Yes, well done! On 7/27/15 11:28 AM, "Schottlaender, Brian" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Congratulations, Micah and colleagues, on having attracted five candidate >organizations; well done! > >--Brian S. > >Brian E. C. Schottlaender >The Audrey Geisel University Librarian > >9500 Gilman Dr. #0175G || La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 >vox 858.534.3060 || fax 858.534.6193 || net [log in to unmask] >web https://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/ul-office/index.html > >-----Original Message----- >From: The NDSA organization list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On >Behalf Of Potter, Abigail >Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 6:49 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [NDSA-ALL] Update on NDSA Host Request for Proposals > >Dear NDSA members, > >Earlier this year the NDSA coordinating committee announced it was >seeking proposals from organizations interested in being the next >secretariate and host of the NDSA to help administer and lead the >Alliance over the next four years. At the June 30th deadline we received >proposals from five institutions interested in being the next host of the >NDSA. > >Throughout the next month a subgroup of the CC will begin a conversation >with each candidate host organization about shared goals and benefits, >and their vision for the NDSA in its next phase. These interviews will be >summarized and shared with the CC and Working Group Chairs. WG chairs >will gather input from working members, and an external group of >advisors, which include Josh Greenberg from the Sloan Foundation, Don >Waters from the Mellon Foundation, Vicki Reich from LOCKSS and a >representative from the Library of Congress, who will contribute their >perspectives. After reviewing the interview summaries and views of the >advisors and Working Groups, the CC will make a recommendation to the >membership for the next NDSA host organization. We are hoping to have >this recommendation ready for the membership in early September of 2015 >and have it coincide with the presentation of a new membership agreement >from the new host. > >If you questions or concerns about this process, please contact Micah >Altman, chair of the CC at [log in to unmask]