1. The System Safety Society Tennessee Valley Chapter Chapter of the Year - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005,... July 31, 20061 Chapter Report to the Executive Council Don Swallom, President http://www.system-safety.org/~tenn_valley/ Albuquerque, New Mexico

2. The System Safety Society Tennessee Valley Chapter Chapter of the Year - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005,... July 31, 20062 President - Don Swallom, United States Army Immed. Past President - Gary Braman, Sikorsky Vice President – Chad Thrasher, NASA Marshall Secretary - Andrya McGarry, SAIC Treasurer - Jim Blanteno, A-P-T Research Contact Info: http://www.system-safety.org/~tenn_valley/Officers.phphttp://www.system-safety.org/~tenn_valley/Officers.php Chapter Officers for 2006-2007

3. The System Safety Society Tennessee Valley Chapter Chapter of the Year - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005,... July 31, 20063  Planning to meet the SSS and Chapter’s Goals  Officer’s Meeting each quarter and as needed (met 7/24/06)  Chapter Meetings  Normally lunch time, 3 rd Wednesday of each month  Submittal of Chapter information  Chapter Annual Report and Financial Statement  Chapter News Inputs to the JSS  Chapter Newsletters and Meeting Minutes (Highlights) to Director of Chapter Services and Headquarters  Disseminating the Society’s EC News to Chapter Members  Plan to continue coverage at chapter meetings, web site, special emails, and newsletter coverage General Chapter Progress to Date

4. The System Safety Society Tennessee Valley Chapter Chapter of the Year - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005,... July 31, 20064  Membership Activities  Contact “Non-Renewal” Members  Continuing aggressive contacts via the Secretary and other members  Welcome and mentor New Members  Continuing to seek new members via contacts at various area companies and government agencies  Maintain a Chapter Membership Roster and Email List  Secretary maintains a list of current and past members via constant monitoring and updating  Gentle Persuasion (Twist Arms, Knock Heads) General Chapter Progress to Date (cont)

5. Summary of Activities for 2005-2006

6. The System Safety Society Tennessee Valley Chapter Chapter of the Year - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005,... July 31, 20066 Chapter ActivityGoalAchievedComments Chapter Meetings 1012 Includes 1 joint meeting with NASA Marshall Attendance 50%17% Challenging goal. TVC members are busy people. Chapter Newsletters 1112 Balanced with Web page and email. Special Events 44 Huntsville Mayor Declaration, Good System Safety Practices Workshop, CSP Study Group, HATS POY Dinner Promotional Activities 55 NASA Safety Day, N. AL Regional Science & Engineering Fair, NASA Moonbuggy Race, Unmanned System Safety Workshop, G-48 New Members 52 Added 4, lost 2. Can do better. Awards Program 88 4 Local Chapter awardees (incl HATS POY) 4 nominations for Society-level awards Presentations or JSS Articles 412 9 papers, 1 panel @ 23 ISSC 1 full article for JSS FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conf. Summary of Activities for 2005-2006

7. The System Safety Society Tennessee Valley Chapter Chapter of the Year - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005,... July 31, 20067 Chapter ActivityGoalComments Chapter Meetings 12 Planning 3 joint meetings with NASA, INCOSE, SRE Attendance 25% Challenging goal. TVC members are busy people. 50% too high. Chapter Newsletters 11 Need a dedicated newsletter editor. Expand – Add member of the month; useful articles Special Events 4 HATS Holiday Reception, EOY Dinner, HATS POY Dinner Promotional Activities 5 NASA Safety Day, N. AL Regional Science & Eng. Fair, NASA Moonbuggy Race New Members 6Going for 100+ Member Recognition 8 Contact member’s supervisors now to promote as a recognition tool for them Presentations or JSS Articles 15 24 ISSC: 13 papers, 2 panels, 1 Tutorial Summary of Plans/Goals for 2006-2007

8. The System Safety Society Tennessee Valley Chapter Chapter of the Year - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005,... July 31, 20068 Utilization of Chapter resources to promote System Safety within the community Provide “Value Added” Information and Services for the Chapter Members Accommodate remotely located members (web conferencing?) Promote interaction, joint activities with other local and active organizations –ASHMM, ASSE, NSC, HATS, INCOSE, SRE, … Issues and Challenges

9. The System Safety Society Tennessee Valley Chapter Chapter of the Year - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005,... July 31, 20069 Large base of System Safety practitioners Diversity of members’ fields and employers Regular, interesting meetings with diverse topics Frequent communications with members (Web & Email) Provide valuable information and services to members Make non-members aware of the benefits of membership Involved, dedicated, and hard-working officers and members –New folks coming into TVC area (4 of 5 officers not here in 2000) –Old guard still involved Keys to TVC Success