Message from the Outgoing 2011 Chair - Vincent Smentkowski
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As I near the completion of my term as Chair of the ASSD, I
wanted to thank our executive committee members for all of the
time and effort they put into strengthening the ASSD; I would
also like to thank our membership for providing feedback &
suggestions, as well as attending many of our 2011 events . The
main accomplishments for 2011 included: the launch of the new
ASSD web page, surveying the ASSD membership and implementing
some changes based upon the feedback, having a multi-year plan
for our annual Surface Analysis meeting (chapters have expressed
interest in hosting SA14 and 15 and are working on proposals),
formation of a new committee to chair the future Quantitative
Surface Analysis (QSA) meetings, and changing our student award
process (and increasing the awards) with the objective of
engaging new students. I am also glad to report that the ASSD
made a profit in 2011. The ASSD technical program for AVS 59
(2012) is very strong with many new sessions. I am glad to see
that ASSD is interacting more with other divisions such as Thin
Film, Surface Science, and Nanometer-Scale Science/Technology
(and continuing to have strong interactions with Biomaterial
Interfaces Division). We also are engaging and growing our
“sector based” population by championing two Focus Topic
symposia (and helping with most of the other Focus Topic
symposia). Vincent Smentkowski |