Happy 2017 to all! I want to extend my best wishes for the new year, and encourage everyone to join us for the fantastic events we are planning for 2017.
I am honoured to have been selected as the SAOUG Chair for 2017-2018! As the incoming Chair, along with our dedicated Executive Committee, my goals for this year include the following:
- To bring quality events to our members and other information professionals in order to facilitate a collaborative learning and networking platform for personal and professional development
- To encourage our current members to make use of the opportunities to attend our events at the discounted rates
- To draw new members to join our organization and reap the benefits of SAOUG membership.
As we all know, our profession is ever evolving and this year we hope to bring you opportunities and events to keep up to date with the latest initiatives and developments. Please join us for our first 2017 event, our annual Valentine’s breakfast. Announcements can be expected soon. Come and meet our Executive Committee and bring along a colleague or two who might be interested in joining our organization. I hope to see you all there and look forward to working with all members of the SAOUG!
Christelle Steyn
Tel: +27 12 420 3791
Email: saoug.chair@gmail.com
As I look back on my four years as Chair of the SAOUG Executive Committee it has been an honour to serve as Chair. I survived the headaches and built a pleasant journey over this time with a wonderful and supportive committee and members. As a team we did some great things, learnt a lot and also had good fun! SAOUG also hosted two successful SAOIM conferences in collaboration with OSALL over the past four years.