NWA Strategic Planning Committee

NWA STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
OCTOBER, 2002

2002 GOALS:

2002 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Developed a Vision Statement and a revised Strategic Plan.
Recommended a separate, detailed Implementation Plan to follow the Strategic Plan.
Presented Vision and Strategic Plan to NWA Council for inputs in April, 2002. Incorporated Council inputs.
Posted draft Vision and Strategic Plan on NWA website for review in July, 2002.
Presented revised Vision and Strategic Plan to NWA Council for approval in July, 2002.

NWA VISION

A premier professional organization that is indispensable to the operational meteorology community.

NWA STRATEGIC PLAN

Increase size and diversity of membership by improving recruitment and retention.
Forge a leadership role in technical training for professional forecasters and the communities they serve.
Become a leader in development of policy statements relating to operational meteorology.
Maintain organizational focus on promoting new forecasting techniques and technology.
Continue to be a leader in facilitating public/private meteorology interactions.
Make Annual Meetings the premier forum for operational meteorology.
Foster increased cooperation between the operational community and the academic/research communities.
Improve the organizational infrastructure.
Enhance the quality and readership of NWA publications.
Ensure financial stability and planning.
Develop leadership and succession planning.

2003 GOALS

Obtain Council approval / concurrence on Vision and Strategic Plan (ideally at 2002 Council Meeting)
Post approved Vision and Strategic Plan on NWA website and in NWA Newsletter.
Develop Implementation Plan.

Strategic Planning Committee

All terms expire in 2005.

Frank Brody....Chairperson
George Frederick
Alan Gerard
Fran Holt
Joe Schaefer
Rod Scofield
Les Lemon
John McLaughlin
James Moore

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