working group 10 - Member Recruitment and Service

status quo

Birthday letter to all GDCh members turning 60, 65, and 70 (approximately 3,000 letters per year). The letter also informs about the activities of the SEC and invites recipients to join.

Membership Management: Up-to-date member lists and welcoming new SEC members (5-10 per month).

Membership recruitment: Active participation in meetings of the Divisions chairs, regular contact with the JCF. Member marketing: Flyers. Member recruitment campaign (since 2023). Member recruitment combined with annual conference attendance, appointment as a Gold Member (letter from the GDCh), SEC Online lecture announcement, etc.

Pilot poster for recruiting members from other Divisions when they retire (e.g., retired teachers).

SEC membership recruitment opens up to active recruitment of associate members

Goals

 

• 20% of retired GDCh members are SEC members (approx. 600-700).
• Every GDCh member receives a birthday letter on their 60th, 65th, and 70th birthdays (goal: like this). GDCh members who are already SEC members receive a different text.
• Download the current SEC member list for the first of each month. Identify members who joined in the previous month. Welcome new SEC members with information about SEC activities. A table of SEC members is available to all SEC board members in the workspace.
• Increasing the proportion of women, teachers, associate members, and members from specific Divisions
• continuously ensure a steady supply of new talent

Planned projects

 

• Extensive automation of SEC member management in close collaboration with the GDCh digitalization team (Maximilian Bräutigam, Alexander Lorey)
• Every member who applies for the retirement rate will be advised to become a SEC member.
• Cooperation with Analytical Chemistry (also process analytics)

Members of the working group

Speakers: Wolfgang Gerhartz, Eva E. Wille
Wolfram Koch

Collaboration with GDCh Divisions

With everyone, especially: education and training, the Society of Food Chemistry, chemical education