You were a board member of that organization. We could talk about what went wrong and who and when, but my insight is that, for an organization to thrive, everybody needs a good reason to join to stay a member. We need to provide ways to meet real needs. We need to figure out what we're about, what members want, and meet those needs. The frame has to be sufficiently broad to include people.
People have to have positive anchors around an association.
Our executive committee is committed to making this a fun place to participate in. So we laugh often. I also think it's really important, starting out, that the leadership, the president and vice president, don't manage institutes, so we are not in a competitive position with anyone. The world is undergoing many technological revolutions. Imagine, computers may soon do what they are supposed to.