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NEWSROOM MEDLIB-ED JMLA

MLA Board Highlights: November 2024

Submitted by Tamara M. Nelson, AHIP, MLA Board of Directors, Secretary

The MLA Board of Directors met throughout 2024 with the most recent virtual meeting on September 5, 2024. All meetings of the MLA Board of Directors are open to members, except for executive sessions, which address matters affecting personal or institutional privacy. The next MLA Board meeting will be held virtually on November 20 and 21, 2024. For further information, please contact MLA Headquarters. Keep up to date on recent MLA Board actions and discussions by following MLAConnect.

Significant Actions

  • Approved an MLA dues increase for all categories, ranging from 3.8 to 4.9%, on recommendation from the MLA Finance Committee.
  • Approved Codifying Posthumous Awards to ensure that no current MLA awards are bestowed posthumously unless the nominee was alive at the time of the nomination.
  • Approved the use of “RTIF” post-nominal for MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) Research Fellows who complete the RTI program and produce a high-quality research publication.
  • Established the AI Imperative Strategic Goal and formed an AI Imperative Strategic Goal Taskforce to lead related efforts.
  • Created the Be Well MLA Program Committee to plan and organize Be Well MLA activities.
  • Revised the charge for the History Committee to better define its purpose.
  • Revised the charge for the Joint MLA/AAHSL Legislation Committee to reflect a decrease in staff support.

Significant Discussions

  • Reviewed the 2024 conference, emphasizing the importance of vendor relationships for a financially successful event.
  • Discussed the 2024 midyear financial report from the Finance Committee, noting that MLA’s finances are closely monitored with safe strategies to maintain a strong cash position. MLA reserve and endowment funds are performing well.
  • Engaged in strategic planning to define and expand critical action areas (e.g., leadership training), highlighting the need for positive impact on MLA’s financial performance, and incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as specific strategies.