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Division Leaders Brief

July/August 2001
Vol. 1-4

Welcome to the July/August 2001 Division Leaders' Brief! This month's issue is filled with helpful articles that promise to help you manage your Division. Share this information with your fellow Division leaders, members, colleagues and friends.

Contents:

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENT'S SUMMER MEETING

Thank you to all of the Division leaders who attended the 2001 ISA President's Summer Meeting in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The minutes from the meetings are posted online.

If you have questions or comments, please contact Kelly L. Bishop at kbishop@isa.org.

WE'RE MAKING CHANGES TO ISA'S WEB SITE DESIGN

Help us redesign ISA's Web site! As a Division Leader, your perspective regarding the online needs of Members is extremely valuable. If you have ideas or comments, please take a few minutes to complete a short survey.

By answering these questions, you can ensure that all Division Members receive full value of their ISA membership. See a brief summary of the general objectives of ISA's Web improvement project, along with a list of which online communities are applicable to each division.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

ISA News & Views, your monthly membership newspaper, is your link to ISA. It's also an inside track to your profession. If you have comments, articles or opinions, share them with ISA News & Views. We want to hear from you! Send us your non-technical news, stories, anecdotes, columns, opinions, views, professional advice, or best practice notes to share with other Division and Section members. Forward materials for review to Jack Moore, Editor, at jack@isa.org.

Note: Submission of material constitutes permission to publish it in both the print and online editions. All materials will be edited.

SECTION/DIVISION REPORT

From the desk of L.M. "Dutch" Keen, P.E., Section/Division Liaison. The August Section/Division Report is available online.

COMMUNICATION AWARD DEADLINE

All materials for the A&T/I&S Communication Award must be submitted by 16 July 2001. The award recognizes the efforts of the Division that best communicates on a regular basis with its membership. Awards will be presented at the Joint A&T/I&S Department Luncheon at ISA 2001. If you have questions or comments please contact Kelly L. Bishop at kbishop@isa.org.

JOINT A&T/I&S DEPARTMENT AWARDS LUNCHEON AT ISA 2001

A joint A&T and I&S Department Awards Luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, 12 September 2001, at 11:30 a.m. at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX. Tickets are $27 per person and may be purchased online.

Join us as we honor your Division colleagues! Among the awards presented from each Department are the 2001 Outstanding Division Awards, Most Improved Division, and Communications Award. Other awards include the Management Division's Outstanding Section President's Award and the Analysis Division's Member of the Year Award.

This is a great time to get together to celebrate your achievements. Reserve a table for your Division by contacting Kelly L. Bishop at 919-990-9249.

LAPSED DIVISION MEMBER REPORT: A VALUABLE TRACKING TOOL

Each month, ISA distributes via e-mail a list of members who have let their memberships lapse in their respective Divisions. This report is sent to every Division Membership Chair or Division Director, and is an extremely valuable tool. Not only does it allow you to keep up with the members of your Division, but it also gives you an avenue to encourage renewal and Division growth. Contact the members whose memberships have lapsed, either by e-mail or a simple phone call, and encourage them to renew. It's a great opportunity to reinforce the value of a Division membership!

If you are not receiving this report each month, please contact Pawel Biesaga at 919-990-9256 or pbiesaga@isa.org.

YOUR FEEDBACK IS NEEDED

So that the Brief might be of maximum usefulness, please let us know of any suggestions you have for content, delivery format, or any other improvements you would like to see. Please e-mail kbishop@isa.org.