San Francisco, California, United StatesMonday, August 4, 2014

COMBUSTION INSTITUTE CHANGES FROM 2012 TO 2014By-Laws

•Reviewed by a By-Laws Committee that gave recommendations to the Board•Changes adopted in (newly established) regular electronic Board meeting:

• Board of Director’s are elected to serve one six-year term • New election process that enables larger participation of

membership • Individual Sections may have a maximum 4 representatives on

the Board

NEW ELECTION PROCESSNomination Policy Committee

• Recommended the changes of voting process to the Board, including:

• Electronic voting for registered members, 2 candidates per open position

• Suggested Single Transferrable Vote (STV) voting method

Nomination CommitteeReceived and handled nominations according to new process

Teller Committee• Random Order ballots suggested for electronic ballot

NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

•Pascale Desgroux, Lille University of Science and Technology, France

•Fokion Egolfopoulos, University of Southern California, USA

•Osamu Fujita, Hokkaido University, Japan

•Assaad Masri, University of Sydney, Australia

•Heinz Pitsch, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

•Minghou Xu, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China

NEW AD-HOC COMMITTEESIndustry Relations Committee

• Discuss strategies how the relations between academic and

industry can be strengthened

Media and Outreach Committee

• Advises CI regarding website design and functions, e.g. to add

video recordings and social media

• Media advisory to the Symposium

• Assists in developing Newsletter and Media guides

NEW AD-HOC COMMITTEESICISS (International CI Summer Schools) Committee

• Advised to establish signature CI summer (winter) school

program for young scientists, co-funded for 3 years by CI

• ICISS guidelines available on CI website

• Two deadlines per year (next is January, 2015)

• Reviewing proposals for 2015

COMBUSTION INSTITUTE CHANGES FROM 2012 TO 2014Symposium

•Highest number of paper and poster submissions ever•Added 8th parallel session •Added 5th day poster session•Adjusted time for social events to extend time for presentations

PROCI

•Increased capacity for 35th Volume to 3 parts for publication, if needed

PAPER SUBMISSIONS BY CONTINENT

PAPER SUBMISSIONS BY COLLOQUIA

SYMPOSIA HISTORY

SYMPOSIA HISTORY

SYMPOSIA HISTORY

SYMPOSIA HISTORY

WIPP SUBMISSIONS BY CONTINENT

WIPP SUBMISSIONS BY COLLOQUIA

NEW FUNCTIONS FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS

Young Scientists Mixer• CI supports early get-together for young scientists to enable

networking of this group:• 653 young participants (students and postdocs up to 3 yrs after

degree) will enjoy “welcome mixer” sponsored by CI

INCREASED SUPPORT FOR STUDENTSStudent Presenter Support• CI has increased (to total of about 250,000 US$) student support for

Symposium:• 208 Oral Presenters received free ($300) registration plus $400

Student Travel Award, 362 WiPP Presenters received free ($300) for registration

BERNARD LEWIS FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

•Casey Allen, Marquette University, USA

•Benedetta Franzelli, Stanford University, USA and EM2C-CNRS, France

•Carmela Russo, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Combustione, Italy

•Zhandong Wang, University of Science & Technology of China, China

•Fujia Wu, Princeton University, USA

SYMPOSIA IMPROVEMENT

Professional Conference Organizer

•MZ Congressi

• Design website for 36th Symposium and the future

• Provide continuity and offer Local Organizers support

FINANCE UPDATE

FINANCE UPDATE

CI Office

•New functions and personnel

• Media Outreach position to be added in Fall, 2014

• Tasks will include refreshing the CI Website, designing a

Newsletter and other items to support the Media and

Outreach Profile of the CI; use of social networking functions

will be explored

CI OFFICE CHANGES

CI OFFICE CHANGESCI OFFICE

•Regular web conferences with

• Pres/VPs/office (biweekly), Executive Committee (monthly), Board

(6 month), and about 10 committees (as needed)

•Relocation of the CI Office was necessary due to new functions

• Increased office space, meeting room

NEW BUSINESS