OCLC Senior Research Scientist Lynn Silipigni Connaway has been elected President-elect of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) for the 2016 administrative year, and President for 2017.
Connaway has been a member of ASIS&T for 25 years. She has served in a variety of leadership positions within the organisation, including co-chair of the ASIS&T 2011 annual meeting and a Director on the Board from 2012-2015.
Becoming President-elect at the conclusion of the 2015 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, Connaway will support 2016 President Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto, with planning and developing programs and structure. Connaway will have completed a three year term on the Board as Director at Large in November before becoming President-elect.
