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Motion 100: Subject: Motion to Approve Minutes of Summer 2012 PC Meeting
Proposed by: J. Bradley Morrison, Seconded by: David Andersen
Voting open date: 2013.03.18 Voting close date: 2013.03.28
Formal Motion: Motion to approve the Summer PC Meeting minutes - St, Gallen, Switzerland 2012.
Notes on supporting material: The minutes for the 2012 Summer Policy Council Meeting can be found on the Governance website.
Motion 100 Passed (Y:18/N:0/A:1/NV:4)
Motion 101: Subject: Motion to Recognize Great Work/Gratitude to St Gallen Team
Proposed by: David Andersen, Seconded by: Roderick MacDonald
Voting open date: 2013.03.18 Voting close date: 2013.03.28
Formal Motion: Motion to recognize the the great work of the St. Gallen local team and with the deep gratitude of the Society, the Society designates $20,000 to fund the Jay Wright Forrester Award. Special thanks to Conference Chair, Markus Schwaninger; Organizing Chair, Stefan Groesser and the University of St. Gallen, Institute of Management.
Motion 101 Passed (Y:20/N:0/A:0/NV:3)
Motion 102: Subject: Motion to approve Slate of Candidates
Proposed by: David Ford, Seconded by: Leonard Malczynski
Voting open date: 2013.03.18 Voting close date: 2013.03.28
Formal Motion: Motion that the Policy Council recognize and accept the SLATE OF CANDIDATES TO TAKE OFFICE ON JANUARY 1, 2014: President-Elect: Jürgen Strohhecker, VP Finance: David Andersen (re-appointment 2014-2016), VP Chapter Activities: Martin Schaffernicht (re-appointment 2014-2016), PC Members (2014-2016) PC 1: Jim Duggan PC 2: Warren Farr, PC 3: Elke Husemann, PC 4: David Wheat. And, Proposed Candidate to Take Office with Immediate Effect: Policy Council Member: Warren Farr (new appointment 2013)
Notes on supporting material: Please see full report: Lane, David "Nominating Committee Report." Temporary appointment of Warren Farr (new appointment 2013) is to fill PC Member opening created by Len Malczynski becoming VP Meetings in 2013.
Motion 102 Passed (Y:19/N:0/A:1/NV:3)
Motion 103(Policy Change): Subject: Motion to approve the Revised Policies for the Societ
Proposed by: J. Bradley Morrison, Seconded by: David Andersen
Voting open date: 2013.03.18 Voting close date: 2013.03.28
Formal Motion: Resolved, that the Society adopt the Revised Policies of the System Dynamics Society, as recommended by the Organization and Bylaws Committee, and discontinue the existing version of Policies of the System Dynamics Society.
Notes on supporting material: Revised Policies posted on Society website / Governance page on 2013.01.09:
http://systemdynamics.org/PolicyCouncil/policy2.htm
Motion 103 Passed - Policies Changed (Y:19/N:0/A:0/NV:4)
Motion 104(Policy Change): Subject: Motion to approve name change to VP Membership
Proposed by: J. Bradley Morrison, Seconded by: David Andersen
Voting open date: 2013.03.18 Voting close date: 2013.03.28
Formal Motion: Resolved, that the Society Officer “Vice President - Member Services” be renamed to “Vice President – Membership” with no change to the incumbent, terms of service or duties of the office
Notes on supporting material: Please see full report: Warren, Kim "Report of the Strategy Committee: Interim Findings and Recommendations"
Motion 104 Passed - Policies Changed (Y:15/N:0/A:3/NV:5)
Motion 105(Policy Change): Subject: Motion to approve newly created VP Marketing and Communications
Proposed by: J. Bradley Morrison, Seconded by: Roderick MacDonald
Voting open date: 2013.03.18 Voting close date: 2013.03.28
Formal Motion: Resolved, that the Society Officer “Vice President – Marketing & Communications” be added, that that description of that office as appended be included in Policy 6, Section 1 directly before the Secretary, that under Precedence (Policy 6 Section 2 ) Marketing & Communications be added directly before the Secretary, that the three year term of office begin in 2013 and that the person to fill the position be appointed by the Policy Council in accordance with Policy 5 Section 1.
Notes on supporting material: Please see report by Morrison, J. Bradley: New VP Positions: Motions 105 and 106 Full Text of Policy changes. Also, please see full report: Warren, Kim "Report of
the Strategy Committee: Interim Findings and Recommendations"
Motion 105 Passed - Policies Changed (Y:16/N:3/A:0/NV:4)
Motion 106(Policy Change): Subject: Motion to approve newly created VP Professional Practice
Proposed by: J. Bradley Morrison, Seconded by: Roderick MacDonald
Voting open date: 2013.03.18 Voting close date: 2013.03.28
Formal Motion: Resolved, that the Society Officer “Vice President - Professional Practice” be added, that that description of that office as appended be included in Policy 6, Section 1 directly before the Secretary*, that under Precedence (Policy 6 Section 2 ) Professional Practice be added directly before the Secretary, that the three year term of office begin in 2013 and that the person to fill the position be appointed by the Policy Council in accordance with Policy 5 Section 1.
