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Things to Think About – An Institute Perspective (this isn’t (just) about TAC)

Things to Think About – An Institute Perspective (this isn’t (just) about TAC). Bob Dickman Executive Director 8 January 2012. Publications. Number of Journal Pages: 2007: 11,424 2011: 9992 Individual Subscribers 2007: 5607 2011: 3553 Institutional Subscribers 2007: 3081

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Things to Think About – An Institute Perspective (this isn’t (just) about TAC)

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  1. Things to Think About – An Institute Perspective (this isn’t (just) about TAC) Bob Dickman Executive Director 8 January 2012

  2. Publications • Number of Journal Pages: • 2007: 11,424 • 2011: 9992 • Individual Subscribers • 2007: 5607 • 2011: 3553 • Institutional Subscribers • 2007: 3081 • 2011: 3178

  3. Conferences • Full Paid Attendance • 2007: 10,026 • 2011: 8644 • Total Attendance • 2007: 12,738 • 2011: 11,791 • Technical Papers from Meetings • 2007: 5213 • 2011: 5362

  4. Membership • Professional Members • 2007: 29,588 • 2011: 27,591 • Renewals • 2007: 23,187 • 2011: 22,093 • Student members • 2007: 6,902 • 2011: 7,464

  5. Other Professional Member Numbers • We have more members over 70 than under 30 • And more over 60 than under 40 • And more over 50 than under 50 (median is 51) • 12% of members are on a committee, are a Region/Section officer or are on a Board • 78% of those that listed age are 40 or older • 80% of TC/PC members that listed age are 40 or older • Only 8% of our members are female (19% of BoD)

  6. Operations • Revenue • 2007: $22,057,000 • 2011: $22,794,000 • Staff Head Count • 2007: 96 • 2011: 89

  7. Corporate-Related • Corporate Memberships, # and Revenue • 2007: 69 $951,683 • 2011: 96 $1,195,802 • Exhibits, # and Revenue • 2007: 9 $2,386,080 • 2011: 6 $779,450 • Advertising Revenue • 2007: $218,087 • 2011: $166,104

  8. Why Change? The Future of AIAA Is at Stake. • We are becoming less relevant to our members and potential members • We are mostly “male, pale and stale” • Young people ARE joiners, but they don’t stay with us • We are weak in the things that the largest employers (and their employees?) look for from associations • Technical activities throughout the value chain • Recognition of technical and product excellence • Educating the public and Congress about aerospace Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

  9. Questions? Comments? (Or, do you want to hear my thoughts on Conferences?)

  10. Conference StructuresStand-Alone, System/Collocation, Integration

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