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Call for Officers: CALA Southeast Chapter, 2026-2027 Term

Dear CALA colleagues,

The CALA Southeast (SE) Chapter invites applications for officer positions for the 2026-2027 term. This is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to the Chapter’s growth, support professional engagement across the Southeast region, and collaborate with CALA colleagues at both the regional and national levels.

We are seeking candidates for the following positions:

  • Vice President, 2026-2027: To assist the Chapter President in the overall management of the Chapter activities. The Vice President will assume the role of Chapter President for the 2027-2028 term.
  • Secretary/Treasurer, 2026-2027: Serving as information and communication manager for the Chapter President, taking meeting minutes, organizing and maintaining the Chapter’s Google Drive, and communicating with the CALA Treasurer.
  • Membership Officer, 2026-2027: Keeping up-to-date membership records for the Chapter and recruiting new members in the region. 

Eligibility: 

  • A current CALA member who works/studies, or will work/study, in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
  • No prior leadership experience is required. 
  • MLIS or PhD students are welcome to apply.

Application process:

  • Please submit your application by July 13th to Wanheng Li, the current SE Chapter President (wanheng.li@vanderbilt.edu)
  • What to include in your application: Your name, affiliation, CALA membership status, position or interest, and a brief statement of interest (100-150 words)
  • A Chapter election may be conducted if we have multiple candidates for a position

Your service is important to our Chapter’s thriving, as we have many ongoing initiatives and are working to better serve our Chapter members. Officers are expected to actively contribute to Chapter activities, including the annual CALA Southeast & Southwest Chapters Joint Conference. In addition, the SE Chapter is currently collaborating with the Southwest Chapter on a CALASYS Grant Project, rebuilding our Chapter website, and exploring more opportunities for online and in-person events and cross-chapter/association collaboration.

Serving as a Chapter officer provides valuable opportunities, especially for earlier career professionals and library school students, to engage in event planning, expand your professional network, and contribute to a healthy and sustainable community for Chinese American librarians. The Chapter President and Vice President are also eligible for a $1,000 travel grant to attend the ALA Annual Conference.

We look forward to welcoming new officers and working together to strengthen the CALA SE Chapter. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. 

Best,
Yi Wan

On behalf of CALA Southeast Chapter Officers

Wanheng Li, President, 2026-2027
Evie Wang, Webmaster, 2026-2027
Yi Wan, Immediate Past President, 2026-2027

Announcement–CALA Southeast Chapter 2017 Officer Election Result

Dear CALA Southeast Chapter members,

As the chair of the 2017 CALA Southeast Chapter Nomination Committee, I am here to announce that the SE Chapter finished its election process for three officer positions, and the election result is attached to this email.

We sent out election emails to 28 members, the result list I received indicates that there are 11 votes for each position, thus a 39.3% support for each position is showed in the election result.

According to the CALA Bylaws, Article VII, Section 4, “The nominee who receives the largest number of votes for any office shall be elected.” So all the candidates are qualified to their applied positions, and they shall start their service term once the election result been announced.

I therefore announce that Peng Mu is the 2017-2018 Vice President/President-Elect, Tongyang Zhang is the 2017-2018 Membership Officer, and Zhao Liu is the 2017-2020 Webmaster. Congratulations to all the three candidates!

We thank everyone who participated into the election process, and we thank the candidates’ willing and desire to serve the CALA Southeast Chapter. And I would like to thank my committee, which gives me the opportunity to serve as a chair and enables me to elect the new officers for the Chapter. I also like to thank all the committee members for your hard work!

Best wishes,

Xiaojie Duan

Xiaojie Duan, M.L.I.S.

2017 CALA Southeast Chapter, Chair of Nomination Committee

CALA SE Chapter 2017 Call for Nomination

Dear CALA Southeast Chapter members,

Three Chapter officer positions are available starting from June 30, 2017. It is a good opportunity to gain a better understanding of the officers’ responsibilities, work at the Chapter-level, and help build professional services.

These three positions are below. Please refer to the attachment for descriptions:

Vice President/President-Elect                 2017-18

Membership Officer                                 2017-18

Webmaster                                                2017-20

Current CALA members in good standing of the Southeastern Chapter are eligible to nominate. Self-nomination is encouraged. A statement, including a biography and a willingness of service, in 300 words or less is required for nomination.

Please submit nomination/self-nomination to the Chair of the Nomination Committee, Xiaojie Duan, Xiaojie.duan@usm.edu, by June 5, 2017.

Thank you for your participation!

Cordially from the 2017 CALA SE Chapter Nomination Committee:

Xiaojie Duan, Chair              Xiaojie.duan@usm.edu

Yue Li                                    yli3@fsu.edu

Peng Mu                                 pmu@samford.edu

Ximin Mi                               ximinmi@fmail.com

Congratulation to the new CALA SE Chapter officers!

Dear CALA SE Chapter Member,

CALA SE Chapter 2016 election was held from May 30 to June 7, 2016. It is my great pleasure to announce the election result:

Vice President/President-Elect (2016-2017)
Yue Li, Associate Librarian and Metadata Librarian at Florida State University Libraries.

Treasurer for the 2-year term (2016-2018)
Ximin Mi, Business Data Services Librarian, Georgia State University.
Please join us in congratulating our new chapter officers!
Sincerely,
Yingqi Tang, Chair, on behalf of 2016 SE Chapter Nominating Committee 2015-2016