Met with Prof. Liu regarding a future regional SS conference (Beijing, October 2014) – met during late-November 2012 trip to Beijing
Also met with young assistant prof at China University of Petroleum, Beijing, who is interested in assisting with Beijing regional system safety conference
Rod will support other regional conferences when he can
Fulfill duties of VP
Need to develop an approach to have mutually beneficial financial arrangements with other organizations that use ISSS banner
Cannot reference weapons, defense, etc., if the conference wants to attract SSS members employed in defense industries in other countries, such as US, Singapore
Australian members – how many are there? – we don’t know
PARKING LOT – develop into action item: How large is Australian ISSS chapter? What is the benefit of this chapter and other international chapters? How do we engage them so they become a part of the society? Regional conferences.
The way we connect to international organizations is difficult
Hard copies of journal can recruit members by passing them out at conferences
We do sell conference proceedings – Tennessee Valley manages this – could sell the archive disc at a discount price on off years (produced every other year)
Younger generation does not want a CD
Many papers in conferences did not make the disc
Subject tabled for now
Defer member kickback to chapters or ask chapters to help out