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Strategy Day 2021

A Divisional Strategy Day took place in October 2021 to review the past decade and to plan for the next five to ten years, to ensure the Division continues to best serve its members.

Executive actions from the day can be found below.

We welcome all feedback from Members. If you have any comments or suggestions please contact Professor Andrew Nicholson, BDIAP President. 

Executive Actions

  • Branding Review
    • Review logo to better incorporate member countries.
    • Consider adding a strapline to Division name.
  • Review current aims to ensure they reflect current practice.
  • Integration of member countries
    • Memorandum of Understanding to be established with the ISSP, Dutch National Society and Belgium National Society.

Council Structure Review

  • Form an Executive Group that meets on a quarterly basis.
  • Review subcommittee names.
  • Review subcommittee structure to incorporate links with allied societies and National Societies and expand number of Officers
    • Increase membership of Council:
      • 2 Councillors (1 to be an allied scientist role).
      • Establish new subcommittee with a focus on engagement with allied societies and National Societies and recruit 1 new Officer.
  • Establish Terms of Reference and Manual of Operations for Subcommittees.

Officers and Councillors 

  • Review Councillor recruitment process.
  • Review Officer terms.
  • Establish job descriptions for Councillors.
  • Job descriptions to be written for each role on Council.
  • Increase regional reach
    • Co-opt 2 regional roles.
  • Increase Trainee representation
    • Co-opt trainees from National Societies and form Trainee subcommittee.  

Equality and Diversity

  • Review and address equality and diversity on Council
    • Adopt an equality statement and adopt regional champions.

Finance 

  • Review investment contract.

Membership

  • Open Affiliate membership category to full membership with voting rights.

Education

  • Establish named Fellowships (to cover all specialties).

Histopathology Journal

  • Histopathology spin off journal proposed (open access)
    • Explore proposal with Wiley. 

British Schools

  • Arab British School to be renamed the Kristin Henry School of Pathology.
  • Rename British Schools to BDIAP Schools.

If you have any questions please contact Sam Kiely.