2016 SSP 38th Annual Meeting
Concurrent 1B: Strategic Planning: That Was Supposed to Happen!
Product Strategy/Business Models
Concurrent 1B: It’s true – everyone loves it when a plan comes together. Determining which plan meets your organization’s goals and needs is a crucial part of the process. This session will provide a diverse set of case studies covering strategic planning, including: 1) The Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) held their first-ever strategic planning retreat to develop a bold plan for the future of their journals. They identified key goals and surveyed stakeholders, and the result is the ” Tradition – Transition – Transformation” strategic plan. 2) When the Biophysical Society launched Biophysics Week in 2016, they included a Google Hangout, Career Webinar, Capitol Hill Briefing, a scientific Webinar, and Biophysics Bobbi/y in addition to an Affiliate Event Schedule. Join us to hear how they determined the goals, key objectives, and diverse schedule of events, and how they defined success metrics. 3) As IOP Publishing’s core journal business has expanded, the needs and goals of the organization have evolved, and strategic planning to address these is critical for a society publisher competing within a commercial market. Through a review of its programs and planning and implementation of strategic elements, IOPP has reorganized a core division, redefined its mission, refreshed its approach as a global business, and refocused on the inherent strengths and potential synergies of its journals and publishing partnerships programs.
Moderator: Anna Jester, eJournalPress
Twitter Handle: @anna_jester
Speakers
Jamie Hutchins, IOP Publishing
Jamie Hutchins is Director of Publishing and based in IOP Publishing’s Bristol, UK headquarters; he is responsible for developing strategies for IOP’s full range of publications and publishing partners.
Twitter Handle: @jam_hut
Twitter Handle: @jam_hut
Beth Staehle, Biophysical Society
Beth Staehle is Director of Publications for the Biophysical Society, where she is responsible for the biweekly Biophysical Journal, a monthly newsletter, and is working on new product development. She has more than three decades of editorial, production, and management experience in scholarly publishing with several scientific societies and healthcare organizations in print and digital magazine, book, and journal publishing. In addition to running her own business for several years, she has consulted on workflow management and editorial office hiring. She enjoys the breath of opportunities available in not-for-profit publishing, from strategic planning and business development, to production innovation and marketing strategies. She is a member of the SSP Professional Development Committee and a former member of the Education Committee. She last spoke at an SSP meeting on managing change in the publishing environment.
Jeff Lewandowski, IOP Publishing
Jeff Lewandowski is Senior Publisher for the Americas at IOP Publishing; he manages the IOP Washington, DC office, its publishing team, and several North American society partner relationships.
Twitter Handle: @JeffLewandowski
Twitter Handle: @JeffLewandowski
Jo Ann Eliason, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group
Jo Ann Eliason has a long history in scholarly communications. Her career has included researching, writing, and editing for individual researchers and clinicians, universities, societies, research organizations, and publishers—most importantly, the Journal of Neurosurgery (JNS) Publishing Group, where she currently is the communications manager. A Diplomate Editor in the Life Sciences, Jo Ann has trained and managed teams of substantive editors and copy editors and continues to freelance as a substantive editor. At the JNS Publishing Group, Jo Ann currently focuses on press releases and social media, publications policy and ethics, program development, marketing, and permissions issues. Her memberships over the years have included the SSP, BELS, AMWA, and CSE, where she was a contributor to Scientific Style and Format, 8th Edition.