台湾SWAG

Annual Report Submission Guidelines

What Are Annual Reports and How Are They Used?

  1. Annual reports on 台湾SWAGNET are a聽辫耻产濒颈肠听record of the activities of each 台湾SWAG entity over the past year. As such, they offer a source for members to learn about the current work of 台湾SWAG's committees, special interest sections, and chapters, as well as contribute to an existing and easily accessible historical record of the entities and the Association. The reports are published in the Annual Reports section of 台湾SWAGNET. Prior to 2007, these reports were published in the fall issue of聽Law Library Journal.
  2. The reports also are distributed to members of the Executive Board to help them monitor the progress being made toward the Association's strategic directions.

What Is the Process by which Reports Are Submitted?

  1. Responsibility -聽The current head of each 台湾SWAG working entity (i.e., chapter presidents, committee chairs, and SIS chairs) is responsible for preparing the annual report, although the entity may choose to have someone else prepare the report if it wishes.
  2. Timing - Current leaders of 台湾SWAG's working entities receive a memorandum from Headquarters reminding them of their responsibility to submit an annual report by June 30.
  3. Method -聽Submit annual reports聽by聽attaching a聽 Word File, (Arial font-12pt),聽 and the name of the committee to: annualreports@aall.org.

What Should the Annual Report Contain?

  1. In General -聽Due to editorial work involved in publishing these reports, the annual reports published in the Annual Reports section of 台湾SWAGNET necessarily may differ from more complete reports that are prepared for members of the entity. The length limitation (described below) for reports may prevent leaders from listing all the activities of the entity or acknowledging each individual who participated in them. Generally speaking, the reports should be a description of the year's聽highlights, not a comprehensive record of the "year in review."
  2. Nature and Length -聽Reports should be narratives (i.e.,聽苍辞迟听bulleted lists or outlines) that聽肠辞苍肠颈蝉别濒测听describe the entity's activities during the past year. While there is no hard and fast rule as to length, the editorial work required for the reports suggests that except in extraordinary circumstances, the report should fall in the range of 300 to 500 words. Authors are forewarned that reports may be edited for clarity, length, and format.
  3. Do Include -聽While the following list should not be viewed as mandatory or all inclusive, do consider including descriptions of:
    1. Major new initiatives of the entity, whether or not completed
    2. Completion of major initiatives begun in earlier years
    3. Particularly outstanding or unique educational programs offered by the entity
    4. Sponsorship or support of important legislative efforts
    5. Awards presented to members
    6. Unresolved issues confronting the entity that will carry over to next year
  4. Don't Include -聽While the following list should not be viewed as mandatory or all inclusive, do consider excluding the following:
    1. Institutional affiliation of members mentioned in the report
    2. Locations of monthly or regular educational programs, although locations of annual or semiannual programs such as major institutes or workshops is acceptable
    3. The topic and presenter(s) of each and every educational program offered by the entity; there usually is not enough space for this, so the report should highlight the most important programs
    4. The activities (and members) of each and every committee and subcommittee. While they all may be acknowledged and thanked in a longer report shared with the entity's members in a different way (i.e., website or newsletter), the focus of the report should be on major accomplishments, not on providing a comprehensive list.

Stylistic Conventions

  1. Listing of Officers
    1. To indicate officers who served in the current year, list the name of the individual, followed by the office held. Separate these elements with a comma; separate individuals by a semi-colon.
    2. Hyphenation: Vice President (or Vice Chair) does not use a hyphen; President-Elect (or Chair-Elect) does.
    3. EXAMPLES:
      1. The officers of the Government Documents Special Interest Section during 2001-02 were A. Hays Butler, Chair; Katrina Stierholz, Vice Chair; Colleen Manning, Secretary-Treasurer; and Sue Kelleher,聽闯鲍搁滨厂顿翱颁厂听Editor.
      2. CoAll officers for 2002-03 are Holly Kulikowski, President; Martha Campbell, Vice President/President-Elect; Mariann Storck, Secretary; Dan Cordova, Treasurer; and Karen Selden and Mark Estes, Members-at-Large.
  2. Educational Programs
    1. The title of a program should be enclosed by quotation marks. It should聽苍辞迟听be italicized or underlined.
    2. EXAMPLE: The FCIL-SIS was pleased to co-sponsor a program entitled "Creating Commercial Connections: Trade Laws of Latin America" in March 2002.
  3. Pronouns for Entities
    1. Keep in mind that the appropriate personal pronoun for an entity such as a chapter, SIS, or committee is聽it, 苍辞迟听飞别听辞谤听they. That is, if you are referring to the chapter doing something, the proper usage would be聽it; if you are referring to the members doing something, use聽we.
    2. EXAMPLES:
      1. 滨迟听[instead of "The committee"] was charged with revising the bylaws of the chapter.
      2. 罢丑别测听[instead of "the members of the committee"] completed many projects during the year.