Dear SiRA Community,
As I reflect on SiRAcon ’25, let’s take a moment and look to the future. First off, hats off to all the volunteers that helped make that happen. In my “State of SiRA” session, I shared our strategic goals and vision for the coming years. Our commitment to enable excellence in credible information and technology risk management is at the forefront of our objectives. We remain committed to being a guiding light in the industry and working to bring data-driven risk information into the decision-making processes.
Over the past year, the board has realized that while SiRA is a sustainable organization, we’re not a thriving organization. To that end, the board has set the following long-term strategic priorities:
- Cultivate a vibrant Member community focused on excellent risk management
- Develop sustained, long-term sponsor relationships
- Establish mutually beneficial global partnerships
- Board provides strategic direction, oversight, and accountability
- Prudent financial model bolsters growth and long-term viability
To support these objectives, we are focusing this coming year on increasing our value proposition for Members, expanding our reach and awareness, and partnering with like-minded organizations and individuals.
Enhancing and Updating Our Platforms
Our Members interact with us primarily through our platforms, and we will be both upgrading the underlying technology we use to host and organize our content and reorganizing our content to make it easier to find and access.
Increasing Brand Awareness
We can only grow by building awareness of SiRA as an organization. Areas of interest in building the SiRA brand include creating informal SiRA Member meetups at other events and refining our Member and sponsor value propositions.
Creating New Areas of Engagement
As we unveiled at SiRAcon ’25, we are looking to partner with education and academia, particularly through research competitions to acknowledge novel research and recognize talent. We also intend to partner with tool and solution providers, as well as the industry at large.
Diversifying Sponsorship Offerings
Also announced at SiRAcon ’25 is the new Organizational Sponsorship, which provides supporting companies with a new way to enable our goals and improve our offerings for Members. Further development in to more diverse sponsor packages and grant requests is on the horizon.
Volunteers are the heart and soul of non-profit organizations, and SiRA is no different. We welcome all ideas for how you can contribute your time and energy. Your dedication and passion help us organize events like SiRAcon, our webinar series, and so much more. If any of our strategic priorities or objectives piqued your interest or if you have any other ideas, please reach out to us at board@societyinforisk.org.
Finally, I want to send a heartfelt thank you to my predecessor, Lisa Young, and all of the previous and current Board volunteers who helped build the solid foundation of getting SiRA where it is today. I think I speak for my fellow Board Members in saying that we will do our best to continue all your great work in building a world-class non-profit organization that supports a growing community of risk analysts.