APS Executive Officer Report APS Council Meeting April 4, 2014 Kate Kirby Executive Officer American Physical Society
Reorganization of the Executive Office Alan Chodos (Assoc. Exec. Officer) retired 1/31/14 David Voss, Editor of APS News James Taylor, hired as Deputy Exec. Officer Formation of Communications Group Oversight of Meetings and Membership Departments Pushing forward implementation of Strategic Plan and One APS initiatives William Reinhardt, Director of Honors Program (0.5 FTE)
Membership Numbers Total Members: 50,587 (11% are Senior/Retired) Students: 31% International: 23% Industrial/Private Sector: 6% National Labs/Government: 12% Women: 13% Under Represented Minorities Not enough info.
2014 Elections
CUWiP 2014 Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics January 17 19 (MLK Weekend) First Year APS has provided infrastructure support Submitted 3-year proposals for support to DOE & NSF both fully funded Fed. Funds for this year: $220,670 Set up a registration system for all conference participants Provided materials, brochures to all conference participants Worked with NOC, LOCs 8 Sites: Univ. of Chicago/FNAL/ANL Stony Brook/BNL Penn State U. C. Berkeley U. Maryland/NIST Florida State Louisiana State U. Univ. of Utah
CUWiP 2014 Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics Programs varied at different sites: Plenary Talk Dr. Debra Fischer (Yale) Invited talks women physicists academia, industry, national labs Panels focusing on career pathways, applying to grad school, research opportunities Posters competition Evening activities Funds from registration - ~$25K To be placed in Board Directed account for CUWiP future meetings expenses (at the request of the NOC)
2014 APS Leadership Convocation February 21-22 Unit leaders, committee chairs, Presidential Line, Executive Board APS Staff Program Directors IT staff Financial Art/Special Publication Membership Meetings Address by APS Past President ½ day (Saturday) spent with consultants on Corporate Reform
March Meeting Near final registration: 9,286 (623 from nat. labs.) Highlights Kavli Symposium: The Many Electron Problem Where are we Now? APS TV by Webs Edge (31 sponsored segments) Industrial Physics Forum: Frontiers in Physics Student Events: SPS Research Presentations, Career Panel, Dance Party, Graduate School Fair, Lunch with Experts, Undergrad Award Ceremony Diversity Events: Women in Physics Meetups, LGBT Roundtable Discussion, NSBP Networking Session, Diversity Networking Reception Special Movie Screening: Particle Fever
April Meeting Pre-Registered Attendees: 1,130. We expect ~1,300 (95 registered from national labs.) Savannah Highlights: Plenary Sessions: Kavli Session: The Mysteries of Mass, Speakers: Joe Incandela, Joseph Lykken, Rafael Lang Treasures from the Cosmic Frontier, Speakers: Naoko Kurahashi, Neil degrasse Tyson, Suzanne Staggs One Hundred Years of Beta-Decay Spectrum, Speakers: R.G. Hamish, Wick Haxton, Sheldon Stone Town Hall Meetings: Re-Imagining the April Meeting Sat, 7:00pm Corporate Reform, Open Access, Open Data Sun, 1:30pm Special Movie Screening: Particle Fever
April Meeting Savannah Highlights (Cont.): Student Events: Grads lunch with experts, Panel on Grad School for Undergrads, Undergrad Award brunch, Lunch with Grads Diversity Events: CSWP/DPF Networking Luncheon, Women in Physics, LGBT Roundtable, Education and Diversity Reception Warp Speed Presentation Management
Early Career Activities 2014 - Updated name of Junior member category to Early Career and extended eligibility to five years. Growing number of Career related activities at APS Meetings (expanded lunch w/ the experts, workshops and exhibitor interactions, etc.). Developing guidelines for APS Local Links (networking groups) based on three trial sites. Denver Tampa Bay San Francisco Bay Area
Early Career Activities Local Links March Meeting Promotion of APS Local Links at the Membership Booth, Student Reception, etc. Denver APS Local Link launched at the 2014 March Meeting Growing list of interested areas for APS Local Links: Boston NYC DC/MD/VA Multiple Ohio locations
APS Digital Strategy Electronic (Digital) Communications are vital to fulfill our Goals Web pages Email Journals/Meetings Social Media Ridge & CP IT Staff with consultants, undertook a study APS Digital Strategy Provide a better user experience Expand the reach of APS engagement new audiences Showcase One APS (seamless integration of journals, meetings, membership, programmatic activities) Present a clear and consistent APS brand
Digital Strategy Ultimately: Aiming to re-design the APS web-site Background work Build the infrastructure Hardware, software, taxonomy to enhance usability and searchability Establish better brand recognition
Digital Strategy A Clear Brand Identity Distinguishes you from competition Avoids confusion with peers Ensures diverse constituencies understand who you are and what you offer Helps attract/retain members Raises awareness Increases reach and impact Improves advocacy platform Promotes organizational profile among peers and collaborators