TAC TC Annual Report Template

AIAA TAC TC Annual Report Template

This template is intended to help the AIAA TAC TCs assemble and report out on all the work they’ve done throughout the year.

The content was based on TC best practices, TAC metrics, TAC Director and Deputy Director input, and feedback from several TC beta users.

NOTE: All areas of this template do not have to be filled out; only report out on the areas that the TC is active. If the TC is not active in a certain area, just state “None”.

Insert TC Name

Insert TC logo if you have one

Insert TC catchphrase if you have one

1. Name of Technical Committee: xxxx

2. Officers:

Include a description of how officers were elected or appointed and contact info. For example:

We voted on a new Vice Chair elect at the xx conference and selected xxname. XX finished his/her xx year term as Chair. XX will take over as Chair of the TC after the xx conference for the next xx years.

Chair: Name, Company

Address

Phone

email

Vice Chair: Name, Company

Address

Phone

email

Secretary: Name, Company

Address

Phone

email

3. Membership:

Include a description of the total membership. For example:

Total membership of the TC is xx, which includes xx Associate, yy International, and zz Alumni.

Total membership of the TC that were upgraded during the last year: xx.

You may also choose to include the details:

·  Associate Members: xx#

·  Name, company

·  Name, company

·  International Members: yy#

·  Name, country, company

·  Alumni Members: yy#

·  Name, country, company

·  Upgraded Members: xx#

·  Name, company, new AIAA status

4. Subcommittee and Working Group Chairs/Leads:

Include names of individuals within your TC membership that chair or lead any subcommittees or working groups. For example, if you have an Awards Subcommittee, show the name and email address of the person who heads that up for your TC.

5. Meetings and Conferences Activities:

Include a description of any meetings/telecons and associated conferences for the year. For example:

TC meetings: xx#

Officer telecons: yy#

·  Conference name, dates

·  Number of technical sessions, number of technical papers

·  Special event coordinated by the TC (plant tours, invited speakers, etc.): xxxx

·  Estimated percent of TC members that participated

·  Conference name, dates

·  Number of technical sessions, number of technical papers

·  Special event coordinated by the TC (plant tours, invited speakers, etc.): yyyy

·  Estimated percent of TC members that participated

6. Honors and Awards Activities:

Include an overview of the any awards for the year. Note if none were given. For example:

XX Award:

·  The annual xx Award was presented at name of conference, date.

·  Presented to xx, “For xxxx”.

Outstanding Paper Award(s) and Best Paper Award:

·  Outstanding Paper Awards:

·  XX papers from the xx conference were presented to:

·  AIAA-xxxx-xxx "Name of paper", author(s).

·  AIAA-xxxx-xxx "Name of paper", author(s).

·  YY papers from the yy conference were presented to:

·  AIAA-yyyy-yyy "Name of paper", author(s).

·  Best Paper Award:

·  The Best Paper Award was presented at the zz conference, date:

·  AIAA-zzzz-zzz "Name of paper", author(s).

7. Publication Activities:

Include a description of any publication activities during the year. For example:

·  List any Aerospace America Highlights Article(s).

·  List any collaborative publications: The TC worked with the xxxx Committee over yy years on a collaborative publication on zzzz topic. This publication was accepted by the AIAA Editors in Chief just prior to the xx conference.

·  Note if the TC handbook is posted on the website and updated. Include website address.

·  Note if a TC Newsletter was published. If so, how many times that year and how it was made available to conference attendees (in hard copy or other format).

8. Public Policy and White Paper Activities:

Include a description for the year of any policy ideas put forth or written by your TC, and/or any white papers that were initiated or written. For example:

·  Put forth the idea of xxxx policy to our yyyy Director/Deputy Directors.

·  Completed a white paper focused on xxxx and submitted to yyyy.

9. Standards Activities:

Include a description of any Standards (Standards, Guides, Recommended Practices) activities during the year. For example:

·  Published:

·  AIAA-S-071A-1999: Assessment of Wind Tunnel Data Uncertainty

·  AIAA-G-045-2003: Guide for Assessing Experimental Uncertainty - Supplement to AIAA S-071A-1999

·  Continue to work on:

·  AIAA-R-091-2003: Calibration of Wind Tunnel Strain-Gage Balances

10. Education Activities:

Include a description for the year. For example:

·  Completed an education course focused on K-6 grades, the topic was xxxx. Presented xx of these courses at xx locations this year.

·  We continue to distribute xxxx CD/DVD/Video that was developed by the TC membership, downloadable from the TC webpage (http://www.xxxxxx).

·  Professional Development Courses:

·  A course on xx was given by xx at the xx conference.

·  A short course on xx is being developed for the xx conference.

11. TC interactions with AIAA Sections Activities:

Include a description for the year. For example:

·  Article on the TC available for use in Section newsletters.

·  Participated in Section xx dinner meeting, held on xx date at xx location. The speaker topic was xx.

12. TC interactions with other AIAA TCs/PCs Activities:

Include a description for the year. For example:

·  TAC:

·  The TC Chair and Vice-Chair attended the xx Group meeting at the xx conference.

·  Maintained the liaison relationship with the xx TC, yy PC, zz Group, and the Committee on XXXX.

·  Participated in TAC Leadership Workshop (date).

·  The TC currently has xx ongoing Working Group activities:

·  xxxx: the objective of this Working Group is the sharing of information and the development of an AIAA Standards document on xxxx.

·  xxxx: the objective of this Working Group is to standardize xxxx.

·  Liaisons:

·  TC member, xxxx name, is a member of the AIAA xxxx committee.

·  Potential areas of collaboration:

·  Xxxx in conjunction with xxxx TC (or PC).

13. TC interactions with other Societies Activities:

Include a description for the year. For example:

·  The TC Chair and Vice-Chair attended the xxx society (IATO, SAE, IEEE, etc) conference.

14. Use of TAC Funds

List or describe any items the TC has asked and/or received TAC funding.

·  Item X – requested $xx, not funded.

·  Item Y – requested $yy, funded date. Results.

15. Most significant TC achievement(s):

List or describe any items in order of significance.

·  xxxx

·  xxxx

·  xxxx

16. Best practices/Lessons learned

List or describe any items in order of significance.

·  xxxx

17. Other items to note:

List or describe any items to note of significance.

·  xxxx

18. Current Roster

Insert table which includes the following:

·  Last name, first name

·  Title, company

·  When they started on the TC

·  Who are they mentoring on the TC and list the mentees name (pair up experienced TC members with newly appointed TC members)

·  AIAA status (show if they are a Member, Sr. Member, Associate Fellow, Fellow, etc)

·  What TC activities or other activities they support (TC Awards Subcommittee, TC Publications Subcommittee, xxPC POC, xx Liaison, 2009 xx Conference Technical Program Chair, etc)

Submitted by:

Name Name Name

TC Chair TC Vice Chair TC Secretary

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