1. Student Network – Chapter President Teleconference
11/18/2016
12:00 pm EST

2. Agenda Time Topic Presenter 12:00-12:05 Welcome Eman Biltaji
Jason Cohen
12:05-12:35
Updates from Student Committees
Committee Chairs
12:35-12:45
Updates from ISPOR
ISPOR Staff
12:45-12:50
Open discussion
All Participants
12:50
Adjournment

3. SN Updates Activity Grants New Chapters
Student Faculty Advisor Council
Updating Student Organization Matrix
VOS
A Primer on Latent Class Analysis. By: Ernest H. Law & Rachel Harrington
Student Corner:
ISPOR 22nd Annual International Meeting
Abstract submission opened: Oct 19, 2016
Abstract submission deadline: Jan 19, 2017

4. Education Committee What we’ve completed (Fall seminars)
Archived webinars:
10/18 Risk adjustment webinar
11/17 ISPOR Special Interest Groups
What we’re working on
Upcoming webinars
11/30 R
Fill out survey by 11/30:
Goals for the semester
3 seminars per semester
Update on research methods project

5. Newsletter Committee Completed: Upcoming: July Newsletter
Co-Chairs: Hrishikesh Kale, Mira Patel
Committee Members: Mehdi Namil, Michelle Vu, Rashmi Goyat, Mona Nili
Completed:
July Newsletter
October Newsletter
Highlights: Chapter Updates, ISPOR SN Chair Introduction, Student Internship Experiences, Southern Pharmacy Administration Conference Recap
Congratulations! Crossword winner for October newsletter ($100): ISPOR - NIPER, Mohali
Upcoming:
February Newsletter
Chapter updates, activity grant write-ups, recap from ISPOR European Congress, interviews from alumni
Deadline for submitting your updates: January 13, 2017
will be sent out in mid-December requesting updates/write-ups

6. European (International) Planning Meeting Committee
Goals:
TC with discussions
Chapter conjoint meetings due to increase cooperation and future common projects
Accomplished:
Student Activities at the 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, 29 October - 2 November, 2016, networking.
Flyers prepared with highlights in Vienna
Chapter conjoint meeting: Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University and University of Groningen Student Chapters on conducted meeting during conference “The Way Forward in Healthcare Economics: Public meets Private” in Groningen, Netherlands.

7. European (International) Meeting Planning Committee
19th Annual European Congress Stats:
381 Students Registered
291 Student Abstracts
Events Held: Student Welcome Reception, Student Research Showcase, Student & Faculty Advisor Luncheon
Int’l Meeting Planning Committee is writing up a review of the Congress for Student Corner in VOS.

8. ISPOR 19th Annual Meeting
Student & Faculty Luncheon
Welcome Reception

9. North America MPC New Event: Methods & Analysis Troubleshooting Tables
Updated proposal under review
Survey questions under construction 
Upcoming tasks:
Update research competition rules and forms
Develop brochures and area materials 
Send out survey by end of November

10. Survey & Evaluation Committee Update
Project
Objective
Leads
Status
Internship Survey and Evaluation
To identify and evaluate summer or short-term job experiences and keys to success
Blythe (University of Washington)
& Nina (Jefferson)
Survey is live, posted on Facebook, and to be distributed to chapter presidents.
Membership Benefits Survey (new)
To quantify relative preferences for student membership benefits
Ernest (UIC)
& Cheng (UNM)
Feedback received and reviewed from student chapter presidents (thank you!); developing experimental design
Time Series Analysis of Student Interest Survey
To describe change in student interests over time
Nilesh (Mississippi) & Zoey (UNC)
Only 2 years of individual response data available. Modifying plan to look at general trends over time.
Student Interest Survey
To continue annual survey and increase proportion of quantitative questions
Elizabeth (Jefferson)
Survey content is finalized. Next step to make survey monkey version. Plan to go live in January.

11. Communication Committee
What we’ve completed
Updated and Streamlined Communication
Updated contact information for communicating with chapters
Communicated information about calls, webinars, surveys, and events
Increased presence on social media
Increased the number of posts on Facebook and other social media

12. Communication Committee
What we’re working on
Continuing to facilitate timely communication
Continuing to support monthly calls

13. Communication Committee
Goals for the semester
Promote better communication
Increase methods of communication to include more social media

14. Membership Outreach Committee
Goals for the semester
Reach out to all 53 potential universities
Establish a structural Mentor/Mentee program to support recently joined student chapters
Increase numbers of ISPOR student members from other fields – Public Health, Economics, etc.

15. Membership Outreach Committee
What we are continuously working on
New Student Chapter Recruitment Initiative
Total 53 universities – 393 students with contact information
Reached out in October – 30 universities
Contacting again after the first/second attempt (by mid-December)
Try reaching university/department directly if we cannot reach out to students
Match new joined chapters with current student chapters (Mentor/Mentee program)

16. Webmaster Committee Updates on Current Work:
Verifying Chapter updates collected so far with Stacey
Consolidating responses and updating the contact list for year
Sent out the third round of s to update webpage and president bios.

17. Webmaster Committee Ongoing Projects:
Contacting potential new chapters and working with outreach committee to send out the s

18. Updates from ISPOR Staff
If you have not explored FormularyDecisions.com, a paid student member benefit, we invite you to follow this link ( to learn more about how this tool can assist you with your research.
Dymaxium’s FormularyDecisions.com payer ecosystem connects health care decision makers with evidence from leading scientific sources, insights from HTA and other authoritative reviews and tools to efficiently evaluate and compare life science products for evidence-based decisions.
If you attempt to access the link, and are not able to because you need to renew your membership or join, please click on the links.

19. Updates from ISPOR Staff
Thank you to the Newsletter Committee for all your hard work on the latest edition. If you want to access this, or prior newsletters, please use this link:

20. Updates from ISPOR Staff
Abstract submissions for the 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston are open so if you wish to submit an abstract use this link:
Travel Grant Applications will be available in December for all three 2017 ISPOR Meetings.
Apply for Student Chapter Activity Grants before the end of 2016 or for an event in 2017.

21. Updates from ISPOR Staff
New Chapters Who Submitted Applications:
Touro University, New York
CES University, Colombia

22. Updates from ISPOR Staff
If you attended the European Congress, hosted a chapter event, or have engaged in volunteer work we encourage you to share photos and posts to the ISPOR Student Facebook Group and ISPOR Student Instagram account

23. New Professionals Membership
LAUNCHED!
Recruiting
Eligibility:
Graduated less than 3 years, or
Transitioned to a new career less than 3 years ago
Benefits:
Networking and events
Online & print learning opportunities
Career development

24. Comments or Questions Contact us e.biltaji@utah.edu
Join the conversation: