TASSA is in Reorganization Period

The authority of the Board of Directors is currently transferred to a Transition Team which is responsible for the governance and operation of TASSA.  Please refer to the 2010 Special General Assembly page for more information.

TASSA Transition Team

Acting President: Haluk Unal
Managing Director: Tugba Guntay
Communication Director: Ferhat Esen
Advisory Committee: Bulent Basol, Huseyin Abut, Orhan Gurbuz
Executive Committee: Haluk Unal, Ferhat Esen, Levent Guntay, Daver Kahvecioglu, Ozgur Kocaturk, Serap Rada
General Secretary: Ozgur Kocaturk
Treasurer: Refik Soyer
IT Support: Yalcin Sert

 

TASSA Bylaws Has Been Approved

We are very pleased to inform you that the Transition Team proposed-bylaws received endorsement from the TASSA Stakeholders and was approved by the Transition Team.

We thank everyone who provided help, comments, and guidance during the bylaws development process.

We are looking forward to your registration and participation to the TASSA 2012 Conference.

TASSA Transition Team

Attachments:
Bylaws
Organizational Chart

 

TASSA Acting President and Managing Director to meet with graduate students from University of Maryland, College Park

Haluk Unal, Acting President, and Tugba Guntay, Managing Director,  will meet with graduate students from University of Maryland at 12 noon on November 29, at Van Munching Hall, Rm 3332. Dilek Gunec and Onur Tosun are organizing the event. Pizza and soft drinks will be served.

The purpose of the gathering is to introduce TASSA, its resources, and inform students about the upcoming TASSA conference in March 2012. Unal will also ask support from the students for the organization of a Job Fair at the conference. Those who wish to attend could sign up at:

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=236382273089384

Transition Team Held a Town-Hall Meeting

The first informal TASSA Transition Team (TT) town-hall meeting was held on February 26, 2011 in Van Munching Hall Room #1330 at the University of Maryland Robert M. Smith School of Business, with around 30 participants from various professional and academic institutions in Washington DC and neighboring areas. Among the participants were: six TASSA TT members (one joining via phone from CA), four TASSA founding members, and a number of former and current TASSA members.

Participants also included people who have not heard about TASSA before they received the meeting invitation. Post-docs and doctoral students were also represented in the meeting.

Participants introduced themselves and their contact information including names, email addresses, and phone numbers were collected. Haluk Unal, chair of the Transition Team in charge of revitalization of the organization, made a presentation starting with TASSA’s history, past objectives and activities. He emphasized that the flagship activity of TASSA was the annual conference which was held very successfully between 2005 and 2008. He then summarized the difficult situation TASSA fell into as evidenced by failing to hold the flagship activity in 2009 and 2010. The 2009 TASSA Peer Review Panel described the situation as “State of Paralysis” and recommended revitalization of TASSA through a TT. In 2010, TASSA held a Special General Assembly where the power was completely transferred to a TT. The TT was charged to carry out reform activities and hold a General Assembly to approve the reform package and elect the next TASSA officials. The General Assembly also appointed Murat Tarimcilar of George Washington University to organize the next TASSA conference. Haluk Unal outlined the TT activities and the work plan. He then opened the issues to discussion.

February 26, 2011 Town Hall Meeting Notes

Attachments: Transition Team Meeting Minutes and Notes (PDF files):