Policy Council Summer Email Meeting Discussion
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:45:33 -0400
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Subject: Reminder
Dear Policy Council Members and Other Interested Parties,
Reminder of the key dates for the Summer Policy Council Meeting and Request for Agenda Items:
(1) By June 30th, full Officer and Committee reports should be posted to the Summer 2008 Policy Council Meeting section on your User Menu Page of the Web Submission System at http://www.systemdynamics.org/cgi-bin/sdsweb;
(2) PC Members are asked to review all the reports and ask clarification = questions by July 19th, using the PC-Listserve at ; and
(3) The face-to-face meeting will take place on Sunday July 20th at the = conference in Athens. At the face-to-face meeting, officer and committee = reports will not be presented again, but a brief discussion will be = allowed. If the report raises issues that require further discussion and = possible motions, those topics will be placed later in the agenda.
Please review the reports and if you have items for discussion on the main agenda please let me know as soon as possible. We currently have the following possible topics for discussion:
1.. Record electronic votes taken since Winter PC Meeting (none)
2.. Update on impact of new Membership Dues structure
3.. SDR Editor Compensation
4.. Update on 2009 Conference
5.. Update on 2010 Conference
6.. Future conferences - 2011 in US/NA and 2012 in Europe (call for 2011 pre-proposals out Spring 2008, with pre-proposals reviewed at Summer 2008 PC meeting)
7.. Nominating Committee Membership Approval
8.. Awards Committee Issues and Discussion
9.. Strategy Development Committee
If you have additional items please let me know. I look forward to seeing you in Athens.
Best regards,
Jim
James Lyneis, President 2008
System Dynamics Society
James M Lyneis
PO Box 121
Weston, VT 05161
(802) 824-4219
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:43:32 -0400
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Subject: Call for Report Discussions and Meeting Timetable
Dear Policy Council Members and Other Interested Parties:
Nearly all of the officer and committee reports have been posted to the Policy Council web site at http://www.systemdynamics.org/cgi-bin/sdsweb.
PC Members are asked to review all the reports and ask clarification questions by July 19th using the PC-Listserve at
We will not devote meeting time in Athens to these reports. I will allow brief updates and questions if needed. However, I hope we can accomplish much of this discussion using the email listserve before the meeting. If issues arise which warrant further discussion, I will add that topic to the agenda for later discussion in the meeting. A full agenda will be posted by July 16th.
As for the PC meeting schedule, Roberta sends the following:
* The PC Meeting will start at 11 AM Sunday 20th July (following the Administrative Committee Meeting at 9:30 AM -- there will also be a coffee break on Sunday before 11 AM.)
* Lunch break from 1:30 PM to 2:50 PM (A light lunch will be provided to the PC Members so that they can eat quickly and then go to the PhD Colloquium. We will encourage the PC
Members to attend the PhD Colloquium. The PhD Colloquium is breaking for lunch at 12:30 - 1:30. Therefore, PC members can attend the Colloquium from 9-11 AM, and then from 1:30 to 2:50 PM)
* 3 PM promptly the PC will reconvene until we finish our work.
I look forward to seeing you in Athens. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or agenda items.
Sincerely,
James Lyneis
President
James M Lyneis
PO Box 121
Weston, VT 05161
(802) 824-4219
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:18:02 -0400
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Subject: Agenda for Summer PC Meeting
Dear Policy Council Members and Other Interested Parties,
The email has been quiet, so I assume that you do not have any questions or issues with the Officer and Committee Chair reports posted to the PC Section of the Conference Submission system. Please read these reports before the meeting this Sunday.
Attached is the tentative agenda for the meeting.
I look forward to seeing you in Athens.
Sincerely,
Jim Lyneis
President
James M Lyneis
PO Box 121
Weston, VT 05161
(802) 824-4219
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:47:29 +0100
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From: Graham Winch < >
Subject: Minutes of Last PC meeting - Motion 100
Hello Jim, Roberta,
I have just seen from the minutes that under Motion 100, the Wiley Sponsored Member Committee was disbanded as Non-operational. This is somewhat surprising as it was active up until last September when we reviewed the last cycle of applications - for 2008 sponsorship! There must be some other reason for disbanding this particular committee.
Regards, Graham
Dr. Graham W. Winch
Professor Emeritus in Business Analysis
University of Plymouth
+44 (0)1548 830816
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:28:30 -0400
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Subject: Re: Minutes of Last PC meeting - Motion 100
Graham,
I'll look into it, and if necessary will correct at the Summer meeting. Thanks.
Look forward to seeing you there.
Jim
----- Original Message ----- From: Graham Winch To: Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:47 AM
Subject: Minutes of Last PC meeting - Motion 100
Hello Jim, Roberta,
I have just seen from the minutes that under Motion 100, the Wiley Sponsored Member Committee was disbanded as Non-operational. This is somewhat surprising as it was active up until last September when we reviewed the last cycle of applications - for 2008 sponsorship! There must be some other reason for disbanding this particular committee.
