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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 | O C T O B E R 2 0 1 9 5 9 Mahoney CEO CORNER ASM Renewal Update As you read this article in the October issue of AM&P, we are now 34 months into the 36-month pro- gram launched in January 2017 designated as “The ASM Renewal.” At the operations level, the ASM Renewal identified four key performance initiatives (KPIs) that have been consistently sustained within each of our 2017-2019 An- nual Operating Plans. Those KPIs are: 1) Membership and Revenue Growth; 2) Improved Financial Health; 3) Demonstrat- ing and Deploying New Technological Competencies; and 4) Improved Support for the ASM Materials Educat- ion Foundation. To date, ASM membership has grown by about 2000 net new members, some 70% of whom are young indus- try professionals age 40 and under. Our total revenues have grown by an average of 9% per year over the three- year period. ASM is now operating on a cash-flow positive and nearly net revenue break-even basis. Thanks to an eight-fig- ure return on our Granta investment due to its 2019 acqui- sition by ANSYS, ASM is now debt free and has increased its portfolio by over 35%. The Operations Team is now working with the Board to decide how best to allocate these funds to benefit the organization over the 2020-2022 timeframe. ASM has now successfully crossed the digital divide after implementing a totally new eCommerce backbone, which showcases a new Digital Library. The Library now contains about 30% of ASM’s legacy content. This content has been totally reengineered into new XML and taxonomi- cal formats, so that it is discoverable, searchable, and acces- sible for subscribers via the internet. This implementation was accomplished on time and under budget and consisted of four new enterprise systems and seven major interfaces. The implementation was also accomplished without major disruptions to ASM operations. The balance of ASM’s legacy content will be reengineered and deployed into 2020. ASM reached a formal managed services agreement with the Foundation in 2018, and allocated $1M of the Granta proceeds to catalyze a new Foundation campaign, which will commence in 2020. If you have any questions about the results of the ASM Renewal, please contact me. I look forward to the next three years of continuous improvement, about which we will communicate in early 2020. William T. Mahoney, CEO, ASM International bill.mahoney@asminternational.org CEO CORNER Metals.” Team members include Sky Supakul, Tolin Skov- Black, Keenan O’Neil, Job Rodriguez, Scout Garrison, Josiah Dowell, and faculty advisor Siddhartha Pathak. The team will receive $1500 and $500 travel assistance for MS&T19. Third prize goes to California State Polytechnic Univer- sity, Pomona for “Corrosion Studies of Open-Cell Alumi- num 6101 Foams in Simulated Marine Environments.” Team members include Ho Lun Chan, Kevin Guo, and faculty advi- sor Vilupanur A. Ravi, FASM. The teamwill receive $1000 and $500 travel assistance for MS&T19. Winners were recognized on September 30 at the ASM Leadership Awards Luncheon at MS&T19 in Portland, Ore. Nomination Deadline for the 2020 Class of Fellows is Fast Approaching The honor of Fellow of the Society was established to provide recognition to ASM members for distinguished con- tributions in the field of materials science and engineering, and to develop a broadly based forum for technical and pro- fessional leaders to serve as advisors to the Society. Criteria for the Fellow award include: • • 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 2020 is November 30, 2019. To nominate someone, visit the ASM website to request a unique nomination form link. Rules and past recipients are available at asminternational.org/ membership/awards/asm-fellows or by contacting Chris- tine Hoover, 440.338.5444 or christine.hoover@asminterna- tional.org. ASM Nominating Committee Nominations Due ASM International is seeking members to serve on the 2020 ASM Nominating Co mmitte e. The committee will se l ec t a nominee for 2020-2021 vice president (w ho will serve as pre s ident in 2021 - 2022) and three nominees for trustee. Candidates for this committee can only be pro- posed by a Chapter through its executive committee, an ASM committee or council, or an affil iate so ciet y board . Nominations are due December 15. For more informa- tion, contact Leslie Taylor at 440.338.5472 or leslie.taylor@ asminternational.org , or visit asminternational.org/about/ governance/nominating-committee.