[ASA] ASA Strategic Plan: Draft for comment

[Stuart Wyithe]

Dear ASA members,

Over the past years the ASA Council has maintained a list of priorities, annually reviewed and updated. While this process has led to many positive outcomes it does not easily facilitate the identification or undertaking of larger or more financially significant projects that may be of benefit to the Society.
At its July 2017 meeting Council determined that it would therefore be beneficial to undertake a strategic planning exercise to understand the longer term goals of the Society, and to allow short term priorities to be placed in a broader strategic context.

The resulting strategic plan aims to articulate the priorities of the ASA, and seeks to identify opportunities with the goal of maximising the effectiveness of the ASA in achieving these priorities. Chapters undertake many of the significant Society activities. During 2018 ASA Chapters through their steering committees (and the PASA Editorial Board) provided work plans as primary input into the development of the ASA strategic plan.

The draft strategic plan and accompanying statement of activities and priorities is attached for comment by ASA members. Council would welcome comments which can be submitted by return email to swyithe at unimelb.edu.au<mailto:swyithe at unimelb.edu.au> prior to January 31, 2019.

Best regards,

Stuart Wyithe
(ASA President)

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Stuart Wyithe | Head, School of Physics
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