Regards, Graham
Dr. Graham W. Winch
Professor Emeritus in Business Analysis
University of Plymouth
+44 (0)1548 830816
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:53:40 -0400
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From: Bob Eberlein < >
Subject: Re: Minutes of Last PC meeting - Motion 100
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Hi Graham,
When we moved to the tiered membership dues structure the Wiley
sponsored memberships were replaced with a lower charge from Wiley for
the first tier members. Thus Wiley Sponsored memberships are effectively
self selected when people join the Society.
That is the reason the committee was dissolved.
If the committee sent a 2008 list to the Central office I am not sure
what would have happened to it. Roberta may know the answer, but she has
now left for the conference.
Bob Eberlein
Graham Winch wrote:
> Hello Jim, Roberta,
>
> I have just seen from the minutes that under Motion 100, the Wiley Sponsored Member Committee was disbanded as Non-operational. This is somewhat surprising as it was active up until last September when we reviewed the last cycle of applications - for 2008 sponsorship! There must be some other reason for disbanding this particular committee.
>
> Regards, Graham
>
> Dr. Graham W. Winch
> Professor Emeritus in Business Analysis
> University of Plymouth
> +44 (0)1548 830816
>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:57:56 -0600
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Subject: Albuquerque 2009 Conference Status Report
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Dear Jim, Andreas, et al.,
A brief report was submitted via email on June 30th to the VP Meetings with a promise that a more detailed report would be uploaded. It is now available in the PC Section of the Conference Submission System.
We look forward to your feedback and support, particularly with respect to the conference program (p. 2), special K-12 activities (p. 4), and action items (p. 5):
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We are seeking proposals for new program threads, particularly dealing with climate change, infrastructure resilience, emergency preparedness, and challenges of terrorism
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We need help identifying interest groups within the Society who would like to hold special meetings on the "spillover" day (July 31st)
Finally, we would like your input and help on offering paid tours to regional attractions.
Of course, these are not items that need to be included on the agenda. We'd be happy to receive all suggestions offline in person during the conference or over email/phone, and during the Albuquerque Sessions (Tuesday, 10:30 AM & Wednesday, 8 AM)
Best wishes of a productive and fruitful meeting!
The Albuquerque Conference Planning Team
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Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 6:18 PM
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Subject: Agenda for Summer PC Meeting
Dear Policy Council Members and Other Interested Parties,
The email has been quiet, so I assume that you do not have any questions or issues with the Officer and Committee Chair reports posted to the PC Section of the Conference Submission system. Please read these reports before the meeting this Sunday.
Attached is the tentative agenda for the meeting.
I look forward to seeing you in Athens.
Sincerely,
Jim Lyneis
President
James M Lyneis
PO Box 121
Weston, VT 05161
(802) 824-4219
<mailto:jmlyneis@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:10:19 -0700
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From: Deborah Campbell < >
Subject: updated VP report and SIG report
Hi everyone,
An updated VP Member Services report has been uploaded to the PC site -there was a miscalculation in the revenues made from the new dues structure hich has been corrected (and is still positive).
Also, the SIG report has been uploaded.
Have a great time in Athens - wish I could be there!
Best regards,
Deb
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:06:56 -0400
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Subject: Re: Minutes of Last PC meeting - Motion 100
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Hi, Jen here at the central office. We have 7 Wiley Sponsored members in 2008 but they were all selected and their memberships begun in 2007. We have no record of any new two-year sponsorships beginning in 2008. Graham, if you have names I can check to see if they went ahead and took advantage of the $15 rate or not.
Jennifer Rowe, Assistant Director
Roberta L. Spencer, Executive Director
System Dynamics Society
phone +1 518 442 3865
fax +1 518 442 3398
Milne 300, University at Albany
135 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12222 USA
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:SDS-PC@listserv.albany.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Eberlein
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 2:54 PM
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Subject: Re: Minutes of Last PC meeting - Motion 100
Hi Graham,
When we moved to the tiered membership dues structure the Wiley sponsored memberships were replaced with a lower charge from Wiley for the first tier members. Thus Wiley Sponsored memberships are effectively self selected when people join the Society.
That is the reason the committee was dissolved.
If the committee sent a 2008 list to the Central office I am not sure what would have happened to it. Roberta may know the answer, but she has now left for the conference.
Bob Eberlein
Graham Winch wrote:
> Hello Jim, Roberta,
>
> I have just seen from the minutes that under Motion 100, the Wiley Sponsored Member Committee was disbanded as Non-operational. This is somewhat surprising as it was active up until last September when we reviewed the last cycle of applications - for 2008 sponsorship! There must be some other reason for disbanding this particular committee.
>
> Regards, Graham
>
> Dr. Graham W. Winch
> Professor Emeritus in Business Analysis University of Plymouth
> +44 (0)1548 830816