PC Report – TAC Meeting San Diego, Ca. - August 2014 Mark Melanson - PC Coordinator Peter Hartwich - Deputy Tom McLaughlin - Deputy

PC Group Leadership Welcome! Dr. Tom McLaughlin from the Air Force Academy has joined as the new PC Group Deputy. 2

PC Health Assessments are ongoing Each PC reviewed individually  Participants are PC and Group leadership Excellent conversations based upon content of questions  Great learning opportunity for leadership  Great opportunity to develop/discuss expectations for PC leadership Generally last about one hour each Well worth the time investment Currently have completed/in process on 8 of 11 assessments (two new PCs not being reviewed, and Space Station is not viable) 3

Results Summary Process Assessment were done based upon a subjective scale  Green - Meets or Exceeds desired behavior  Yellow - Acceptable, but stronger effort could be done  Red - This is a concern item; needs work Group leaders ratings were averaged per question Questions were grouped (see next slide for details) into categories using QFD approach  Challenges  Interaction  Membership  Products  Purpose 4

Summary Results (example from previous review) 5 Max value = 9 (3 reviewers x 3 points max) Three PC Reviews are incomplete EXAMPLE ONLY

Grouping of Questions in Topical Areas 6 Do you have a vice chair?Organization Is there a succession plan and process?Organization Have you/your vice chair attended the TC/PC chair training held in January at ASM?Organization How many active members does your PC have?Membership Is your current membership and participation level adequate for your chartered purpose?Membership Do you submit an updated roster to AIAA yearly?Organization How often and how do you meet as a committee?Membership Is the chartered purpose of the PC still viable?Purpose What TC interaction does your PC have?Interaction What products or outputs has your PC done in the last two yearsProducts How is your committee organized (examples of areas of interest/activity below) ?Organization Does your PC have a website?Membership What would you rate as the biggest contribution this PC makes to the community as a whole?Products What would you rate as the biggest contribution this PC makes to AIAA as a whole?Products What is your biggest challenge?Challenges Can you share your thoughts on approaches you plan on using to engage in the integration tier of the forums?Products Would you be willinag able to brief TAC on your topical area? What time frame works best for you (winter or summer meeting)?Products Added focus this year on contribution to integration tier!

Space Station PC Space Station PC is not viable  No leadership or activity We have reached out to Sandy Magnus to help:  Determine a new rallying goal/objective for a potential reformation  Find potential leadership If successful, we will attempt to re-launch the PC Otherwise….. 7

Proposed Reporting Change PC Group reports at every TAC meeting, which is different than other TC groups Proposal: Change to a once per year meeting report  Potentially use time freed up for PC updates from individual PCs (or TCs - technical what’s up in that area; the original purpose of the PCs) 8

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