MRS Committees Announce 1987 Priorities
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A.D. Romig, Jr.
G.G. Tibbetts
In the previous issue of the MRS BULLETIN (p. 69), the chairs of the Awards, Corporate Participation, External Affairs, Long Range Planning, Membership, and Program committees defined their goals and activities for 1987. In this issue, the chairs for the remaining committees— Education-Short Courses, Education-Universities, Finance, Nominating, Public Relations and Publicity, and Publications— announce their priorities for 1987. The work of the committees sustains the myriad of professional Services offered to MRS members. As the Society continues to experience a high level of growth, the committees play an important role in instituting new dimensions for existing projects and in recommending changes in policies and procedures to the MRS Council. MRS members are encouraged to contact the committee chairs to offer advice, suggestions, or assistance. Education Committee—Short Courses Cochair: Alton D. Romig, }r., Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM; telephone (505) 844-8358
The Education Committee subcommittee responsible for the MRS Short Course Program is sfriving (1) to serve the MRS membership; (2) to serve the scientific and technical Community in general; (3) to complement the technical program at MRS meetings; and (4) to assist the academic Community by offering scholarships to students to attend MRS short courses. To meet these goals the Education Committee is developing the short course program based upon materials science themes as well as developing specialized courses on subjects which often relate to the technical program of MRS meetings. The short course program strives to be broad, dynamic, and responsive in terms of the topics offered as well as in the technical depth of the courses. Some courses are of an advanced nature intended for people active in the field, while others are intended for
C.W. Draper
G.E. Pike
newcomers to the field and may be given at a technological rather than a scientific level. For the past several years, the short course program has evolved to meet these needs by developing high quality courses which have a ränge of scientific, engineering, and technological orientations. Continuing change in the short course program will continue to fulfill these needs. The Education Committee also believes that the best program is one which focuses primarily on several technical themes, rather than being merely a collection of courses. As a result, a course is presented not only because it is deemed a good one, but because it contributes to a specific technical area. The technical themes and specialized topics which have been pursued and which are continuing to receive attention are described in detail in the Short Course News section of this issue of the BULLETIN. In addition to a short course program of high quality at the MRS Fall and Spring Meetings, an active On-Site short course program is being developed. Existing short courses in the MRS portfolio are presented at the site of a requesting Organization. In addition, the On-Site program re
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