Every four-five years the PESA Federal Board spend a day meeting in person (where possible) to review and update the Society’s strategic plan. The first such plan was released in 2016 with the aim of navigating the downturn in the industry and building foundations for PESA’s future. The second plan (Towards 2024) was released in 2019 with a 5 year operational time frame set within a 10 year planning horizon. The plan was revisited in 2021 but had the means to weather the Covid-19 pandemic in place so did not need significant updates. PESA’s third strategic plan was due to be developed in 2024.
The PESA Federal Board changes every two years as it rotates around State Committees which also change every two years, highlighting the importance of evergreen strategic frameworks for our society. PESA Strategic Plans enable current and future Federal Boards and State Committees to work towards achieving defined goals across the nation through each planning cycle.
A detailed survey was sent to all PESA members ahead of the strategy day and provided extremely valuable demographic data and feedback which were used to inform development of this strategic plan. The PESA Federal Board met in Adelaide on 21 October 2024 for an intense but productive day of discussions to develop this plan. Given the many 2030 targets set by governments, the board also decided to align PESA’s new strategic plan timeframe to 2030.
The Towards 2024 Plan was released just before the Covid-19 pandemic had profound impacts on many PESA activities, however it also opened up opportunities for new member services (e.g. national webinars, online content) and new ways of operating (e.g. remote meetings). This Towards 2030 Plan states how we aim to create more value for all PESA members by ensuring that we continue to deliver cost-effective, relevant and innovative services and products in this time of rapid and dramatic changes – globally, nationally and for Australia’s broader energy resource sector.
“Towards 2030” involves broadening the focus of the society to encompass the wider range of energy geoscience that makes up the work of our members. This involves more cross society collaboration and a shifting of some of our allegiances.
The plan also doubles down on an increasing trend within PESA for more online content, with the technical library, webinars and new member driven news offering of PESA Gazette.
The success of this plan will rely heavily on the volunteers within our society who sit on federal and branch committees. But it will also rely on our members in general who are put more in the driving seat for generating content for our communications and helping take PESA in the technical directions they are interested in.
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