Strategic Planning Working Groups
Deborah Hansen

At the 2007 Annual Meeting, Society members had the opportunity to hear a report on outcomes of the Society’s Strategic Planning meeting held in April. During the planning meeting, specific themes for strategic emphasis were identified by the participants. These themes included: improved visibility of the Society, communication, a shared scientific identity, the design of the annual meeting, and membership. Core working groups focused on each of these themes were established and will carry on this work in collaboration with Council and the Society membership to further delineate the activities necessary to achieve the identified goals, and the action steps required for implementation. Society members had the opportunity in Pittsburgh to volunteer to participate on any of the Working Groups, and since the Annual Meeting, the Working Groups have met by teleconference. If you haven’t yet gotten involved with one of these Groups but would like to, you’re invited to contact a Working Group Leader as listed below:

Visibility: Janine Polifka (polifka@u.washington.edu)
or Melissa Tassinari (melissa.s.tassinari@pfizer.com)

Communication: Ed Carney (EWCarney@dow.com)
or George Daston (daston.gp@pg.com)

Shared Scientific Identity: Elaine Faustman (faustman@u.washington.edu)
or Shelley Tyl (rwt@rti.org)

Annual Meeting: Tina Chambers (chchambers@ucsd.edu)
or Sonja Rasmussen (skr9@cdc.gov)

Membership: Barbara Abbott (abbott.barbara@epa.gov)
or Kok-Wah Hew (khew@tgrd.com)

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