The InterPore Council met on September 24 via zoom. While the agenda included a few minor business items, the majority of the discussion centered around a financial update and a draft version of the InterPore Strategic Plan.

InterPore Treasurer Azita Ahmadi-Senichault presented financial data, focusing primarily on two items. The first was the overall financial results from the 2025 meeting. These results showed a small net loss from the meeting, but of the order that will not impact overall financials. This was good news because the lower-than-expected attendance at the meeting had prepared us for the possibility of a more substantial loss.  Second, Azita presented historical finances broken down to highlight annual cycles in the total balance (caused by the different periods of income versus expenditures associated with the annual meeting), as well as highlighting the overall build-up in reserves. These increases came mostly from online or hybrid meetings during and after the pandemic, as well as when conferences were hosted at locations that were able to subsidize certain costs. This financial data is being used for better forecasting and planning.

Past-president Karsten Thompson presented the action items recommended by the Strategic Planning Committee, contained in the draft of the strategic plan. The discussion that followed was heavily focused on the ways to increase industry participation in the Society, and how InterPore can best serve industry needs.  A few immediate action items were formulated to connect with industry for feedback. The aim is to help ensure that membership in the Society and offerings by the Society provide the benefits that will draw industry to InterPore.

The draft strategic plan has received comments from the Council, Executive Committee, and InterPore Staff, and is currently under final revision before publication.  Its aim is to help guide and provide focus for InterPore investment and decision-making over the next 3-5 years.