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BOARD NOMINATIONS

A D V A N C E D

M A T E R I A L S

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MD CORNER

Message to our Membership

From time to time, through both direct letters and regu-

lar updates in

AM&P,

I will regularly inform the ASMmember-

ship on overall developments as well as discrete milestones

and outcomes, as the organization

presses forward to execute the ASM

Renewal. I am pleased to initially

report that the 2017 ASM Oper-

ating Plan, which includes views

of both 2018 and 2019 and which

operationalizes the 2016 Strategic

Plan, was unanimously approved

by the ASM Board and its Finance

Committee in January. A link to a

summary document is on the ASM

website at

www.asminternational.org/about/strategicplan.

One of the earliest and most important deliverables

in 2017 is our Digital Transformation Program—including

a complete replacement of our membership management

system along with an upgrade of our website to a commer-

cial-grade transaction portal. The existing membership

management system, although a market leader at the time

of its installation over a decade ago, was poorly maintained.

Similarly, our web toolset was poorly implemented. These

conditions have directly contributed to the frustration

expressed by many of you for several years at not only the

inability to execute straightforward transactions, but also

the loss of records, receipt of duplicate magazines, and

many other member satisfaction issues.

By Q2 2017, our web toolset will be upgraded to a full

commercial platform. While not changing the look and feel

of our website, this milestone should provide members with

improvedtransactioncapabilityandreliabilityand improved

tablet and mobile device compatibility. This upgrade will be

followed by a replacement of the membershipmanagement

system with a full Salesforce CRM/association management

suite, which will roll out in stages concluding in Q3 2017. By

then, members should be experiencing improved service

levels and support capabilities.

If you would like more information about this import-

ant ASM Renewal project, please contact me. Thank you for

your consideration and best regards.

William T. Mahoney, ASM Managing Director

bill.mahoney@asminternational.org

MD CORNER

EPC CORNER

Emerging Professionals Committee

Spotlight

The Emerging Professionals Committee (EPC) partici-

pates in a variety of ASM activities. One of the most visible

is the Emerging Professionals Symposium held each year

at MS&T. Other, more behind-the-scenes initiatives include

supporting local chapters and new member conversion/

retention. But what is the EPC and why does it exist? The

EPC is a volunteer group of young professionals commit-

ted to the materials community. Their purpose includes

developing a new generation of ASM volunteers and help-

ing ASM transition from one generation of volunteers to

the next. This means engaging with young professionals in

the materials community, getting them involved in materi-

als education and volunteering, and cultivating the sense

of camaraderie, fellowship, and professionalism present

within ASM that leads to lifelong membership and active

participation. Like any other organization, ASM does not

exist without its people.

The EPC is divided into three subcommittees, each

focused on a different aspect of engaging young profession-

als in the materials community: event programming/con-

tent, local chapter support, and new member/conversion.

The main task of the Event Programming/Content Subcom-

mittee is coordinating the annual EPC Symposium at MS&T.

Organizing speakers, panelists, and presenters is no small

task. Other functions include writing EPC Corner articles for

AM&P

and developing and maintaining a Facebook page for

sharing ASM and EPC events and news.

The Local Chapter Support Subcommittee focuses on

EPC’s relationship with ASM chapters across the country.

Committee members work to match new graduates with

chapters in their area and provide ideas, strategies, and

best practices for engaging young professional members.

The Local Chapter Support Subcommittee also organizes

related ASM awards such as the Bronze Award. Finally, the

New Member/Conversion Subcommittee works on recruit-

ing young professionals into ASM, converting Material

Advantage members into ASM members, and managing

marketing campaigns aimed to recruit new EPC members.

The EPC is always looking for more ways to engage the

young professional community, so please let us know

how we can serve you better! For more information, email

drew.fleming@asminternational.org

.

Mahoney