SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT

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SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT

• Submitted by Paul Kryska
• August 2004

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Organization 2003/2004
President Paul Kryska 2003-2005
Executive Secretary Melissa Emery 2003-2005
Past President Clif Ericson 2003-2005

Past Presidents Council
Executive Vice President Larry Jones 2003-2005
Treasurer Chris Olson 2003-2005
Administrative Secretary Cathy Carter (Staff)
SSS Founder Roger Lockwood
Dir. Government Intersociety Services Steve
Smith 2001-2005
Dir. Member Services Barry Hendrix 2001-2005
Dir. Publicity Media Josh McNeil 2001-2005
Dir. Education and Professional Development
Steve Mattern 2004-2008
Dir. Chapter Services Jerry Banister 2004-2008
Dir. Conferences Jon Derickson 2004-2005
2002 Conference Chair Jim Wiggins Denver, Colorado
RVP Chapter Services East Coast
OVP Communications xx
OVP Individual Membership Dick Stephans
OVP Awards Steve Mattern
Standards Committee xx
RVP Chapter Services West Coast
OVP Marketing Mike Kochmann
OVP Training Education Bob Sweginnis
2003 Conference Chair Gary Einarsson Ottawa,
Canada
Liaison Reps ANSI 01.1 ASTM E34 RAMS ASSE
Committee
OVP Corporate Membership Warner Talso
Technical Editor JSS Niles Welch
OVP Prof Development Dev Raheja
2004 Conference Chair Niles Welch Providence, RI
BCSP Representative Larry Jones
SVP Science Tech
SVP Intl Activities
Bay Area Chapter Mike Jeung-Wesoloski
New England Chapter David Rice
Ohio Chapter Warren Brown
Sierra HD Chapter Jerry Banister
Washington DC Chapter Jim Rinko
Florida Chapter Inactive
SVP Information
Central CA Chapter Steve Castro
New Mexico Chapter John Covan
Puget Sound Chapter Sam Lainoff
Southern CA Chapter Ruben G. Moran
North Texas Chapter Inactive
Twin Cities Chapter Inactive
Los Alamos Chapter Art Crawford
Northwest Chapter John Hinckley
Sacramento Chapter Doug Smith
TN Valley Chapter Lon McDaniel
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Science Technology (ST)
Goal ST1 Create an international system safety
network that focuses on bringing the connectivity
to the latest technological developments and how
they will affect system safety.

• Society membership increased by 20 over
  previous year
• Established new international chapter in
  Eastern Canada
• Continued support by the Safety-critical
  Systems Club (U.K.)
• for ISSC
• Jointly hosted the 21st International System
  Safety Conference (Providence, RI)
• with the Navys Weapon System Safety
  Symposium
• Attendees represented various nationalities and
  industries
• Topics included broad variety of subject matter
  (aerospace, aviation,
• mass transit, nuclear, automotive, national
  defense, etc.)

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Information (IN)
Goal IN1 Create a 24 hour, on-demand system
safety information resource.

• Created web space on society site for
• ISSC conference use
• Society chapters use (10MB per chapter)
• JSS and eJSS use
• Created Recent Updates page on website
• Upgraded society server space to 800MB
• Created past conference presentations archive
  page

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Information (IN)
Goal IN2 Improve HQ response to customer needs.

• Member Services developed implemented a
  strategic plan to sustain and grow
• both individual and corporate membership
• Member Services contacted 60 former members to
  determine cause for dropped
• membership
• Incorporated new policy and flexible price
  structure for corporate members

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Education (ED)
Goal ED1 Integrate the products of the ST and
Information branches to create the knowledge base
and capability to enable our customers to develop
the best design solutions for their customers
system, product or process safety problems.

• Added database report of Safety related courses
  and focus
• groups to the society website
• Developed draft system safety common practice
  for review by EC
• Developed a roadmap for professional
  development as an initial step
• toward the promotion of increased safety
  certification

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Education
Goal ED2 Provide professional development
opportunities for the members.

• 2003 International System Safety Conference
  (Ottawa, Canada)
• 1st conference conducted outside U.S.A.
• Very successful conference
• 2004 International System Safety Conference
  (Providence, R.I.)
• Includes track sponsored by Navys Weapon System
• Symposium

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Education
Goal ED3 Increase national and international
influence.

• Cooperative involvement with technical
  organizations
• Interagency Risk Management Working Group
• American Industrial Hygiene Association
• Reliability and Maintainability Society
• International Council of Systems Engineering
• American Society of Safety Engineers
• International involvement
• 3rd Bieleschweig Workshop
• Rail Automation Conference
• Representation on Safety Boards/Committees
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals
• G-48 Committee

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Education
Goal ED4 Institutionalize continuous
improvement program.

• Generated Society Officer Calendar
• Review of society insurance coverage