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CHAPTER NEXUS 2005 LEADERSHIP DAYS WRAP-UP ASM International’s Chapter Council completed another successful Leadership Days event for Chapter leaders held at the Embassy Suites in Cleveland from August 12th through the 14th. This year, among the 74 attendees representing 51 chapters, there were representatives from the United States, Switzerland, India, and Canada. Representatives from the SCTE Pittsburgh Chapter and the newly forming EDFAS Lone Star Chapter also participated.
The ten Chapter Council District Representatives in attendance led primary sessions as well as conducting one-on-one meetings with chapter members and guiding break-out sessions during the three day event. Dr. Bhakta B. Rath, FASM and ASM President spoke at the opening session and provided insight to the passion and future of ASM. Dr. Dianne Chong, ASM Trustee and Chapter Council Board Liaison presented the process and direction of the society’s strategic plan, while incoming Trustee, Sue Baik-Kromalic participated in the entire event, demonstrating the on-going commitment of the Board to the success and future of the ASM Chapter Network. Roger Jones of Solar Atmospheres and Riad Asfahani of U.S. Steel presented sessions on national-level committees, Membership and Programming respectively. The highest rated sessions of the event by the attendees were the Best Practices sessions, wherein participants were able to review their own chapter activities and present their best and brightest activities, as well as inviting input on how to improve their challenging aspects. Chapter Council volunteers, Arvid Casler, J.J. Letcavits, Melissa Mellen, Claudia Rawn, Peg Jones, Bernard Bewlay, Rich Lynch, Bill Livesay, Greg Petrus, and David Fry also led sessions and provided invaluable direction and guidance.
All participants traveled to Materials Park for the annual Dinner Under the Dome, where the leaders were able to witness the future of the society in the presentations of the Materials Camp students and mentors, as they presented their research. Following dinner, J.J. Letcavits, incoming Chapter Council Chair presented the 5 Chapter of Excellence Awards to the following chapters: Essays with respective winners below: Category I: Chennai Chapter Sunday concluded the event with participants building their own schedule around meetings encompassing sessions about the Material Advantage student program, national committees, education courses and an informative Materials Camp panel discussion covering the unique formats and experiences/challenges of hosting chapters. View the 2004-2005 Star Recipients Review and Download the Session Notes and Presentations Check out the entire image gallery from Leadership Days ***Please note that participants from Leadership Days 2005 will receive a CD containing all of the photos, session notes and presentations from the event to share with your chapter. If you have not received your CD, please contact the Chapter Relations Department at chapters@asminternational.org. WELCOME TO THE NEW MEMBERS OF ASM’s BOARD OF TRUSTEES This year at MS&T, ASM welcomed into office the new President for 2005-2006, Dr. Reza Abbaschian as well as three new members to the Board of Trustees!
The members of the ASM Board of Trustees are available to visit your chapter through the Trustee Visit Program. Special arrangements must be made through Candace for Prof. Christopher C. Berndt and Mr. Pradeep Goyal, both of who are located outside of the United States. Also, remember that all of our professional chapters are eligible for one trustee visit at no cost to the chapter. Just download the trustee visit request form and send it to Candace Cunningham Administrator, Chapter Relations & Membership to submit your request. WELCOME TO THE NEWEST ASM PROFESSIONAL CHAPTER!!! On August 13, 2005, while many of us were attending Leadership Days, the newest Professional Chapter of ASM International was being chartered in Gujarat, India. The Gujarat Chapter is the 1 st new chapter since 1990 and currently the fourth professional Chapter in India. NEW TOOLS AND RESOURCES
As the society reinforces the connection of ASM to the field of Material Science and Engineering, the promotion of a united image becomes all the more important. Introduced at Leadership Days 2004, all chapters have access to new and consistent logos for their use. These logos are available for downloaded from the website, after site login, under Officers Tools/Chapter Documents Archive. (Member login required.) CHAPTER CALENDAR November 30 - Submission deadline for Fellows nominations. NEW!!! BEST PRACTICES AND SUCCESSES NEWSLETTER ASM International’s Chapter Council is proud to be able to showcase our chapter’s Best Practices and Successes for all to receive through our new Best Practices and Successes newsletter. During Leadership Days 2005, held in Cleveland, OH, many of our professional chapters were given the opportunity to provide a brief introduction about what programs and initiatives have proven successful for their chapter. Due to the overwhelming response from participants, Chapter Council would like to share this information with all of our members so these stories may provide opportunities for: networking, learning about what works and what doesn’t, program development, idea sharing, student programs, technical meetings/attendance, educational initiatives, collaborations/joint meetings, and to raise overall awareness of what other chapters are doing. The release of this newsletter will begin in November and will contain new submissions quarterly. If you have any additional questions, require further assistance, or to submit your chapters Best Practices and Successes please contact Candace Cunningham, Chapter Relations Administrator at Chapters@asminternational.org. The schedule for each releases is as follows: November 30, 2005 (submissions due by November 1)
MATERIAL ADVANTAGE DOMINATES AT MS&T! If you were at MS&T, we hope you participated in some of the exciting student activities. From the chapter development conference on Saturday, to the student mixer on Sunday, to the Student Union in the Convention Center, the student events were a hit! We're excited to report that over 500 students were in attendance, and we've challenged the student chapters to beat that number for MS&T 06 in Cincinnati. Material Advantage continues to grow with over 4,000 student members and approximately 70 active student chapters worldwide. Look for more news down the road as the Material Advantage machine continues to roll!
