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ALIGNMENT PRESENTATIONS

Answers to FAQ About Alignment Research and Name Change - http://wiki.sla.org/download/attachments/33587698/SLA+Alignment+Name+Change+FAQ+by+RPH+11-09.ppt
Positioning Information Professionals for the Future - An easy-to-understand summary of the Alignment research - http://wiki.sla.org/download/attachments/34701754/Positioning+Info+Pros+for+the+Future.pdf
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Presentation by Gloria Zamora and Anne Caputo to Washington, D.C. Chapter, May 2009 http://www.sla.org/Presentations/Alignment_DCSLA_ZamoraCaputo052809.ppt
Positioning SLA for the Future - New edition! http://wiki.sla.org/download/attachments/33587698/Positioning+SLA+for+Future.pdf
ALIGNMENT RESOURCES

SLA Alignment Portal - Excellent and easy summary of Alignment research http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/alignment/portal/index.html
SLA Alignment Project Homepage http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/alignment/index.cfm
Aligning the Profession for the Future - Executive Summary with Links to Resources - http://wiki.sla.org/download/attachments/33587698/ExecSummrywithLinkstoPortalresourcesDRAFT.doc
SLA Steps for Alignment Process - http://wiki.sla.org/download/attachments/33587698/SLA_Steps_for_Alignment_Process_2009.doc
Alignment Ambassador Q & A - http://wiki.sla.org/download/attachments/33587698/Alignment+Ambassador+QandA.doc
Alignment Ambassador Roundtable, Nov. 4, 2009
https://slaorg.webex.com/slaorg/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=13375232&rKey=4bf9b1bf64550ffe&act=pb
ARTICLES / BLOGS / TWITTER / OTHER COMMENTARY

Article by Jill Strand and Dave Shumaker in the current issue of Information Outlook (http://www.sla.org/io/2009/11/770.cfm) Contains brief, clearly-written stories about other members' alignment strategies
Aligning the Information Center to Create the Future" by Amy Affelt in Information Outlook, June 2009 http://wiki.sla.org/pages/viewpageattachments.action?pageId=33587698
Summary of Alignment Issues, blog post by Janice Lachance http://slaconnections.typepad.com/executive_connections/2009/06/why-sla-must-consider-a-name-change.html
Why SLA Must Consider a Name Change, blog post by Gloria Zamora http://slaconnections.typepad.com/executive_connections/2009/06/guest-blogger-sla-president-gloria-zamora-join-the-tribe.html
Follow the name change conversation on Twitter with this RSS feed. (Also available on the SLA Name Change page) http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23slaname
Align in 09 Steps are featured on the SLA Blog: http://slablogger.typepad.com/sla_blog/.
First Step for Alignment: Seek and Destroy Jargon - http://slablogger.typepad.com/sla_blog/2009/10/align-in-09-step-1-action-you-can-take-now-to-increase-your-value-in-the-workplace-.html.
Blog postings on the name change (mostly for, but some against or undecided): http://wiki.sla.org/display/align/Member Blog Postings on the Name Change Proposal.