Strategic Goal Goal #1 Advance WS Research

1. Strategic Objective: Create a widely used and regularly updated WSSA Website that allows members to identify funding opportunities in WS Strategic Goal Goal #1 Advance WS Research Dates Aug 15 06 Oct 2006 Dec 2006 XXX Nov 2006 Feb 2007 XXX • Research and Comp. Grant Committee • Functionality of web-site to provide “funding list • Fellowship scholarship list – develop list of funding opportunities, contact to develop list: State, regional national – also content to consider: Who to talk about in writing a grant?, How to write a successful grant?, Examples of funded projects, identify “mentors” to visit with • Funding list including: Due date, link to RFA, abstract e.g., user test, beta test • Updating 2wks – 1month • Searchable, sign up for notification on mailing list for updates to list • Q- do sites already have user arch? • Building grant teams and discussion board

2. Resources Required Key Questions Possible Barriers Strategic Objective: Create a widely used and regularly updated WSSA Website that allows members to identify funding opportunities in WS Strategic Goal Goal #1 Advance WS Research Resources, Key Qs and Barriers 1 2 3 • Competitive grants committee • Webmaster, Content manager • Updating – assign grant programs to committee member – check for new RFA • Lee – new funds • Have we increased funding to Weed Science? • New stuff? • Web content editor’s time • R+ CG committee says no

3. Strategic Objective: To have a WS glossary in 3 languages (4) Strategic Goal Goal #2 Support WS Ed. & Ext. Outreach Dates Aug 15 06 Oct 2006 Feb 08 XXX Feb 2007 Feb 2010 XXX • Terminology committees of WSSA, CWSS and regional – Asomexima (Spanish) Brazil, (Portuguese) • Decisions to determine form of glossary – book, pdf, search • Decision to determine extent of terms: botan/veg, herb./agron., molecular, biotech • CWSS update – share current glossary – Table of contents (English and French) • Regional and WSSA committees review terms, definitions, language • Weed Sci Glossary in 3 (or 4) languages

4. Resources Required Key Questions Possible Barriers Strategic Objective: To have a WS glossary in 3 languages (4) Strategic Goal Goal #2 Support WS Ed. & Ext. Outreach Resources, Key Qs and Barriers 1 2 3 • Terminology committee • Input from Canadian WSS glossary (Eng and French) • How to handle contentious terms • Coordination – among groups • Obtaining reviews • ?

5. Strategic Objective: An eXtension project Strategic Goal Goal #2 Support WS Ed. & Ext. Outreach Dates Aug 15 06 Oct 2006 Feb 08 XXX Feb 2007 Feb 07 or 09 XXX • Extension committees – WSSA & regionals determine due dates! Planning full proposals • Decision to develop e-xtension by exth group – Decision is on: plannign proposal, no go, or full proposal • Proposal for hosting planning session to develop full proposal • Host planning session @ WSSA mtg (workshop) – Define what are links between websites: e-xtension WSSA • Full proposal to develop info on-line • e-xtension – Weed Management on-line

6. Resources Required Key Questions Possible Barriers Strategic Objective: An eXtension project Strategic Goal Goal #2 Support WS Ed. & Ext. Outreach Resources, Key Qs and Barriers 1 2 3 • Extension committee and other contacts • Interest to pursue Master Gardener resources? • What weed science topic to pursue? • Copywrite vs. name recognition • No funding awareded • No agreeable topics

7. Strategic Objective: Increased number of articles submitted Strategic Goal Goal #2 Support WS Ed. & Ext. Outreach Dates Aug 15 06 Oct 2006 Feb 07 XXX Feb 2007 Feb 07 XXX • Director of publications – Weed tech editor – • Responsibility to recruit Associate Editor – reviewers x2 • Weed technology - new Associate Editor to solicit ed./ext papers working with Education committees of the WSSA and Regionals • Active solicitation / review of papers • Weed Tech – 2 Papers/issues on ed/ext.

