2008-2010 ALA Strategic Plan
Founded in 1996, ALA is a worldwide organization providing leadership and educational benefits on the utilization of automation technologies, robotics, and artificial intelligence in order to improve the quality, efficiency, and relevance of laboratory analysis within and across multiple industries.
Laboratory Automation — Definition
Laboratory Automation is a multi-disciplinary strategy to research, develop, optimize, and capitalize on technologies in the laboratory that enable new and improved processes and products.
ALA Bylaws: Article 1; Section 1.3 — Purpose
The corporation (ALA) is formed to advance the science and education related to laboratory automation by encouraging the study, advancing the science, and improving the practice of laboratory automation.
ALA Policy and Procedures Manual: Article 1 — Mission
ALA exists to advance the science and education of laboratory automation by encouraging the study, advancing the science, and improving the practice of automation in the laboratory.
ALA's Core Business
ALA's core business is to support the relating community at large through the creation and successful implementation of sustainable educational and informational services and products that provide for excellence and ongoing development regarding the quality, efficiency, and relevance of automation strategies and technologies involving research and discovery in the laboratory across multiple disciplines and industries.
ALA's lines of business are inclusive of, in the broadest terms, education and information resources and management. ALA's target niche is individual and corporate members and prospects comprising three categories: academic/government; technology user, and technology provider.
ALA's Values
Core Values
- Excellence — ALA is committed to delivering high-quality, cost-efficient educational and informational services and products.
- Leadership — ALA is committed to the leading role for providing education and information regarding automation strategies and technologies for the laboratory.
- Awareness — ALA is committed to understanding and serving the educational and informational needs of the multi-disciplinary global community of scientists, engineers and other professionals involved in laboratory automation research and discovery.
Behavioral Values
- Professionalism — ALA is committed to honesty, integrity, respect, accountability, and steadfastness to scientific principle.
- Stewardship — ALA is committed to manage, preserve and responsibly use resources in line with the ALA mission and vision.
- Collaboration — ALA is committed to opportunities to work with aligned organizations sharing the ALA mission and vision.
In support of the purpose, mission, and core values defined above, specific strategies in the following categories are proposed for the 2008-2010.
- Constituency — Identify and engage the disciplines and industries that best define the evolving scope of service for the organization within the next three years.
- Education & Information Resources — Identify, develop and implement comprehensive portfolio of educational and informational services and products.
- Global Identity — Establish partnerships, systems and awareness programs to evolve ALA outreach, membership and identity around the world.
- Organization — Establish and cultivate an enterprising organization and infrastructure with the capacity to deliver mission-centric programs and services for the global membership.
Constituency — Identify and engage the disciplines and industries that best define the evolving scope of service for the organization within the next three years.
Goal Statement —
Increase the recognition of laboratory automation as a discipline within the drug discovery and development, food and agriculture, and energy generation and petrochemicals industries, thereby growing and improving ALA's member composition, programs and services, and financial performance1.
Education & Information Resources — Identify, develop and implement a comprehensive portfolio of educational and informational services and products.
Goal Statement —
Research and develop creative laboratory automation leadership programs, products, services, and informational resources that deliver value and education to our members, and respect financial goals and parameters.
Global Identity — Establish partnerships, systems and awareness programs based on growing ALA membership and identity worldwide.
Goal Statement —
Expand and cultivate strategic relationships with key organizations and thought leaders amalgamating ALA across key industries, academia, government, and geographic borders to grow and improve membership composition, ALA global identity and financial sustainability.
Organization — Establish and cultivate an enterprising organization and infrastructure with the capacity to deliver mission-centric programs and services for the global membership.
Goal Statement —
Manage and develop ALA's organizational structure for optimum effectiveness and efficiency in human resources, systems, processes, technology, and financial resources.
1. ALA recognizes that successful laboratory automation results from the application of numerous scientific disciplines such as genomics, nano- and micro-technology, engineering and informatics to the challenges faced within specific industries. ALA will support efforts to advance automation and science for these cross-industry disciplines especially as they are applied within drug discovery, food and agriculture, and energy generation and petrochemicals. ALA remains committed to developing synergies by collaborating with other associations and groups supporting disciplines closely related to our core mission. Specific examples include, but are not limited to, such areas as clinical diagnostics, forensics and security, and consumer product discovery and manufacturing.
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