Visioning for the future of the Forest Products Society.

摘要

The Executive Committee of the Forest Products Society (FPS) in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, convened a Strategic Visioning Workshop in January 2004 to address current and future challenges and opportunities facing the Society. The agenda for the Workshop was structured to include the presentation and review of FPS historical background information; participant input on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the Society; and visioning about the Society's future through participant-led discussion of important issues and external influences. This paper presents the outcomes of the Workshop, including: information on the history of FPS; the value of membership in the Society; the publications and tools of the FPS for knowledge generation and information dissemination; the importance of the strategic alliance of the FPS with technical, educational, governmental and industrial organizations and associations; and the future needs of the Society.