After 40 years, SSP is still going strong after thanks in large part to efforts of the original Board of Directors. In recognition of their impact on the publishing industry, the Board members have been granted an Honorary SSP Lifetime Membership. Name Role Mark Carroll President Anita DeVivo Director E. K. (Woody) Gannett Director Joseph... Continue Reading →
#notfuturecrock! Looking back at SSP ’85 Chicago hype
As we run up to what is looking to be an epic annual meeting in Chicago, we thought we’d look back at other ways SSP meetings in Chicago were positioned. Oh, if only there was Twitter in the mid 80s, #notfuturecrock would surely have its moment. Taken from an earlier talk by Maureen Mitchell, the... Continue Reading →
A Brief History of SSP
The Professional Communication Society (PCS) was celebrating its own 40th anniversary in 1997 when an article detailing the history and formation of SSP was published in the July/August edition of the IEEE Professional Communication Society Newsletter. PCS noted at the time that its contributions to the formation of SSP, following a series of unusual PCS... Continue Reading →
SSP Logo and Brand Development: The Past is Ever Present
On October 6, 1978 the original Board of Directors for SSP met in the Conference Room at the American Geophysical Union. One item discussed was the approval of a logo to represent the newly formed Society. Following is the hand-drawn logo that was proposed: The approval of the logo was unanimous! The meaning and symbolism... Continue Reading →
Into the Archives: 2003 Annual Meeting Program
In 2003, SSP held its 25th Annual Meeting, Navigating Change, May 28 through 30at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore in Baltimore, Md. The preliminary program from the event is available here by clicking this link: 2003 Annual Meeting Preliminary Program. Sessions at the meeting included “Designing for the Scent of Information”, “Now that We're Online, Where is... Continue Reading →
Sipping, Supping, and Other Business
The AIP's Niels Bohr Library & Archives in College Park, MD is a repository and clearinghouse for information in the history of physics, astronomy, geophysics and allied fields. The library also stores a treasure trove of historical documentation that detail interactions between AIP, its past or current member societies, and SSP. The following 1979 memorandum... Continue Reading →
Into the Archives: 2002 Annual Meeting Program
In 2002, SSP held its 24th Annual Meeting, Collaboration, Controversy, and Common Sense, on May 29-31, at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, Mass. The preliminary program from the event is available here by clicking this link: 2002 Annual Meeting Preliminary Program. It's worth looking over, sessions at the meeting included "Electronic Ink", "The Open Archives... Continue Reading →
Society for Scholarly Publishing 