1. AIAA Aerospace Sciences Group TC Presentation

2. AIAA Topic: Continuing Operations Results

3. AIAA Topic: Membership
Troubling Trend – 25% decrease in 10 years

4. AIAA Topic: AIAA Governance
An Amended Constitution was proposed on the 2016 ballot
Over 4400 members voted or 20.7% of the membership voted.
Exceeded the required 15% threshold.
Amended Constitution passed with 91.8% approving of the change
The changes will not be implemented immediately
From Jim Albaugh’s letter…
The Board will be discussing a transition plan at the June meeting.
It is likely that we will slowly, over a period of a few years, move into the new system.
Jim Maser will guide AIAA through the transition.
He will continue to communicate frequently—and be transparent about—the progress of the evolution.
The Governance Project webpage will continue to be updated.

5. AIAA Topic: TC/PC Clean Sheet Analysis
SciTech 2015 TAC Meeting
Asked to look at look at a “Clean Sheet” of the TC/PC structure
“We need to look at the problem from the standpoint of what the new model SHOULD be to best serve the members and the Institute. I fear that if we spend too much time gathering information from the TC Chairs on what IS, we will regress to what was.” – Dave Riley
Based on anecdotal feedback to Sandy and request by TC to adjust 50 member limit
Monthly team telecons
Initial Way Forward (lots of scope concern)
Identified initial questions and issues
Collected current data on TCs/PCs - not spending too much time on this task, but still is a necessary step toward understanding the problem
Anticipate periodic vector checks with TAC
Possible SciTech Workshop on subject
TAC Health Assessment worksheet??
8 member analysis team
TAC Workshop for SciTech

6. AIAA Topic: TC/PC Trends
Membership
TCs
Current Membership: people total (76% members, 7% associate, 13% int’l, 4% alumni)
Size: Average 35 people per TC, (16 out of 71 TCs at or close to max membership level, 10 are below 25 members)
Turnover: Roughly 10% - High as 16% (Applied Aero), Low as 0% (Aircraft Ops, Info & C2, Legal, Mircogravity, Sensors and Info Fusion, Software, Robotics, Space Logistics)
New Member Rejections (Sorry letters): 65 out of 422 requests (15 %), 82 out of 422 accepted to other TCs (19%)
PCs
Current Membership: 387 people total (82% members, 1% associate, 17% int’l), (68% are AIAA members)
Size: Average 35 people per PC, (Big as 64, Small as 13)
No New Member Data Available
Awards (Across 71 TC, very few PC awards)
~40 National-level awards
~31 Best paper awards
~10 Student awards
Papers
~4500 TC-papers, plus ~350 PC papers

7. AIAA Topic: Trends by Groups
Papers
Awards**
Aerospace Design & Structures 9%
16%
Aerospace Sciences
53%
32%
Aircraft and Atmospheric Systems 6%
11%
Information Systems 3% 7%
Engineering and Technology Management 1% 5%
Propulsion and Energy
15%
22%
Space & Missiles
Program Committees
** Based on notes in spreadsheet and “no papers or awards” sections

8. AIAA Topic: Possible SciTech Workshop Team will look at these as well
Task One: What Should TCs/PCs be Doing
“Requirements” step
What do they do now?
Brainstorm on what could be done
Task Two: What Should be the Structure to Support Activities
Other professional organizations Technical structure
Governance of these group (start-up and sunset of organizations)
Agility of different models

9. TAC Topic: Forums The dates and locations for the upcoming forums.
AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition
9-13 January 2017
Gaylord Texan
Grapevine, TX
The AIAA Defense and Security Forum and Exposition.
25-27 April 2017 Laurel Maryland
Kossiakoff Center at Johns-Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Laboratory
AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition
25-29 June 2017
Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
Denver, CO
AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum and Exposition
25-27 July 2016
Salt Palace
Salt Lake City, UT
AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition
September2016
Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, CA

10. TAC Topic: Virtual Product Innovation Initiative (VPII)
TAC seeks ideas for experiments to explore innovative concepts for virtual content through the Virtual Products Innovation Initiative (VPII). The VPII has three goals:
Obtain data on demographics of participants, their satisfaction with various virtual products, and feedback to enhance product value
Gain experience in organizing and executing virtual products, events, and activities
Explore potential new products of unproven value
The Technical Committees and Program Committees (TC/PC) are invited to submit proposals for virtual experiments to achieve those goals.

