list below.

Please list those below any electronic listservs you subscribe to that support your professional development.

Please describe to the nominating committee why you are an ideal candidate for the ballot position you are interested in.

Please consider any of the questions below you believe to be applicable when formulating your answer:

What kind of things do you feel most confident in doing?
Can you describe a difficult obstacle you have had to overcome? How did you handle it? How do you feel this experience affected your personality or ability?
How would you describe yourself as a person?
What do you think are the most important characteristics & abilities a person must possess to become a successful? How do you rate yourself in these areas?
Do you consider yourself a self-starter? If so, explain why (and give examples)
What do you consider to be your greatest professional achievements to date? Why?
What things give you the greatest satisfaction at work?
What things frustrate you the most? How do you usually cope with them?

Finally, is there anything else you would like us to know about you that will help us make our decision?