ISA Governance Restructure Initiative Timeline
1945
ISA is founded and foundation of current governance model is established
2001
Council of Society Delegates reduces the size of the Executive Board from 24 members to 18 members and creates two subsidiary Boards to work under the authority of the Executive Board: the Board of District Vice Presidents and the Board of Department Vice Presidents
December 2007
Leaders from fifteen scientific and engineering associations, representing more than three quarters of a million members, gather at ISA Headquarters to assess and build upon model programs addressing key challenges faced by the association community; resulting benchmarking report entitled Building and Preserving Association Relevancy into the Future is published
June 2010
ISA Executive Committee reports its development of a proposal to hire an outside consultant to review ISA’s current governance model and develop recommendations that might potentially enhance ISA’s governance process; it is agreed that an address to the Council of Society Delegates would be a next step in the information-gathering process
October 2010
At the Council of Society Delegates Preview Session, held during the ISA Fall Leader Meeting in Houston, Texas, Steven Worth of the Plexus Group gives a presentation on what defines good governance and how societies can cultivate it
October 2010
ISA’s Executive Board approves basic funding to continue the governance study project
October 2010
ISA’s Executive Committee establishes a Governance Restructure Task Force to work with an outside consultant to review the strategic plan and long-term challenges facing the society; the task force’s charter calls for the group to examine trends in association governance with an eye toward revalidating our current structure or proposing a more optimum configuration to meet anticipated challenges
December 2010
The ISA Governance Restructure Task Force meets at ISA Headquarters with consultant Steven Worth as facilitator; using the concept of “form follows function,” the group conducted a SWOT analysis to identify key elements of ISA’s strategic environment that any governance structure must address
(link to SWOT analysis once uploaded)
January 2011 – May 2011
Using the concept of “form follows function,” the Governance Restructure Task Force works through ISA’s established Strategic Planning Process to develop a strategic plan that will identify the desired “function” for the society; concurrently, consultant Steven Worth works with the task force to develop the “form,” i.e. potential governance models that best help ISA fulfill its mission
February 2011
Governance Restructure Task Force launches informative web page, www.isa.org/governancerestructure, within the ISA Leader Resources section of the ISA web site; includes an input form for members to provide opinions and feedback
March 2011
ISA President Leo Staples issues open article to ISA members via ISA Insights monthly e-newsletter; gives update on progress so far and asks members for input
March 2011
Governance Restructure Task Force offers ISA District Vice Presidents the option to hold an information session at each District Leadership Conference on the topic of governance, presented by a member of the Task Force; several Districts arrange to hold presentations during their DLC events
April 2011
Governance Task Force Chairman Ian Verhappen issues open article to ISA members via ISA Insights monthly e-newsletter; gives update on progress so far and asks members for input
May 2011
A presentation of ISA’s Draft Strategic Plan is released for member review and input
June 2011
Governance Restructure Task Force holds three sessions of an informative web seminar for ISA’s leaders providing background information, current status, and next steps in the governance restructure initiative; web seminar invites members to provide input and feedback throughout the process
(link to web seminar; link to
http://www.isa.org/template.cfm?template=/customsource/isa/GovStructForm.cfm)
June 2011
Governance Restructure Task Force holds a Town Meeting at the ISA Spring Leader Meeting in St. Louis, MO; town hall meeting includes a presentation of best practices and potential governance models to facilitate ISA’s long term success; meeting calls for member input
Anticipated Timeline of Next Steps
July 2011 – October 2011
Based on best practices and potential governance models presented at the SLM Town Meeting, the Governance Restructure Task Force will work to develop a proposed/draft governance model that reflects a realistic, actionable change that is manageable for ISA at this time
October 2011
The ISA Governance Restructure Task Force will present the Council of Society Delegates with a draft/proposed governance model; the Council of Society Delegates will vote to approve the next step in the process and authorize the Governance Task Force to develop a detailed model and transition plan that outlines how ISA will move to a new structure; if this work is authorized, a detailed model and transition plan will be considered for adoption by the Council of Society Delegates in October 2012
March 2012
An update report from the Governance Restructure Task Force will be sent via email to all ISA members and leaders; Task Force members will be available to attend and present at ISA District Leadership Conferences if District Vice Presidents request their participation
June 2012
A presentation and question/answer session covering the current status of the governance restructure initiative will be held at the 2012 ISA Spring Leader Meeting, dates/location TBD
October 2012
If this work is sanctioned by the Council of Society Delegates in October 2011, the ISA Governance Resturucture Task Force will bring a detailed model and transition plan forward for Council of Society Delegates approval and adoption at the October 2012 Fall Leader Meeting, dates/location TBD
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