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Ad Hoc Committee on Raising the Profile of the Awards Banquet. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES. Charge: Identify ways to raise the profile of the awards banquet and increase the number of attendees. Committee: Suzanne Jenniches Tom Loughlin Jon Nelson.
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Ad Hoc Committee on Raising the Profile of the Awards Banquet AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES
Charge: Identify ways to raise the profile of the awards banquet and increase the number of attendees. Committee: Suzanne Jenniches Tom Loughlin Jon Nelson AAESRaising the Profile of the Awards Banquet
1. Recommendations for Immediate Action: Adjust the nomination, selection and announcement process Improve the process to ‘call for nominations’ Change the timeline so announcements are ready by January Have the nominating societies assist with the awardees write-ups Improve the announcement process Raise the Level of Festivity AAESRaising the Profile of the Awards Banquet
Recommendations Requiring Additional Consideration: Raise visibility and festivity Send special Invitations: Government and Industry Secure sponsorships Change the presentation format Review the criteria of each award for relevance Remove the AAES member org restriction for nominations AAESRaising the Profile of the Awards Banquet
3. Recommendations Requiring No Action: Maintain connection to NAE Convocation AAESRaising the Profile of the Awards Banquet
Recommended Actions The committee recommends that: 1) the Chair direct the Nominating Committee to implement recommendations 1A and 1B for the awards to be presented in May 2012; and the Chair considers expanding the current committee or creating a new committee to consider recommendations 2A through 2D further. AAESRaising the Profile of the Awards Banquet
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AAESRaising the Profile of the Awards Banquet
END OF SLIDES AAES BoD Meeting May 17, 2011 AAESRaising the Profile of the Awards Banquet