| Goals |
Strategies
for Implementation |
Implement |
Resources
Necessary for Implementation |
| Increase industrial
membership. |
Measure membership
value by survey and poll via written survey at
meetings, internet and other measurement tools
to be determined. |
Annually
2000 survey in process
Report Fall Council |
Committee members
Staff time for internet polls |
| Enhance industrial
education opportunities |
Measure educational
value of Society educational programs by survey
and poll (see above)
Define industrial-specific educational
needs and develop educational short course and
academic workshop proposals/curriculum and guidelines
to meet those needs |
Annually
Report to Fall Council
2000 survey in process |
Committee members
and volunteers |
| Enhance student
activities and opportunities as they relate to
the industrial community |
Work with the
Education and Professional Development Committee
and Student Activity Subcommittee to develop student
mentor opportunities
Liaise between academia and industry
to define academic curriculum and experiences which
would be useful in career development Report
to Fall Council
Liaise between academia and industry
to identify industrial experts to talk about their
research and development in the classroom or student
chapter meeting environment to show the reduction
to practice to biomaterials science |
Ongoing |
Committee members
and industry volunteers (mentor participants) |
| Facilitate
interactions between industry, academia, regulatory,
and governmental bodies |
Work with FDA
to set-up industrial tours and presentations by
industrial scienists to demonstrate range and scope
of product development process |
Ongoing
Report to Fall council
2000 in process |
Committee members |
| Provide effective
liaison with standards making organizations Liaise
on matters effecting the development and establishment
of standards relating to or associated with biomaterials. |
Member appointed
by President shall interact with Liaison Committee
to liaise with other standards-making organizations
regarding the development and establishment of
biomaterials standards. |
Ongoing
Report to Spring Council |
Reference Sub-Committee |
