MSA Focused Interest Groups
Table 1: Chronological list of FIG formation with initial requestor/chair and current chair. Focused Interest Group
Year
Vascular Corrosion Casting Biomaterials
Focused Ion Beam
Atom Probe Field Ion Microscopy Pharmaceuticals
Materials Research in an Aberration-Free Environment*
Facilities Operation and Management Cryomicroscopy**
Diagnostic Microscopy*** Environmental TEM****
Electron Crystallography and Automated Mapping Techniques
MicroAnalytical Standards EM Data Analysis and Management
Acronym VCC
FIB
APFIM Pharma A-F
FOM Cryo DM
ETEM
Established Initial Chair 2000 2000 2002 2002 2002 2002
2004 2006 2010 2011
ECAMT 2012 3D Electron Microscopy in the Biological Sciences 3DEMBS 2014 MAS
* Later changed to Aberration Corrected EM (ACEM) ** Later changed to Cryopreparation (CP) *** Later changed to Diagnostic & Biomedical Microscopy (DBM) **** Later changed to EM in Liquids and Gases (EMLG)
policy for the role of FIGs in the annual meeting program and inclusion of these recommendations into the FIG guidelines. Tere was a lively interchange of ideas amongst the attendees at that meeting! At the 2006 Winter Council meeting in Memphis, a large
part of the agenda included presentations and discussion of strategic initiatives, led by MSA President Jay Jerome. As FIG Chair, I was tasked with developing plans regarding creation of a Student FIG as a mechanism to recruit and retain student members in MSA. Aſter establishment of an ad hoc committee to plan and discuss the proposal, it was determined that a FIG might not be the best way to address retention of student mem- bers, but that student membership recruitment activities should be moved from the FIG Chair to the Membership and/or Edu- cation Committees. Some years later, this initiative resurfaced and became what is now the MSA Student Council. Also at the 2006 Winter Council meeting, a proposal to create the Cryomicroscopy FIG was presented and approved.
Table 2: FIG Chairs 1999–2004 2005–2007 2008–2010 2011–2013 2014–2016
2016; 2017–2019 2020–2021 2022–2024
Ralph Albrecht Bev Maleeff
Barbara Hartman Lynn DiMemmo James DiOrio Andrew Vogt Renu Sharma
Katherine Jungjohann 2022 May •
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Te group conducted an organizational meeting at M&M 2006, and the name was later changed to Cryopreparation FIG (Cryo). Of the eight FIGs active in 2006, the FOM FIG had the
greatest number of members (89) and was the fastest grow- ing group. At M&M 2006, FIG contributions to the program included: a premeeting congress organized by A-F; symposia organized by APFIM, FIB, and Pharma; and a pre-meeting workshop on entrepreneurship organized by FOM. In mid-2007, there were a total of 256 MSA members who
were also members of at least one FIG. Te “FIG experiment” was evaluated via a membership survey and results presented to Council. FIG membership ranked 4th
in a list of 10 MSA mem-
ber benefits, with enough votes to support continuation of the experiment. A notable success was a process developed for a FIG to work with the M&M Program Chair to request a symposium, tutorial, or other event on the Scientific Program in any given year. FIGs collected dues, in addition to annual MSA dues, that could be used to fund activities unrelated to the Program, such as a meal or social event for their respective members. In addi- tion, the “FIG experiment” would continue until the end of the 5-year period, at which time it would be determined if the “FIGs have been a significant factor in membership recruitment or retention, based on the results of a membership survey.” A proposal to recognize FIG members at M&M meet-
ings was discussed at the 2007 Winter Council meeting, and a suggestion was made to provide a ribbon for meeting badges. Although the use of ribbons was rejected at that time, the use of gold “FIG Member” stickers on badges was approved and these were first made available for FIG members’ badge holders at M&M 2007. In 2014, with Council approval, “FIG Member”
47 2015 EM-DAM 2020
Fred Hossler Steve Eppell
Lucille Giannuzzi Dave Larson Bev Maleeff
Christian Kisielowski
Debra Sherman Caroline Miller Caroline Miller Eric Stach
Sergei Rouvimov
Teresa Ruiz/Michael Radermacher
Julien Allaz Alex Rakowski
Current Chair Dissolved 2012 Dissolved 2012 Josh Sugar
David Diercks Daniel Skomski Robert Klie
Amelia Dempere Kim Rensing Claudia Lopez
Katherine Jungjohann Roberto dos Reis
Bill Rice Will Nachlas Alex Rakowski
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