KAM SMART Goals for 2022

Awards and Nominations - First goal met, unlikely to meet second goal

Beginning June 1st and ending prior to winner selection in August, obtain a minimum of three nominations for each award. At least one month prior to the annual conference, obtain a minimum of two nominations for each open board position.

Communications - Completed!

By the KAM 2022 Conference, create a detailed document of the Communications Committee's duties from November through October to provide clarity and confidence in volunteering with KAM Communications Committee.

Designations - Completed!

To increase the amount of people achieving a designation, the committee will create and send out an online survey no later than the 2022 Conference to identify barriers to seeking a designation.

Education - Completed!

By December 31, 2022, the Education Committee will offer three (3) non-conference fee-based classes or workshops and four (4) Lunch and Learn webinars.

History - On target to complete by deadline

The History Committee will update a previously created PowerPoint presentation full of photos from throughout KAM's history to be displayed at the 2022 Conference.

Legislative - Will not be met

By the end of 2022, the Legislative Committee will create a new page on the KAM website that highlights proposed legislation that could impact the professional lives of geospatial professionals in Kansas and Missouri.

Membership - Completed!

To increase awareness of KAM and the benefits of being a member, the Membership Committee will reach out to department chairs of Geography and Environmental Studies at colleges and universities in Kansas to invite their faculty and students to attend a Lunch and Learn. This will be completed prior to the annual KAM conference.

Program - On target to complete by deadline

By opening gavel at the business meeting on October 19, 2022, the Program Committee will have a minimum of 120 registered attendees and 10 registered exhibitors for the 2022 KAM Conference in Manhattan.

Amy Roust, President - Completed!

Work with each board member and committee chair to set one SMART goal by the end of the first quarter of 2022 that will lead to a specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-specific benefit to the organization.

Joanna Rohlf, President Elect

Investigate the feasibility of KAM becoming a partner agency with URISA and document the steps, costs, and benefits for the Executive Board to review prior to the 2022 KAM Conference.

Pam Dunham, Past President

By the end of October 2022, create a new page on the KAM website for members only that provides examples of disclaimers that are used on members' maps, apps, and websites.

Tyler Wehr, Secretary - Completed!

Create a more robust connected network between each Committee and Board Members by establishing a shared calendar of committee meetings and key deadlines from the SOP on the KAM website.

Drew Bean, Treasurer

By December 2022, I will digitize all of the Treasurer’s paper records and make a plan for proper disposal of the records that do not need to be retained in hard copy for legal purposes.

Lee Allen, Director

Make the KAM YouTube channel a valuable, living resource for members (maybe the public) for educational opportunities. To do this, we will post a minimum of 10 new videos on the channel by the end of 2022.

Tyler Fleming, Director - Completed!

To increase usage of the KAM Forum, write an article for the summer issue of Metes and Bounds that promotes its existence and explains how to subscribe, post, and reply to others.

Cesalea Osborne, Director - Completed!

In light of a recent job change, Cesalea's goal has been modified to finish out her term as director by continuing to attend board meetings until October 2022.