The ASSIGN group voted unanimously to become independent from ASLIB and form a new association called ALISS (Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences). Jennie Grimshaw presented the 2004/05 accounts. Heather Dawson provided a summary of ASSIGN events in 2004/05. A committee was formed to negotiate ASSIGN's disaffiliation from ASLIB and oversee the establishment of ALISS. The committee appointed Jane Secker, Heather Dawson, and Jennie Grimshaw as signatories on the new bank account for ALISS. Two presentations followed on blogging.