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HIGHL IGHTS A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 7 6 3 NOMINATION DEADLINES ASM Nominating Committee Nominations Nominations for the ASM Nominating Committee are due December 15, 2017. Contact leslie.taylor@ asminternational.org, 440.338.5151, ext. 5500, or visit asminternational.org/about/governance/nominating- committee. 2018 ASM Class of Fellows Nominations: Deadline Fast Approaching The honor of Fellow of the Society was established to provide recognition to members for distinguished contribu- tions in the field of materials science and engineering, and to develop a broadly based forum for technical and profes- sional leaders to serve as advisors to the Society. Criteria for the Fellow award are: • • Outstanding accomplishments in materials science or engineering • • Broad and productive achievement in production, manufacturing, management, design, development, research, or education • • Five years of current, continuous ASM membership Deadline for nominations for the class of 2018 is November 30, 2017. View rules and past recipients at asminternational. org/membership/awards. To receive a unique nomina- tion form link contact Christine Hoover at christine. hoover@asminternational.org . Annual ASM Award Nominations The deadline for the majority of ASM’s awards is February 1, 2018. We are actively seeking nominations for these awards, a few of which are listed below: • Edward DeMille Campbell Memorial lectureship • Distinguished Life Membership • William Hunt Eisenman Award • Gold Medal • Silver Medal View rules and past recipients at asminternational. org/membership/awards. To receive a unique nomination form link, contact Christine Hoover a t christine.hoover@ asminternational.org. CEO CORNER  Mahoney CEO CORNER ASM Renewal on Track for 2017 As I write this column at the beginning of October, fall is starting to reach Northeast Ohio and encircle the Dome with color. We are now entering the 10th month of the 36-month timeline of the ASM Renewal. Our full view of 2017 achievements and outcomes, as well as challenges for the rest of the year and into 2018 and 2019, is taking clearer shape. Through three quarters of 2017, ASMhas been able to achieve its year-to-date financial and program objectives, and remain substantially on track against both the 2017 Annual Operating Plan objectives and 2016 and 2017 Strategic Plan initiatives. Veterans on both the Dome team and in member leadership roles tell me that this on-plan performance by the ASM operating company has not been seen in many years. We expect it to continue. We have had some disappointments during 2017, most notably the delay from November until February of the go-live date for our new eCommerce backbone, which we covered in this column in the October issue. We also have been challenged to scale our educational line of business, despite significant needs for our curricula in the market- place. After taking corrective actions—including forming courseware resale relationships with technical colleges and continuing education programs at universities—we are con- fident that we will surmount those challenges moving into 2018. The fourth quarter of this year is a busy time for ASM confer- ences, most notably MS&T, Heat Treat, and ISTFA. Our events team has done a highly professional job of planning and executing those meetings, and the attendance and financial projections from those events are exceeding both our Annual Operating Plan forecasts and prior actuals. We hope that, as members, the professional develop- ment and improved materials performance objectives you set for attending these fourth quarter 2017 meetings are achieved. Please feel free to contact me and share feedback about your experience at these fall events. Last year at MS&T 2016, we asked our members to join the ASM Renewal, and you have done so. Thank you. This year, we are asking for your help to advance and grow the Renewal. Please join me in the 2018 phase of our transfor- mational journey. William T. Mahoney, CEO, ASM International bill.mahoney@asminternational.org