Table 1.

Key Recommendations from the 2018 ISSCR Strategic Planning Report

Number	Recommendation
1	Establish a task force to explore potential changes to the annual meeting format and programming to reflect the evolving stem cell field.
2	Establish a task force on Asian engagement on how best to engage with global stem cell communities in Asian countries at the science, society leadership, clinical and commercial translation, and policy levels.
3	Establish a regularly scheduled Next Generation of Leaders Retreat program to promote involvement of emerging independent stem cell investigators in the society’s issues and future leadership.
4	Engage the Junior Investigator Committee in surveying young scientists and developing recommendations for attracting and retaining the next generation of scientists.
5	Explore creating online education modules aimed specifically at physicians.
6	Develop a how-to section on the ISSCR website for reporting disreputable clinics to regulatory bodies.
7	Maintain support for policy outreach and advocacy as a key activity and provide appropriate resources to increase international impact.
8	Establish an Education Committee with a mandate to explore and collate existing online education materials suitable for different audiences, oversee and regularly review the ISSCR website content, and develop new educational resources for ISSCR members teaching stem cell science.
9	Reconfirm the society’s commitment to holding one in three annual meetings outside of North America.
10	Identify existing and new companies with direct commercial interests in the stem cell space and clear relevance to the ISSCR’s mission and consolidate relationships with them.