It was election time again for the Library Association of Singapore. The annual general meeting (AGM) was held at Rendezvous Hotel on 21 March morning.

The new LAS Council comprises:

• President – Puspa Yeow
• Vice-President – Gene Tan Hwee Yong
• Hon Secretary – Wong Choy Ming
• Asst Hon Secretary (Chair, Membership) – Soh Lin Li
• Hon Treasurer – Yit Chin Chuan
• Council member (Chair, Business Development) – Catherine Tan
• Council member (Chair, Website) – Kamaludeen Mohamed Rafi
• Council member (Chair, Programmes  & Social) – Sim Chuin Peng
• Council member (Chair, Special Libraries Section) – Susan Song-Lim
• Council member (Chair, Training & Development) – Isabella Trahn
• Council member (Chair, Publication) – Yeo Pin Pin

The Special Libraries Section, chaired by Susan Song have formed their committee: 

• Hon Secretary – Kwok-Foo Yan Chuin
• Committee member – Charlotte Gill
• Committee member – Carol Sim Seok Cheng
• Committee member – Tay Chiew Boon

Ms Ngian as LAS president highlighted the key activities of the year, which included the LAS Conference held on 8-9  May attended by 225 members and the Istana Reception held on 9 May. It was reported that over 40 members applied for the Professional Development Scheme.

As Mr Choy Fatt Cheong pointed out, it was heartening to note that LAS membership has grown to over 470 and registered a growth of 21% over the previous year.

The meeting spent time going over the constitution amendments, which were passed unanimously after some discussion and changes.

Mr Joe Kennedy gave an overview of the Law Libraries Community and invited members to use the platform to start their own communities. Standard and Poors gave a presentation on Compustat.

The meeting ended with a buffet lunch and loads of catching up with friends and peers.