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The Combustion Institute Members Meeting. San Francisco, California, United States Monday, August 4, 2014. Combustion Institute Changes from 2012 to 2014. By-Laws Reviewed by a By-Laws Committee that gave recommendations to the Board
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The Combustion InstituteMembers Meeting San Francisco, California, United States Monday, August 4, 2014
Combustion Institute Changes from 2012 to 2014 • By-Laws • Reviewed by a By-Laws Committee that gave recommendations to the Board • Changes adopted in (newly established) regular electronic Board meeting: • Board of Director’s are elected to serve one six-year term • New election process that enables larger participation of membership • Individual Sections may have a maximum 4 representatives on the Board
New Election Process Nomination Policy Committee • Recommended the changes of voting process to the Board, including: • Electronic voting for registered members, 2 candidates per open position • Suggested Single Transferrable Vote (STV) voting method Nomination Committee Received and handled nominations according to new process Teller Committee • Random Order ballots suggested for electronic ballot
New Board of Directors Members CONGRATULATIONS TO: • Pascale Desgroux, Lille University of Science and Technology, France • FokionEgolfopoulos, University of Southern California, USA • Osamu Fujita, Hokkaido University, Japan • AssaadMasri, University of Sydney, Australia • Heinz Pitsch, RWTH Aachen University, Germany • MinghouXu, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China
New Ad-Hoc Committees Industry Relations Committee • Discuss strategies how the relations between academic and industry can be strengthened Media and Outreach Committee • Advises CI regarding website design and functions, e.g. to add video recordings and social media • Media advisory to the Symposium • Assists in developing Newsletter and Media guides
New Ad-Hoc Committees ICISS (International CI Summer Schools) Committee • Advised to establish signature CI summer (winter) school program for young scientists, co-funded for 3 years by CI • ICISS guidelines available on CI website • Two deadlines per year (next is January, 2015) • Reviewing proposals for 2015
Combustion Institute Changes from 2012 to 2014 • Symposium • Highest number of paper and poster submissions ever • Added 8th parallel session • Added 5th day poster session • Adjusted time for social events to extend time for presentations • PROCI • Increased capacity for 35th Volume to 3 parts for publication, if needed
New Functions for Young Scientists Young Scientists Mixer • CI supports early get-together for young scientists to enable networking of this group: • 653 young participants (students and postdocs up to 3 yrs after degree) will enjoy “welcome mixer” sponsored by CI
Increased support for Students Student Presenter Support • CI has increased (to total of about 250,000 US$) student support for Symposium: • 208 Oral Presenters received free ($300) registration plus $400 Student Travel Award, 362 WiPP Presenters received free ($300) for registration
Bernard Lewis Fellowship Awardees CONGRATULATIONS TO: • Casey Allen, Marquette University, USA • Benedetta Franzelli, Stanford University, USA and EM2C-CNRS, France • Carmela Russo, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Combustione, Italy • Zhandong Wang, University of Science & Technology of China, China • Fujia Wu, Princeton University, USA
Symposia Improvement • Professional Conference Organizer • MZ Congressi • Design website for 36th Symposium and the future • Provide continuity and offer Local Organizers support
CI Office Changes • CI Office • New functions and personnel • Media Outreach position to be added in Fall, 2014 • Tasks will include refreshing the CI Website, designing a Newsletter and other items to support the Media and Outreach Profile of the CI; use of social networking functions will be explored
CI Office Changes • CI Office • Regular web conferences with • Pres/VPs/office (biweekly), Executive Committee (monthly), Board (6 month), and about 10 committees (as needed) • Relocation of the CI Office was necessary due to new functions • Increased office space, meeting room