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NACE NEWS 54 OCTOBER 2017 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE NACE INTERNATIONAL: VOL. 56, NO. 10 Eighth in the Series Strategic Planning at NACE International By NACE President Samir Degan and Past President Sandy Williamson Strategic Planning at CORROSION 2018 I n the first seven posts of this series we introduced our strategic plan- ning model, presented our Core Ideology (Core Purpose, Cultural Beliefs, Core Values, and Mission), described the steps taken to create a com- mon understanding of the present state health of NACE International, and painted a verbal picture of our future state through our timeless vision statement and our three-year overarching goals. Just last month we introduced our Plan for Success, which provides the roadmap for taking us from our well-defined present state to our compelling and significantly different fu- ture state. The logical progression would be to discuss our key strategies; the first ele- ment of our Plan for Success. But given that this issue of MP is focused on CORROSION 2018, it seems appropriate to describe some of the strategic planning-related activities that will occur at this upcoming con - ference. NACE Foundation The board of the NACE Foundation typically meets on the Friday preceding conference. The board conducted its first strategic planning workshop under the current model in June 2016. The plan was updated in June 2017. The board conducts quarterly "review and reload" sessions to maintain progress toward its annual defi- nitions of success and three-year goals. The meeting at CORROSION 2018 will pro- vide a face-to-face opportunity to revise plans to meet goals set for June 2018. NACE International The board of our association meets on a face-to-face basis three times a year. Our strategic planning cycle is built around these three meetings. Our fall meeting is dedicated to our annual or three-year plan update. The other two meetings, during the annual conference and in June, provide great forums for detailed exchanges on the progress being made on each key strategic initiative. Publications Activities Committee The Publications Activities Committee (PAC) meets on the Sunday during the annual conference. PAC conducted its first strategic planning workshop under the current model at CORROSION 2017. At CORROSION 2018, they will have the opportunity to fully assess how they did against their annual definitions of success and to conduct an annual update of the plan, challenging and validating their plan objectives and refining the roadmap to get us there. Education Activities and Technical Coordination Committees Both the Education Activities Commit- tee (EAC) and the Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) adopted their current strategic plans at Corrosion Technology Week (CTW) in 2016, therefore, their over- all strategic planning cycle centers around CTW. However, CORROSION 2018 pro- vides the perfect mid-year check-in on progress and adjustments on plans to meet annual definitions of success. Histor- ically, EAC's "review and reload" session is NACE OFFICERS P R E S I D E N T Samir Degan* Osnar Paints and Contracts Pvt. Mumbai, India V I C E P R E S I D E N T Jeffrey L. Didas* Matcor, Inc. Tucson, AZ, USA T R E A S U R E R Michael Ames* Chapman Engineering Boerne, TX, USA P A S T P R E S I D E N T Sandy Williamson* Consultant Calgary, AB, Canada C H I E F E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R Robert H. Chalker* NACE International Houston, TX, USA D I R E C T O R S Debra Boisvert/2015-2018 Target Products, Ltd. Burnaby, BC, Canada Richard B. Eckert/2015-2018 DNV GL Dublin, OH, USA Darby Howard/2015-2018 JDH Corrosion Consultants, Inc. Concord, CA, USA Thomas Ladwein/2015-2018 Aalen University of Applied Science Aalen, Germany Mohammed Al-Subaie/2016-2019 Saudi Aramco Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Jorge Cantó/2016-2019 Corrosion y Proteccion Hidalgo, Mexico Cris Conner/2016-2019 Utility Service & Maintenance, Inc. St. Louis, MO, USA Andrew Haiko/2016-2019 LTK Engineering Services Ambler, PA, USA Eric Langelund/2016-2019 Piping & Corrosion Specialties, Inc. Millersville, MD, USA C. Lindsay Enloe/2017-2020 Utility Safety & Design Swansea, IL, USA Michael S. O'Brien/2017-2020 MARK 10 Resource Group, Inc. Richmond, VA, USA Toyoji Takeuchi/2017-2020 Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. Yokosuka, Japan E X O F F I C I O D I R E C T O R S Keith Perkins President, NACE International Foundation Chris Fowler, FNACE President, NACE International Institute *Executive Committee members