Agenda forSSS General Membership

Meeting(Tuesday, August 17, 1999)

• Annual Report• Treasurer’s Report• HP Name Change• Executive Council Minutes• Director Reports

– Member Services– Publicity and Media– Government and Intersociety Affairs– New Chapter Formation and Chapter Services– Education and Professional Development– Conferences and Symposia

• Tennessee Valley Chapter Report• Chapter Certificates

System Safety SocietyAccomplishments for

1999

Paige V. RipaniSociety President

Mission

• Advance system safety discipline• Branches of business focus:

– Science and technology– Information– Education

Science & TechnologyScience & Technology

InformationInformation

EducationEducation

Academia, Government, Industry, National Lab,Academia, Government, Industry, National Lab,Professional Society, etc.Professional Society, etc.

Best PracticesBest PracticesLessons LearnedLessons Learned

International ArchiveInternational Archive

Corporate MemoryCorporate MemoryKnow HowKnow How

Expertise DatabaseExpertise Database

CertificationCertificationMentoringMentoring

Training CoursesTraining Courses

PolicyPolicyStandardsStandards

Customized SolutionsCustomized SolutionsCustomerNeeds

Knowledge

Create an international system safety network

(ST1)• Increase in international SSS

member-ship• Increase in number of countries and

numbers within a country attending the international conferences

Four year increasing trend!

• Improved and expanded web site, with more links

• CD-version of System Safety Analysis Handbook offered

• TV Chapter nearly complete with CD containing all SSS Conference Proceedings and HPs

• Increasing the number of hits and links to the Society Web page.

24-Hour Information

Resource (IN1)

Improve Response to Customer Needs

(IN2)• Significant improvements to HP

resulting in increased advertising revenue

• Established Director of Conferences• Significant use of web site to

distribute information for international conferences

• Updated SSS Operations Manual

Create Database for Design Solutions

(ED1)• Developed functional requirements

for web site• International standards

participation is next priority project

Professional Development

Opportunities (ED2)

• 16th Conference in Seattle was successful

• Provided SSS-sponsored training to private industry

• Four year Plan for future conferences (looking international in later years)

Increase National and International Influence

(ED2)• New Twin Cities Chapter started• On-going discussions with possible

formation of a SSS European Chapter

• Exhibited at NSC’s Congress in LA• Exhibited at RAMS Conference• Co-sponsor of Sandia’s High

Consequence Conference (Nov 99)

Continuous Improvement Program

(ED3)

• New SSS brochure available• Streamlining process for

conducting annual conferences• Hazard Prevention name change

Where is the SSS Going?

• Update and implement Strategic Plan• Priority focus on:

Conduct Society Business with Guiding Principle Values

Serve our customers Expand awareness of the Society Integrate the Society More to Industry

Mentor and build-in incentives for future Society Officers

Steve Smith - Director

develop guidance on SSS interface and reporting requirements for committee representatives;

identify appropriate society liaison opportunities; monitor and respond to appropriate government issues,

standards development, etc.; issue position statements and raise awareness of system safety

in appropriate arenas; nominate SSS candidates to serve on appropriate federal

committees and inter-society committees; maintain coordination with US National Research Council and

National Academy of Engineering coordinate with professional societies - NSPE, AAES, SAE, etc. oversee the workings of the Joint ASSE/SSS Task Force develop peer review process

Benny Smith - Director

engage chapter presidents to enhance membership benefits; develop and promote roadmap to organize and form new chapters; assist chapters develop pertinent projects that support the Society goals

and objectives; facilitate establishing new Chapters where there is sufficient interest and a

critical mass of members/potential members; maintain the Chapter Management Guide; help Chapters recruit speakers for meetings, solicit quarterly chapter

reports for EC meetings and the Society’s Journal; monitor the health of Society Chapters; develop intervention strategy for chapter rescue and advise EC whenever

a Chapter is experiencing difficulties; develop a Plan of Action and Milestones to restore inactive chapters to

active status; coordinate development of chapter annual reports, review the reports and

provide a summary to the Executive Council annually.

Bob Sweginnis - Director

develop international involvement agenda; develop member professional development plan; define opportunities for member licensing and

professional certification; coordinate nomination and selection of Society

professional awards; develop professional courses and establish committee

of instructors; develop system safety certificate program