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Division Leaders Brief

November/December 2001
Vol. 1-5

Welcome to the November/December 2001 Division Leaders' Brief. This month's issue is filled with articles to help you manage your Division. Share this information with your fellow Division leaders, Members, colleagues and friends.

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Contents:

DIVISION OFFICERS FOR 2002

The time is here to elect your 2002 Division Officers. As soon as your elections end, please complete the Division Leader Report Form and fax it back to ISA 919-549-8288, attention Kelly Bishop. Or you may e-mail the file to Kelly Bishop at kbishop@isa.org. ISA needs the elected person's name, Member number, and the position to which he or she has been elected. Any additional information that can be provided is always helpful. With this information, ISA Staff will be able to serve your Division effectively by providing correct contact information on your Division's Web page and recognizing your leaders. The deadline is 15 November!

ISA SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT MATCHING PROGRAM

ISA will match, dollar-for-dollar, any contributions made to the scholarship endowment program. For a minimum donation of $10,000, a Division can establish a named scholarship endowment. With the matching program in place, the Division would only have to donate $5,000 to establish their endowment. The investment return on the endowment would fund scholarships and grow the endowment. Three Divisions have already formed endowments totaling $70,000. The Executive Board has formed a scholarship endowment and a private party has established a $60,000 scholarship endowment in the name of a former ISA President. Take advantage of the matching program and double your scholarship funds. Find out more about the ISA Foundation. For further information contact Allen Cogley at acogley@isa.org or call 919-990-9248.

SECTION/DIVISION REPORT

From the desk of L.M. "Dutch" Keen, P.E., Section/Division Liaison, the November 2001 Section/Division Report is now available.

2002 PROGRAM COORDINATORS ARE STILL NEEDED

The time has come to start looking ahead to ISA 2002 in Chicago. The Technical Conferences Department is accepting nominations for Program Coordinators to aid in the planning and preparation for the show. When making your selections, please keep in mind that your decision is an important one. Choosing a strong representative will be a benefit to your Division, the Society, and to the overall success of ISA 2002. If your Division has not yet nominated a Program Coordinator, please do so as soon as possible. If you would like to know more about the duties of a Coordinator, or if you wish to submit your Division's nomination, please contact Pawel Biesaga at pbiesaga@isa.org or 919-990-9256.

ISA SPECIFICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN MICROSOFT® WORD FORMAT

This highly anticipated series of specification forms, in Microsoft® Word format, is now available for shipment. These 51 new ISA-TR20.00.01 Specification Forms were created to aid in the design, purchase, and manufacture of process measurement and control instrumentation. For a limited time, receive $100 off the regular price. Order before this introductory offer expires! For more information, visit standards.isa.org or call our Customer Service department at 919-549-8411.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR DIVISIONS

Your Society leaders and staff are currently working on a Research and Development proposal that will add new Division symposia; recruit and mentor new Division leaders; enhance electronic technical information sharing; and raise ISA's technical content productivity. The proposal will go to the Research and Development Committee at the President's Winter Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida in 2002. To ensure the success of this proposal, we need your suggestions! Forward any comments or questions to Allen Cogley at acogley@isa.org.

ISA 2002 PRESIDENT'S WINTER MEETING

Plan now to attend the ISA 2002 President's Winter Meeting, 9-13 February 2002, Jacksonville, Florida. To make your reservations, call the Adam's Mark Hotel Jacksonville at 904-633-9095 or toll-free 1-800-444-ADAM. You may also fax the hotel form to 505-766-6710. The last date for the meeting rate of $135.00 USD Single/Double per night is 8 January 2002. Attendees who register now will have badges awaiting their arrival in Jacksonville. A preliminary overview of the meeting is now available. For additional information, please visit the ISA President's Meeting page or contact ISA Customer Service at 919-549-8411.

DIVISION LEADERS' PLANNING WORKSHOP

ISA's Division Leaders conduct most of their business at the President's Winter and Summer meetings. At the upcoming President's Winter Meeting in Jacksonville we will be conducting the annual Division Leaders' Planning Workshop. The workshop is designed to help incoming and existing leaders with their Division business for the upcoming year. If there are specific issues that you would like to see addressed at this workshop, please contact Kelly Bishop at kbishop@isa.org. Minutes from the last Division Leaders' Planning Workshop are available.

REMINDER TO ALL DIVISION DIRECTORS

If you have not already done so, please submit your Director's message to Kelly Bishop, kbishop@isa.org, for Web site posting. The message should highlight sessions of interest to your Members from ISA 2001, other Division activities at ISA 2001, plans for ISA 2002 and the upcoming year.

YOUR FEEDBACK IS NEEDED

To be an effective form of communication, we need to know if this Brief meets your needs. Please give us any suggestions you might have for content, delivery format, or areas where modification might be appropriate. E-mail kbishop@isa.org