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Motion 182(Face-to-Face vote): Subject: Approval of Proposed 2018 Budget
Proposed by: Lees Stuntz, Seconded by: Robert Eberlein
Voting open date: 2017.07.16 Voting close date: 2017.07.16
Formal Motion: Approve the 2018 budget as proposed.
Notes on supporting material: See Andersen,David (1001) VP Finance Report
Motion 182 Passed face-to-face vote
Motion 183(Face-to-Face vote): Subject: Approval of Designation of Funds in VP Finance Report
Proposed by: David Andersen, Seconded by: Warren Farr
Voting open date: 2017.07.16 Voting close date: 2017.07.16
Formal Motion: David Anderson (VP Finance) and Eliot Rich (AVP Finance) moved that the Policy Council approve the designation of funds shown on the last page of the VP Finance Report.
Notes on supporting material: See Andersen, David (1001) VP Finance Report.
Motion 183 Passed face-to-face vote
Motion 184(Face-to-Face vote): Subject: Appoint Eliot Rich VP Finance to fill remainder of current term
Proposed by: Robert Eberlein, Seconded by: David Andersen
Voting open date: 2017.07.16 Voting close date: 2017.07.16
Formal Motion: Motion that Eliot Rich be appointed as VP Finance on January 1, 2018, to fill the remainder of the current term (2018-2019) as David Andersen is retiring.
Notes on supporting material: See the minutes of the 2017 Summer Policy Council Meeting (face-to-face session). Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:00 AM. Cambridge MA, USA Chair: Len Malczynski, President 2017
Motion 184 Passed face-to-face vote
Motion 185(Face-to-Face vote): Subject: Approval of Minutes of Winter 2017 Policy Council Meeting
Proposed by: Robert Eberlein, Seconded by: Pål Davidsen
Voting open date: 2017.07.16 Voting close date: 2017.07.16
Formal Motion: Motion to approve the Minutes of Winter 2017 Policy Council Meeeting
Notes on supporting material: See the minutes of the 2017 Summer Policy Council Meeting (face-to-face session). Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:00 AM. Cambridge MA, USA Chair: Len Malczynski, President 2017
Motion 185 Passed face-to-face vote
Motion 186(Face-to-Face vote): Subject: Approve president's appointment of Committee for Exec Dir Searc
Proposed by: Robert Eberlein, Seconded by: J. Bradley Morrison
Voting open date: 2017.07.16 Voting close date: 2017.07.16
Formal Motion: Bob Eberlein moved (Brad Morrison seconded) to approve the president’s appointment of a Committee to Search for an Executive Director to include Birgit Kopainski, Peter Hovmand, Eliot Rich, Hyungjung Kim, John Ansah, Etienne Rouwette, and Don Greer.
Notes on supporting material: See the minutes of the 2017 Summer Policy Council Meeting (face-to-face session). Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:00 AM. Cambridge MA, USA Chair: Len Malczynski, President 2017
Motion 186 Passed face-to-face vote
Motion 187(Face-to-Face vote): Subject: Motion to treat Albuquerque as finalist site for 2019 ISDC
Proposed by: Robert Eberlein, Seconded by: J. Bradley Morrison
Voting open date: 2017.07.16 Voting close date: 2017.07.16
Formal Motion: Motion was made to treat Albuquerque as the finalist for the site for the 2019 ISDC and that the PC make a final selection by September 30, 2017.
Notes on supporting material: See the minutes of the 2017 Summer Policy Council Meeting (face-to-face session). Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:00 AM. Cambridge MA, USA Chair: Len Malczynski, President 2017
Motion 187 Passed face-to-face vote
Motion 188(Face-to-Face vote): Subject: Motion to task SPOC with chartering a committee to study 2017 r
Proposed by: Nancy Hayden, Seconded by: Robert Eberlein
Voting open date: 2017.07.16 Voting close date: 2017.07.16
Formal Motion: Motion was made to task the SPOC with chartering a committee to study the program and paper selection process to understand the high rejection rate experienced in 2017, identify issues, and develop recommendations for the Policy Council to consider and address the concerns raised about the high rejection rate and the relative autonomy of the program chairs. The Committee should make a preliminary report to the Policy Council by September 30, 2017.
