(speeches start approximately at 10-15 minutes after the opening of the reception) Greetings from the President [name], 1-2 minutes- Ladies and Gentlemen, honoured guests…. I am [name], President of SLA Welcome to the Saskatchewan Libraries Conference for 200[?], We have an exciting program of sessions and events lined up for your pleasure thanks to our Conference Planning Committee headed by our chair(s), [name(s)]. For the next two days, we invite you to participate in all of our offerings. [optional] Before we get into the program, I’d like to make a couple of announcements. [Insert appropriate information about sponsors, lotteries, evaluation forms, etc]. Introduce the SLA and staff I’d like to introduce the SLA Board and staff. (Please wave as I call out your name.) SLA Members: President- [name] Vice-President [name] – Past President [name] – Treasurer [name] – Director for Education [name] – Director for Communications [name] – Director for Special Libraries [name] – Director for Public Libraries [name] – Director for Academic [name] – Director for Membership [name] – Director for Fundraising [name] – Director for Aboriginal Libraries [name] – SLA Staff: [name] (Executive Director) [name] (Program Administrator) [name] (Financial Assistant) We’d also like to acknowledge some very honoured guests with us tonight: -Honourable [name], Minister of Education
(speeches start approximately at 10-15 minutes after the opening of the reception) Greetings from the President [name], 1-2 minutes- Ladies and Gentlemen, honoured guests…. I am [name], President of SLA Welcome to the Saskatchewan Libraries Conference for 200[?], We have an exciting program of sessions and events lined up for your pleasure thanks to our Conference Planning Committee headed by our chair(s), [name(s)]. For the next two days, we invite you to participate in all of our offerings. [optional] Before we get into the program, I’d like to make a couple of announcements. [Insert appropriate information about sponsors, lotteries, evaluation forms, etc]. Introduce the SLA and staff I’d like to introduce the SLA Board and staff. (Please wave as I call out your name.) SLA Members: President- [name] Vice-President – [name] Past President – [name] Treasurer – [name] Director for Education – [name] Director for Communications – [name] Director for Special Libraries – [name] Director for Public Libraries – [name] Director for Academic – [name] Director for Membership – [name] Director for Fundraising – [name] Director for Aboriginal Libraries – [name] SLA Staff: [name] (Executive Director) [name] (Program Administrator) [name] (Financial Assistant) We’d also like to acknowledge some very honoured guests with us tonight: -Honourable [name], Minister of Education
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