February 23-24, 2016 - AST Board of Directors Meeting Summary

The AST Board of Directors met in Phoenix, Arizona on February 23-24, 2016, and discussed the following items:

Board members reviewed and approved:

• Minutes and action items from its January 28, 2016 teleconference
• Consent agenda that included the following items:
  • Summary of Executive Committee action items since December 2015
  • FAST Update
  • Hub Update
  • Online Education Update
  • TNCC Financial Update
  • TIRN Research Registry Update
  • COP Contribution Contest Follow-up
  • ILDA Webinar Final Summary
• The Biltmore contract and the meeting topic for the 2017 CEOT meeting
• Dual full-doctoral membership with the Canadian Society of Transplantation at a discount - this program will be implemented during the renewal campaign starting in the third quarter of 2016
• Policies and messaging developed by For Momentum to support its cause marketing effort.
• Recipients of its achievement awards and lifetime achievement award, to be presented at the 2016 ATC meeting
• The 2016-17 board ballot and committee appointments
• Changes to the structure of the Development Committee
• A request for a letter of support from an attendee of the APOL1 Consensus Building Meeting
• Approved policy related to the submission of surveys to the full AST membership
• Approved two manuscripts submitted by the IDCOP for endorsement

The Board received an update on 2016 CEOT attendance.

Board members reviewed first quarter goals and received a status update on the AST's major initiatives.

The Board received a recap of the Joint Council meeting that was held earlier that day.

The Board received an updated on its Transplant Nephrology Accreditation program.

Board members reviewed a membership analysis report and decided against raising membership dues at this time. They also received a 2015 year-end update and up-to-date reporting regarding 2016 membership renewals

Board members received an update from the Development Committee Chair, including a summary of 2015 annual giving, the 2016 annual giving plan, and a preview of the corporate partner events scheduled for the following day.

The Board reviewed the unaudited 2015 year-end statement of financial position and the fourth quarter investment performance report.

Board members received a verbal update on 2016 public policy priorities.

The Board was updated on recent analytics related to the new myAST.org website and other AST publications.

The Board received an update from the Education Committee regarding its strategic plan and the ongoing development of the Comprehensive Trainee Curriculum (CTC).

The Board received an update regarding its new AST Resident/Student ATC Travel Award.

The Board considered a request from the LDCOP regarding executive committee composition.

The Board met with COP and committee chairs to facilitate the sharing of society information and best practices.