Notes on supporting material: See the minutes of the 2017 Summer Policy Council Meeting (face-to-face session). Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:00 AM. Cambridge MA, USA Chair: Len Malczynski, President 2017
Motion 188 Passed face-to-face vote
Motion 189: Subject: Approval of Shayne Gary as a member of Nominating Comm
Proposed by: Leonard Malczynski, Seconded by: Ignacio Martinez-Moyano
Voting open date: 2017.10.17 Voting close date: 2017.10.27
Formal Motion: I move that Shane Gary be appointed to the Society Nominating Committee. Shane has accepted and is willing to serve.
Notes on supporting material: See: Malczynski, Leonard (1020) Nomination Committee Appointment Information for Shayne Gary (8/2017 - 7/2020)
Motion 189 Passed (Y:17/N:0/A:0/NV:8)
Motion 190: Subject: Motion to accept Albuquerque as site for 2019 ICSDS
Proposed by: Ignacio Martinez-Moyano, Seconded by: Erik Pruyt
Voting open date: 2017.10.17 Voting close date: 2017.10.27
Formal Motion: Move that Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Hotel Albuquerque be the site of the 2019 International Conference of the System Dynamics Society and that Sandia National Laboratories be the host institution.
Motion 190 Passed (Y:19/N:0/A:0/NV:6)
Motion 191: Subject: New Conference Program Guidelines
Proposed by: Robert Eberlein, Seconded by: Ignacio Martinez-Moyano
Voting open date: 2017.10.17 Voting close date: 2017.10.27
Formal Motion: Move to accept the Submission, review, placement, and archiving guidelines dated October 4, 2017 as the basis for managing the annual conference program.
Notes on supporting material: Please see the report submitted by Bob Eberlein.
Motion 191 Passed (Y:15/N:0/A:1/NV:9)
Motion 192: Subject: Only extended abstracts in conference proceedings
Proposed by: Robert Eberlein, Seconded by: Ignacio Martinez-Moyano
Voting open date: 2017.10.17 Voting close date: 2017.10.27
Formal Motion: Move to allow only two page abstracts with an attached bibliography, and not full papers, to be included in the conference record for research papers presented at the conference.
Notes on supporting material: This motion is separate from the one to change the paper submission and selection process and should be discussed and voted on separately.
Motion 192 Passed (Y:7/N:3/A:3/NV:12)
Motion 193: Subject: Contract with Capitol Hill Management Services
Proposed by: David Andersen, Seconded by: Robert Eberlein
Voting open date: 2017.10.17 Voting close date: 2017.10.27
Formal Motion: I move that the Policy Council authorize the President to sign a Services Contract with Capitol Hill Management Services for the period 2018-2019.
Motion 193 Passed (Y:17/N:0/A:2/NV:6)
Motion 194: Subject: Motion to accept nominations for Standing Committees 2018-2020
Proposed by: Leonard Malczynski, Seconded by: Rebecca Niles
Voting open date: 2017.12.13 Voting close date: 2017.12.23
Formal Motion: Please see report #1022
Motion 194 Passed (Y:8/N:0/A:0/NV:17)
Motion 195: Subject: Motion to accept membership to the International Federation for
Proposed by: Leonard Malczynski, Seconded by: Ignacio Martinez-Moyano
Voting open date: 2017.12.22 Voting close date: 2017.12.30
Formal Motion: Please see reports #1023 and #1024
Motion 195 No Quorum (Y:0/N:0/A:0/NV:25)
END OF MOTIONS, 2017 Summer Policy Council Meeting
Brad Morrison, Secretary
Thu Jan 4 17:11:04 2018
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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