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function of the NPSS is to serve its members and the fields of science
and engineering in its field of interest. It is fair to say that
the NPSS actually serves several fields of interest as defined by
the journals and the conferences.
NPSS is a Society of all its members and without the active help
of members, journals would not be published and meetings would not
be organized. The profession relies on the volunteerism of its members
to ensure that communication is facilitated that stimulates innovation
and accelerates progress. In addition, the printed record provides
an archive of progress in our fields and help, inspiration, and
stimulation to those who do not attend meetings.
If the professionals in the field are not fully aware of the opportunities
for communication with their peers and do not make use of these,
they and the community both suffer. It is the job of the Communications
Committee to prepare and provide the tools to ensure that people
are aware of these opportunities. This also has a spin-off of educating
the public of the work we do and the importance of this work.
With a new President of the NPSS this year with a two-year term,
we review and prepare new material and by the time that this newsletter
is in print, this job will be well underway. In addition, the membership
booth that is used at meetings will be enhanced and extended this
year.
I encourage you to go to our web pages and review them with the
question in your mind that if you were a member of the public, what
information would be useful there? Of course, I am extremely interested
in receiving proposed new pages to add! In addition, what other
promotional materials would be helpful and what else could we do
to promote the activities of the NPSS?
We are always looking for volunteers to help with the activities
and so please do not hesitate to contact me if you are interested!
Peter Clout, Chair of the NPSS Communications Committee, can be
reached at Vista Control Systems, Inc., 176 Central Park Square,
Los Alamos, NM 87544-4031; Phone: +1 505 662-2484; Fax: +1 505 662-3956;
E-mail: clout@vista-control.com.
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