A CSTA Status Report Chris StephensonExecutive Director.pptVIP

02/05/07 Chris Stephenson A CSTA Status Report Chris StephensonExecutive Director Agenda CSTA Organizationally (governance and membership) CSTA Fiscally (revenues, expenditures, sustainability) CSTA’s Impact (resources developed, impact metrics) Working with Others (ACM SIGS, external partnerships) Issues to Watch Out For What’s Next Organizational Progress Board of Directors In 2007 CSTA will transition to an entirely elected Board of Directors with representation for all educational levels Advisory Council: Dr. Debra Richardson has agreed to serve as Chair of the Advisory Council The Council currently has members from both academe and industry but we are considering expanding the Council by two members Standing Committees The Board committees do the real work of the organization (Executive, Communications, Curriculum, Equity, Membership, Policy and Advocacy, Professional Development, Research, and Standards and Certification) Senior Board members must chair a committee and all Board members must serve on at least two committees The committee structure is working very well Special Committee: In June the Board will create a special committee to oversee the development of local CSTA Chapters and will appoint a special Chair for this committee Volunteers: We have a large volunteer base but we would like to use them more efficiently Membership Statistics Current CSTA Membership (January 1, 2007) Total: 6882 Individual Members: 6417 Institutional Members: 465 Expired: 2106 Cancelled:75 U.S. Membership: 3917 Canadian Membership: 133 Other Countries: 668 India: 183 Phillipines 60 Pakistan: 35 Nigeria: 28 UK: 24 Membership Challenges Providing Benefits for All Members: Developing membership benefits has been a primary focus for the Board and volunteer committees Our membership is diverse and developing benefits that appeal to all members is challenging Many international members join thinking that we can provide them with