11. TAC Topic: VPII
Two successful proposals from ASG so far
Mars Airplane
Peggy Hayes is the POC for this
AIAA Short Course Hypersonic Lectures
Eric Silk is the POC for this

12. ASG Technical Forum Chairs
ASG Topic:
ASG Technical Forum Chairs
ASG Chair Rotation and Schedule for SciTech & AVIATION
Note: The same person does not need to be a TCs appointee/volunteer for all 3 years of the SciTech cycle.
Aviation 2016: LaTunia Melton (FD), Jim Guglielmo (APA), ITAR: Katya Casper
SciTech 2017: Richard Ruff (MS), Subrata Roy (PDL), Eric Silk (TP)
Aviation 2017: Jim Guglielmo (APA), Tom
Wayman (GT), ITAR: Brian McGrath (APA)
SciTech 2018: Subrata Roy (PDL), Eric Silk (TP), ? (FD; Need by January 2017)
Need TC Discipline leads for SciTech 2018 by January

13. ASG Topic: ITAR Sessions
ITAR Sessions are now supported at AVIATION and P&E
U.S. Only
Likely more relevant to Government and Industry members
Marginal success at AV15
New implementation for AV16
AIAA does have ITAR competition from JANNAF and NSMMS
JANNAF overlap with P&E
NSMMS overlap with Thermophysics TC and conference

14. ASG Topic: ITAR Sessions
Pseudo committee
Chaired by Peggy Hayes (ASG ITAR Lead)
Technical Chair
Katya Casper (FD) AV 16
Brian McGrath (APA) AV 17
Volunteers from 7 TCs to review papers and chair 7 sessions (Please ask TC members for those interested.)
FD, GT, MVCE, PDL, TP, APA, MS
Need ASG ITAR Technical Chair for AV18 by next June
Maybe one of the current ITAR volunteers
Need TC chairs to query their TCs for interest and possible volunteers (one per TC would be nice)

15. Questions & Comments General Request
Dave Riley: So I have this recommendation, that all of the TAC Directors be directed to tell their TCs to actively quiet their tables if necessary at the awards luncheon. If it is important enough for the awards to be given at the luncheon, then it is important for them to get involved to ensure that an appropriate environment is realized! Making it solely the MCs responsibility to quite the crowd is obviously not working, so we need the TC members to assist in quieting the crowd.

17. AIAA Topic: TC/PC Clean Sheet Analysis Team
Lawrence “Robbie” Robertson Air Force Research Lab
David Dress NASA
Betty Guillie AIAA
Wayne Hurwitz Northrop Grumman
James A. Keenan US Army
Jeffrey R. Laube Aerospace Corporation
Thomas E. McLaughlin Air Force Academy
John D. Schmisseur UTSI
Huge Thanks to Betty for Pulling Together the TC/PC Data

18. AIAA Topic: Other TC/PC Trends
Process
Working Groups
Used extensively by Applied Aero, Ground Test, Fluids and GN&C
“Friends of the TC” used by Structures, Structural Dynamics and others to help with paper review workload
Each TC does things very differently
Other Activities (Examples)
Adaptive Structures: Involved with ASME; produced education kits as outreach to local students
Air Breathing Propulsion Systems Integration: Published standards
Design Engineering: Involved with Design/Build/Fly competitions
Hybrid Rocket: Short Course
Intelligent Systems: Roadmap for Intelligent Systems in Aerospace is a major initiative
Society and Aerospace Technology: Booth at Tucson Comic Con.
Space Architecture: Book being published by Springer
Spacecraft Structures: Launched a Wiki page on High Strain Composite's; 2 AIAA books
* Does not include Joint AIAA/IEEE Aerospace Controls Conference

19. AIAA Topic: TC/PC Analysis Initial Conclusions
Health
TC “One-third” Trend
Very Healthy (33%): TCs are highly-active supporting papers, awards and TC-unique activities
Good Health (33%): TCs are in good health and providing good support to the Institute at a moderate level
No data (33%): TCs have not submitted report in awhile or are struggling
PCs: Seem to be either active or with no data on activity