PDA Strategic Forecas�ng Commitee
Following is the framework for the PDA Strategic Forecas�ng program , as proposed by the PDA Strategic Forecas�ng Task Force and adopted by the PDA Board of Trustees .
1 . Strategic Forecas�ng Commitee ( SFC ). a . Comprised of : i . Three PDA trustees , selected by the BOT . ii . Three COD representa�ves , selected by the COD . iii . Two at-large members , at least one of whom is a new den�st , selected by the
BOT from nominees submited by the NDC and COD . iv . PDA President , President-Elect and Execu�ve Director . v . The chair shall be selected by the members of the SFC from among its members , excluding the current PDA president and president-elect . The term for the chair shall be two years , with a maximum of two consecu�ve two-year terms . b . Terms and Removal : i . SFC members other than the president , president-elect and execu�ve director shall serve two-year terms , except that one each of the ini�al trustee members , COD members and at-large members shall , for the ini�al term only , serve for either one year or three years in order to create staggered terms . ii . Any SFC member can be removed by a 2 / 3 majority vote of the PDA BOT or by simple majority votes of both the en�ty that nominated that member and the BOT . c . Func�ons : i . Receives program recommenda�ons from SIGMA Teams . ii . Refines and priori�zes SIGMA Team recommenda�ons . Those that are high priority , urgent and / or fully developed may be referred directly to the BOT for ac�on and possible implementa�on . Others may be referred to one or more appropriate PDA standing commitees for further review . The PDA commitee ( s ) can recommend their own refinements , recommend implementa�on as is , or recommend rejec�on . iii . Before referring any recommenda�on to the BOT , the SFC shall calculate its fiscal impact and iden�fy ( or confirm ) at least one poten�al funding mechanism for said SIGMA program recommenda�on . Other than applicable laws , there shall be no limit on the types of funding mechanisms that may be considered , including the scaling back or elimina�on of an exis�ng program . iv . Conducts environmental scans , member surveys and other such data gathering as is necessary to iden�fy changes in condi�ons ( marketplace , societal , cultural , poli�cal , etc .) that have poten�al to materially affect , whether posi�vely or nega�vely , the associa�on and / or the profession . Uses results of such scanning to assign topical strategic review exercises to SIGMA Teams .