Evaluation of fertility by plant and soil analysis
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How Is It Going ?
Dear Nasih,
It’s been several months since you became a member of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America. I hope you’ve had the opportunity to discover all we have to offer. Because you can benefit from membership in so many ways, I want to let you know how to keep up to date on activities, programs, and services.
One of the easiest ways to ensure you’ll get the information you need is to keep your personal information current. Simply log in and click My Account to update your email address, password, contact preferences including e-newsletter subscriptions, and a whole lot more. You can even view your downloads and recent transactions. And, if you haven’t done so already, be sure to select your ASA Communities, CSSA Divisions of Interest and SSSA Divisions of Interest to connect with colleagues with common professional interests.
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Regards,
Susan Chapman
Director of Member Services
SSSA Reorganization
SSSA has been progressive in the past decade with evidence including an active and innovative strategic planning process; the role of SSSA in the creation and governance of the Alliance of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Societies; the purchase of a new headquarters building; continual improvement in our annual meetings; the enhancement of the financial model for our publications (and role in the creation of the Digital Library); an increase in our science policy efforts in Washington DC; expanded participation and membership by practicing professionals, and many other activities and changes. The membership expects continued innovation in our organization and we must make the Society more appealing to a population with a broader interest in our profession.
In this regard, an early career and student members summit indicated that this critical demographic did not understand or connect with the society’s organization and that the society had too narrow a view of our discipline. A subsequent report by the Reorganization Task Force suggested changes in the organization and governance of SSSA. Follow up discussions by the SSSA Board and several work groups have led to the following recommendations for restructuring SSSA and the process for electing SSSA Board members. The SSSA Board of Directors has voted to approve the following structure and will ask you, our members, to do the same in a bylaws vote in the next several months.