8. Resources Required Key Questions Possible Barriers Strategic Objective: Increased number of articles submitted Strategic Goal Goal #2 Support WS Ed. & Ext. Outreach Resources, Key Qs and Barriers 1 2 3 • Volunteer time • Associate editor + reviewers • Education and extension comms only for ideas • Authors? • What about page charges? • ?

9. Strategic Objective: Start a new journal Strategic Goal Goal #3 Produce & Disseminate High Quality WS Publications and Information Dates July 16 06 Nov 2006 July 07 XXX Feb 2007 July 08 XXX • Board Decision • Business plan • Membership buy-in • Publisher & Editorial board • Process the entire package • First issue published

10. Resources Required Key Questions Possible Barriers Strategic Objective: Start a new journal Strategic Goal Goal #3 Produce & Disseminate High Quality WS Publications and Information Resources, Key Qs and Barriers 1 2 3 • Business plan – need to invest in a 5 year plan • Money – number will come out of BPlan • Time to negotiate with ACG, possible partners • Editorial board and review • Content • Special / ad hoc committee • Publications committee • What do we gain by doing this? • Should we adjust the current journals or create a 3rd journal? • Are groups out there that WSSA could/should partner with? Would this dilute the impact for WSSA? • What will be the style / tone of the new journal? • Do we restructure our membership fee to allows members to chose journals? • What are initial start up costs/qs for Bplan? Can WSSA cover this cost? • What is the cost to WSSA if we do not invest in a new journal? • Can Vanelle’s brother-in-law help with the business plan? University b-schools looking for ideas for course projects? • Existing contract with ACG for the 2 current journals • Do we have enough reviewers? • How do we get “sexy” into WSSA – how do we frame interest foor the younger audience? • Selling to membership • Risk avoidance • Another group is already doing this

11. Strategic Objective: Membership professional development - Members that champion WS and members that are effective and empowered Strategic Goal Goal #6 Provide Service to our Members and Reg. Soc. Dates July 16 06 Feb 2007 XX XX Feb 2008 XX XX • Board Decision to support • Create a Professional Development Committee • Workshops for development • Committee reports to board and membership • ID strategy • ID Needs • Mentors IDed • Mentors trained • Workshop / symposium • Mentor program functioning

12. Resources Required Key Questions Possible Barriers Strategic Objective: Membership development - Members that champion WS and members that are effective and empowered Strategic Goal Goal #6 Provide Service to our Members and Reg. Soc. Resources, Key Qs and Barriers 1 2 3 • Education and Membership Comms • Graduate student program – membership development section • Time: Mentor program – have to develop Workshop/symposium – time in, before or after program • Finances: Workshop facilitation – can be done w/in symposium structure - $300/workshop or symposium, can do for fee workshop • Which committees involved? • How to structure mentorship program? • Identification of proper champions? • Should we put out a call to the membership to find out who is interested in working on this? • Should we pair a past president with a young member to champion this effort/membership program? • Is long-term viability of WSSA related to development of these programs? • Do we need a champion to work with committee? • Finding the right people to carry this forward

13. Strategic Objective: Increase popular press awareness of WS to raise public awareness of weeds & their impact Strategic Goal Goal #4 Raise public awareness of weeds & their impact Dates July 16 06 Feb 2007 Later XXX Feb 07 or 08 Later 2010 • PR Steering Committee • Create a PR Steering Committee to identify alliances. • PR & Ext. Committees develops lists of topics and invites written lists of topics (for ex. through newsletter); poisonous plants, invasive plants linked to wildlife population center • Monographs are placed on educational resources page of WSSA website • Develop contacts with local Science writers to place news articles for normal folks • Ext. com. to solicit input on existing presentations • Media training – Offer AIBS media training at Natl. Mtg. • Define potential outlets for media reports (e.g. weather allergy reports) • Press releases (Am Inst. Of Bio Sci) coordinate press releases • Increase frequency of press releases • Weekly mention of invasive species in news outlets • Gravity of invasive species is increased

