Documents/ICSTI/5: Developing the ICSTI Organisation and Membership Value/5.A: Communications Strategy

5.A: Communications Strategy

Develop and implement a communication strategy that increases both the visibility of ICSTI and awareness of ICSTI's influential leadership role across the STI communities; and dimensionally improves information flow to members and potential members to deliver a higher base level of membership value.

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Key tasks: To develop the use of web technologies to enable collaborative exchange and participation. To agree and provide the most appropriate range of member information services drawn from: regular bulletins/news updates and alerts, peer-to-peer member exchange space, regular 'critical issue' communiqués customized to member interests, facilitated strategic 'brainstorm' events. To commit marketing investment to promote ICSTI's evolving agenda, its projects and its conferences. To create a value proposition that will drive the expansion of ICSTI's membership both by country and by type. Attention will focus on growing the membership of the individual scientific unions, attracting national academies and learned societies, re-connecting with publishers, and adding 'new generation' information companies. To ensure that the membership classification and dues structure will encourage membership retention and growth.

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