For more information, check out the updated website: www.materialadvantage.org. For more information on the Material Advantage Student Member Program, or if you have specific questions, contact Melanie Walker, Chapter Relations and Membership Coordinator – 440-338-5151 x5527 or email her: students@asminternational.org NOMINATIONS FOR 2006 FELLOWS, NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES If you know a worthy candidate for the honor of ASM Fellow, or know someone who should be on the ASM Nominating Committee or ASM Board of Trustees, get your nominations in now! 1.) Propose a candidate for the ASM Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee will select a nominee for 2006-07 vice president and four nominees for trustee. While a candidate for membership on the Nominating Committee cannot be proposed by individual members, a candidate can be proposed by any chapter through its executive committee, any ASM committee, or any affiliate society board. Deadline is December 1. 2.) Submit a candidate for the ASM Board of Trustees. Every year, it is the privilege and responsibility of individual members, chapters, ASM committees, and affiliate society boards to submit candidates for the ASM Board of Trustees. Deadline is March 15, 2006. For nomination information, contact Leslie.Taylor@ASMInternational.org or check the ASM Website. 3.) The honor of Fellow of ASM (FASM) recognizes members for distinguished contributions in the field of material science and engineering. Criteria for the Fellow Award are: Outstanding accomplishments in materials science or engineering; Broad and productive achievement in production, manufacturing, management, design, development, research or education; and Five years of current continuous membership. Deadline is Nov. 30. Please view the updated rules and use the NEW Fellows Nomination form located on the ASM Website. Total nomination is to be no more than a total of 15 pages. For nomination information, contact Lori.Sobota@ASMInternational.org or check the ASM Website. UPCOMING SOCIETY EVENTS Combustion Turbine Coatings Symposium 2005 Materials & Processes in Medical Devices NEXUS ARCHIVES HAVE YOU TRIED A NEW OFFICER TOOL LATELY? The Officer’s Tools option, located under Chapters/Committees, is a tool that is designed to make information and options available to the chapter officers at any time for their convenience. These tools can only be accessed by the chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer, membership chair and online membership chair. The reason for limiting these resources to specific positions is to maintain our standard of security and confidentiality of our member’s information. In each Nexus, we will include a set of instructions that will guide you through one of our Officer’s Tools. In this issue are instructions for generating mailing labels for your chapter mailings. To Create Mailing Labels: First, download your chapter roster by logging in with your member ID and password. Go to Chapters/Committees and click on the Download your roster option which will prompt you through the rest of the procedures. Download the Label Set-up which is located within the Officer’s Tools. You will be asked to choose the chapter or committee you need and that will bring you to the page where you can download the label set up. Here you will also find a downloadable set of instructions to guide you through creating your labels. If you have any additional questions or need further assistance, please contact Candace Cunningham, Administrator, Chapter Relations & Membership, who will be happy to help you at 440/338-5151 x5651 or by email Chapters@asminternational.org. NEXUS INSTRUCTIONS The Nexus is designed to be a quick point of reference for local chapter officers, providing you with valuable information as well as quick links to commonly used tools and resources. If you are receiving the HTML version of the Nexus, you will see a list of “Quick Links” on the top left hand side of the page. These links are explained here: (Please note that many of these items require site login before you will be able to access.) Update My Record – As you know, accurate information is vital to the success of a chapter and a society. Please take a moment to review your member information online and update any dated information. Download My Roster – You have access to your chapter’s roster and can also retrieve your members’ information to run mailing labels. Chapter Network List – This is a list of the active chapters in the ASM Network with links to their individual websites if they have them. My Monthly Reports – Monthly reports?!? If you weren’t even aware of the monthly reports, now you have an easy way to locate them after your chapter meetings or your executive committee meetings! My Operations Manual – Revised annually, this document is the cookbook for your chapter’s success. Take a few minutes to review at least the table of contents. Many of the questions you have right now are probably answered in this resource. Speaker’s Directory – Looking for just the right speaker for your technical program? Use our online tool to find who you’re looking for. Email My Members – This tool, housed at the ASM Website, allows you to send simple text messages to your entire organization (except those without emails), maintain their security and privacy and get your message out in one burst. Leadership Days – This link takes you directly to the web pages for Chapter Council’s annual training/informational event for the Chapter Network. Contact My Chapter Council Rep – Chapter Council is a volunteer organization made up of 15 experienced chapter leaders who represent the 15 Districts of the United States chapters. The Council guides the chapter system and serves as the voice of chapters to the Board of Trustees. This link will take you to the council pages AND the representative list so you can have immediate access to YOUR volunteer representation. Nexus Archives – Every past issue of the Nexus is housed here for your convenience. Review past issues, past topics or learn more about the ASM Chapter system. Ask Candace! – Have a question? Have a concern? Need some guidance? Candace Cunningham is the Chapter Relations and Membership Administrator at ASM Headquarters. If she doesn’t know the answer, she’ll work tirelessly until she finds it for you. There's so much more! Check out the chapter section of the ASM Website. These are just a few of the tools and resources that are available to you! If you have any questions or comments about the Nexus, please contact Candace Cunningham, Chapter Relations & Membership Administrator at Materials Park. She'll be happy to help you. 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“Membership in ASM is all about connecting with each other and sharing technical expertise. This event allowed the chapters to do the same thing… learning from each other,” said one chapter leader. 
