Florida Senate - 2009 (NP) SR 1170 By Senator Lawson 6-01939-09 20091170__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution recognizing Tuesday, March 10, 2009, as 3 “Florida and Caribbean Chapter of the Special 4 Libraries Association Day” in Florida. 5 6 WHEREAS, the Florida and Caribbean Chapter of the Special 7 Libraries Association is a regional, not-for-profit organization 8 that has represented the interests of knowledge and information 9 management professionals and their strategic partners for 40 10 years, and 11 WHEREAS, the Florida and Caribbean Chapter of the Special 12 Libraries Association has as its mission the call to act 13 regionally to bring together knowledge and information 14 management professionals and their strategic partners in ways 15 that promote mutual innovation, learning, advocacy, and 16 networking, and to support its members in developing and 17 applying best practices in managing knowledge, content, and 18 resources, along with consulting and training, and 19 WHEREAS, in 1969, the Florida and Caribbean Chapter of the 20 Special Libraries Association was established to serve the 21 geographic region defined as 67 counties in Florida and 28 22 countries in the Caribbean, assisting members who are employed 23 by corporations, private businesses, government agencies, 24 newspapers, museums, colleges, hospitals, associations, and 25 information management consulting firms, and 26 WHEREAS, the Florida and Caribbean Chapter of the Special 27 Libraries Association strives to provide world-class services to 28 advance the leadership role of chapter members by putting 29 knowledge to work to shape the destiny of today's information 30 and knowledge-based society, offering creative opportunities to 31 develop and improve professional skills, and building a 32 synergistic network of Chapter members who actively and 33 regularly reach out to one another, NOW, THEREFORE, 34 35 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 36 37 That the Senate commends the Florida and Caribbean Chapter 38 of the Special Libraries Association on its outstanding 39 contributions to the service and support of knowledge and 40 information management professionals in Florida and the 41 Caribbean and, on the occasion of the organization reaching its 42 40th year of service, recognizes Tuesday, March 10, 2009, as 43 “Florida and Caribbean Chapter of the Special Libraries 44 Association Day” in Florida.