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Those of us whose careers were touched by and in some cases made possible by the AESF should be able to say that they personally did everything in their power to help AESF maintain it’s independence as the premier educational society in the metal finishing industry throughout the world. With each of adding our thoughts and ideas to this business plan draft, the merits of merging, or not merging, with other associations in the industry will become blatantly obvious.
The business plan that we have drafted was created to be a starting point for our current and future board and officers. We hope that it will turn their discussions, dialog, and rhetoric into something more productive for AESF. Before any additional time and energy is spent by our leaders on the merger, we feel that a plan of this nature should be fully examined before anything else is done.
Our plan is now available for download and everyone’s comments and suggestions are welcome and a necessary part of the process.
The fundamentals of our plan incorporate the three most important values that we feel AESF members appreciate and would like to keep: