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  1. Opening - Ali Mashayekhi
  2. Informational Items
    3. Report of the Executive Director: Roberta Spencer
    Report of the Vice President - Finance: David Andersen
    Profit & Loss
    Profit & Loss Comparison
    Budget Comparison
    Balance Sheet
    Report of the Vice President - Publications: Eric Wolstenholme
    Report by the Webmaster: Jack Pugh
    Report of the Editor of the System Dynamics Review: Graham Winch
    Report of the Publisher of the System Dynamics Review: Diane Taylor
    President's Newletter Report: Jac Vennix
    Report of the Vice President - Meetings: Bob Eberlein
    Update on the 2000 Conference
    Update on the 2001 Conference
    Update on the 2002 Conference
    Update on the 2003 Conference
    Update on the 2004 Conference
    UK bid for the 2004 conference: Jonathan Coyle
    Future Conferences
    Report of the Vice President - Member and Chapter Activities: Nan Lux
    Committee Reports
    Curriculum Committee 
    Nominating Committee 
    Administrative Committee 
    Other Committees? 
    Announcements
    Vote on changes to the Society By-laws
    Polling for Action Items and/or Discussion Items Not Listed Below:
  3. Action Items
    Approve minutes from Norway meetings
    Appointment of Award Committee Members
    Review membership of the administrative committee
    Raise Forrester Award prize amount (currently $2000) (J. Sterman)
    Add Student Prize for Conference Presentation (J. Sterman)
  4. Discussion Items
    Quality of work in SD (Jay Forrester). See memo.
    Jay Forrester's PhD Seminar Tape Series (J. Forrester)
    Society to take over more membership functions from Wiley (Admin Comm., R. Spencer)
    Eprints (J. Sterman, R. Spencer) 
    Society Priorities 
    Views and recommendations on the idea of getting Wiley to provide electronic copies of journal articles. (J. Lyneis)
    Review society officer nomination process (Jack Pugh)
    Acknowledge Past Officers Contribution 
    Michael Radzicki Secretary
    Jac Vennix President
    Roger Hall - VP at Large
    Carmine Bianchi, David Ford - PC Members
    Frank Maier, Anjali Sastry - PC Members
  5. Adjournment

 

 

Report of the Vice President - Publications: Eric Wolstenholme

In autumn 2000 Eric Wolstenholme as VP Publications solicited the help of the publications committee of the society to create a shortlist for the post of EE to replace Graham Winch. Particular attention was given when choosing the candidates to be approached to their credentials to fulfil the post, their level of interest in being the Editor, the time they had available and the level of backing from their Institutions. Six people have now been approached. There is one definite candidate and one still considering the possibility. A decision will be made in the near future in time to be announced at the Atlanta conference and to take post in Autumn 2001.

Eric

 

 

Report of the Nominating Committee

The nominating committee (Dave Ford, Frank Maier, Carmine Bianchi, Jim Hines and myself) has now finished its work and we propose the following slate of candidates to take office in 2003:

president elect: Bob Eberlein
secretary: Jim Lyneis
VP publications: John Morecroft
Members of the PC: David Lane, Jody House, Etienne Rouwette, Deborah Campbell.

All candidates have been iniformed and have accepted.


Thanks,

Jac

 

 

Jay Forrester suggested:

If time permits at the Policy Council meeting, it would be interesting to discuss the issue raised by Vennix in his president's newsletter about the quality of work in system dynamics.  What threat is poor quality to the future of the Society?  What might the Society do to raise the level of work?  What fraction of people who profess to be doing system dynamics work have a solid foundation in the field?

Last edited by JP 2/12/01

 

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