14. Resources Required Key Questions Possible Barriers Strategic Objective: Increase popular press awareness of WS to raise public awareness of weeds & their impact Strategic Goal Goal #4 Raise public awareness of weeds & their impact Resources, Key Qs and Barriers 1 2 3 • PR, Education & Extension comm’s develop list of topics for poisonous plants, invasives, etc. to invite writers – 1 day + management time to invite writers • PR Steering Comm – 6 individuals for 4-6 days per year • PR professional services may come from AIBS, AMM, AAAS – Lee needs to see what assitance is available and at what cost • Media Training – AIBS may be free, may not • Define outlets for media reports – PR committee. • Write press releases – student assignments?, submitted from membership? PR Comm does a few each week. • Use website for uploading interesting stuff to a media page • President to approve press releases • PR Committee? • What’s their role exactly? • Who is the target audience? • Will people contribute? • What outside resources are available and at what cost? • What if we don’t do this? • What’s our continued relevance? • US

15. Strategic Objective: Have an impact on Federal Agencies – WSSA has strong relationships with individual Federal Agencies Strategic Goal Goal #5 Promote sound WS policy Dates July 16 06 April 2007 July 07 XXX Feb 2007 July 08 XXX • Increased reliance on the WSSA leading to increased participation in the discipline • Assign task to the Science Policy Com. • Identify needs that WSSA can address • Identify commodity grps, NGOs and agencies that WSSA membership has inside track to impact • WSAA creates a list of members with impact on specific grps. • WSAA members champion society needs • WSSA funds internships for political impact • WSSA members in policy discussion

16. Resources Required Key Questions Possible Roadblocks Strategic Objective: Have an impact on Federal Agencies – WSSA has strong relationships with individual Federal Agencies Strategic Goal Goal #5 Promote sound WS policy Resources, Key Qs and Barriers 1 2 3 • Resources for Science Policy Comm (SPC) • Additional time for DOSP to prioritize agency needs and identify individuals with impact • Interest to pursue Master Gardener resources? • What weed science topic to pursue? • Is early in the process, some agencies don’t know we exist

17. Strategic Objective: Have an impact on Federal Agencies – WSSA has strong relationships with individual Federal Agencies Strategic Goal Goal #5 Promote sound WS policy Dates July 16 06 Oct 2006 Dec 2006 Mar 2007 Nov 2006 Feb 2007 XXX • NIWA • Board members attend NIWA for legislative interaction • Congress has direct contact with WSSA and constituents • WSAA is available for consultation on major policy issues • EPA • WSSA meets with EPA Reg. Directors to offer services • DOS creates lists of herbicide chemical families that EPA will work on in next 3 years. • WSSA puts out call to membership for volunteers for Re-Reg decisions • WSSA involved as a full partner in EPA re-registration on Chemical Families

18. Strategic Objective: Have an impact on Federal Agencies – WSSA has strong relationships with individual Federal Agencies Strategic Goal Goal #5 Promote sound WS policy Dates July 16 06 XX XX XXX XX XX XXX • Extension Committee • DOSP meets with land mgmt. agcies to offer training on Invasive WS • DOSP creates lists of topics and trainers – Training at WSSA Natl Mtg or their site • Weeds are more impt in Pol dev. • WSSA is “known” and included in policy decisions • WS becomes a sought out skill in Agcy job descriptions • Include WS skills in Federal to state job descriptions • Funding of WS Position • WSSA seeks outside funds to support a WS position on the EPA Reg. Div. Staff • Science Policy Committee adopts an EPA staff position in Reg. Div. as an objective • WSSA creates a rotating position that promotes individuals for the position • We have a terrestrial WS on the EPA staff and available to Lee for NI??? ???

19. Resources Required Key Questions Possible Barriers Strategic Objective: Have an impact on Federal Agencies – WSSA has strong relationships with individual Federal Agencies Strategic Goal Goal #5 Promote sound WS policy Resources, Key Qs and Barriers 1 2 3 • Board attends NIWAW • WSSA meets with SRRS • DSP meets with land management agencies to offer training on Invasive Weed Science • WSSA seeks outside funds to support a WS liaison position at EPA • Include weed science skills in federal & state job descriptions • ? • ?