The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) and ASIDIC (formerly the Association of Information and Dissemination Centers), have jointly announced the assimilation of ASIDIC members into the NFAIS Community as a result of the dissolution of ASIDIC.
According to NFAIS Executive Director, Bonnie Lawlor, the agreement will provide ASIDIC members in good standing with all NFAIS member benefits through June 30, 2011. They will then be given the option to continue their NFAIS membership through a three-year transition period. Any remaining ASIDIC assets will be used to attract conference speakers to NFAIS events.
In addition, a member of an ASIDIC Member organisation will be invited to serve as a non-voting NFAIS Board member from the close of the merger through June 30, 2011, in order to assist the NFAIS Board in a successful membership transition and to ensure the preservation of the ASIDIC spirit and mission within NFAIS.
Established in 1968, ASIDIC has served a diverse membership from the information industry. In April 2010, the ASIDIC Board of Directors announced that it was time to recommend the dissolution of ASIDIC as an organisation. To ensure that the ASIDIC mission and spirit be preserved, the ASIDIC Board solicited expressions of interest regarding a potential merger. NFAIS submitted a letter in this regard on April 15, 2010. This was followed by a formal proposal in May.
