- Awards
The Board confirmed its intent to establish a College of Fellows. The descriptions for the new College of Fellows and Chapter of the Year award were discussed.
- Chapters
There are currently 21 chapters, including 4 student chapters. Two new student chapter applications have been received from University of California, Santa Barbara and Hebrew University. The Board approved the applications of the two new Chapters. A possible new China Chapter was also discussed.
- Strategic Leadership Meeting
During the upcoming Leadership Forum Meeting in March, the Board and committee chairs will start the 2010-2011 planning process and emphasis will be placed on improving communication, understanding the strategic goals, and aligning the goals with the committees. Committee rotation/structure, succession planning, and the identification of new committee members will also be discussed. Committee chairs, co-chairs, or their designate will be invited.
- Communication Strategy
There was discussion of the draft communication plan which is focused on keeping the various CRS stakeholders informed on the many activities of CRS. The Board approved the plan.
- Webcast Business Plan
An analysis of webcast business models will be done by CRS Staff and a few models will be chosen for further review by the Board. A number of items still need to be addressed to better define the CRS webcast program - content, finances, IT infrastructure, and marketing.
- Current Finances
The current financial statement was reviewed. The investment policy is being reviewed by the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee has been charged with reviewing historical financials and the ROIs of each program. The FY2010 budget was approved.
- Committee Updates
Copenhagen Meeting -The Copenhagen Annual Meeting survey was reviewed. Respondents rated the science in Copenhagen as excellent.
Portland Meeting – In looking ahead to Portland, the Board is very interested in maximizing the value of the meeting.
AAPS Workshop – The 2009 AAPS/CRS workshop was a success and should make a positive financial contribution.
Drug Delivery Partnerships 2010 – The first CRS/DDP workshop will be held at the annual DDP meeting in January 2010. The organizers have started to invite speakers and the revised program will be posted on the website once speakers are confirmed.
2011 Product Development Forum – A CRS sponsored meeting will be held in conjunction with the 2011 DDP meeting. Planning is underway. Dates have not yet been set but the target is January/February 2011.
Publications – The new book program is on track for its publication deadlines in 201X. The Newsletter will be moving to a six time publication schedule in 2010.
Foundation –The Foundation Board for 2010 is targeting corporate gifts as well as working on another fellowship. Emphasis is being placed on building the endowment so that fellowships and awards can be given and funded by interest income.
Young Scientist Committee – In addition to the regular programming contributions, the Young Scientist Committee plans to develop one new Student Chapter in the coming year. The Mentoring Committee will provide additional content for the Newsletter.
Membership – The Post Doc membership category description developed by the committee was presented and the Board accepted the committee’s definition.
Regulatory Ad Hoc – The members of the committee are being invited and the committee will begin activities in January.
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