Notes on supporting material: Please see report by Morrison, J. Bradley: New VP Positions: Motions 105 and 106 Full Text of Policy changes. Also, please see full report: Warren, Kim "Report of the Strategy Committee: Interim Findings and Recommendations"
Motion 106 Passed - Policies Changed (Y:18/N:0/A:1/NV:4)
Motion 107: Subject: Motion to approve the SPOC Membership and Chair
Proposed by: David Ford, Seconded by: Robert Eberlein
Voting open date: 2013.03.18 Voting close date: 2013.03.28
Formal Motion: Motion to approve the SPOC Membership and Chair as follows: Len Malczynski as committee member and the chair for a three year term (2013-2015); Paal Davidsen as a committee member for a three year term (2013-2015)
Notes on supporting material: The resulting SPOC will be: David Ford* 2012-2013; Elke Husemann* 2012-2013; Robert Eberlein* 2012-2014; Andreas Größler* 2012-2014; Len Malczynski, Chair 2013-2015 and Pal Davidsen* 2013 - 2015. (* indicates past program chair)
Motion 107 Passed (Y:17/N:0/A:2/NV:4)
Motion 108: Subject: Motion to approve 2014 Conference Program Chairs
Proposed by: Robert Eberlein, Seconded by: David Andersen
Voting open date: 2013.03.18 Voting close date: 2013.03.28
Formal Motion: Resolved, that Pål Davidsen and Etiënne Rouwette be appointed as program chairs of the 2014 conference as recommended by the SPOC.
Motion 108 Passed (Y:18/N:0/A:1/NV:4)
Motion 109: Subject: Empowerment of the Field Development Committee
Proposed by: Martin Schaffernicht, Seconded by: Robert Eberlein
Voting open date: 2013.03.18 Voting close date: 2013.03.28
Formal Motion: Resolved, that the ad-hoc Field Development Committee formed by the Vice President Chapter Activities and consisting of Martin Schaffernicht, David F. Andersen, Leonard Malczynski and Etiënne A.J.A. Rouwette, be empowered to determine the disposition of the 2013 budget item labeled “Chapter Dev ($20K Max)” of $16,000 during the remainder of 2013. Further, the committee will recommend to the PC guidelines and procedures to provide Society funds in support of activities of Chapters and SIGs.
Notes on supporting material: See the report #1022 : "Field Development Committee" for background and details on the committee charge.
Motion 109 Passed (Y:17/N:0/A:2/NV:4)
Motion 110: Subject: Accept the Interim Strategy Report
Proposed by: Robert Eberlein, Seconded by: Leonard Malczynski
Voting open date: 2013.03.18 Voting close date: 2013.03.28
Formal Motion: With gratitude to Kim Warren for all the work that has gone into it, the Policy Council accepts the Interim Strategy Report as the basis for guiding medium-term priorities, activities and decisions, recognizing that the strategy itself will evolve in the light of experience and that any substantive decisions will require specific approval by the Policy Council, as specified in the Policies.
Notes on supporting material: Please see full report: Warren, Kim "Report of the Strategy Committee: Interim Findings and Recommendations"
Motion 110 Passed (Y:18/N:0/A:1/NV:4)
Motion 111: Subject: Motion to acknowledge the Amended Constitution of the UK Chapte
Proposed by: Martin Schaffernicht, Seconded by: Robert Eberlein
Voting open date: 2013.03.18 Voting close date: 2013.03.28
Formal Motion: The UK Chapter has revised its Constitution from 1999 and elaborated an amended
version, which has been agreed upon at the annual meeting of the Chapter. The new
Constitution is compatible with the standard constitution and makes some necessary
additions (for compliance with local law). Therefore I move that the Policy
Council of the ISDS acknowledge the amended Constitution of the UK Chapter from
February 8, 2013 as the Chapter’s valid Constitution from now on.
Notes on supporting material: See report # 1023 for the full text and the Constitution
Motion 111 Passed (Y:18/N:0/A:1/NV:4)
END OF MOTIONS, 2013 Winter Policy Council Meeting
Brad Morrison, Secretary
Tue Apr 2 11:50:05 2013
NOTE: For details on motions see the Minutes of Policy Council Meetings on the Governance page of the Society web site
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