Working with ASIP

The American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) is a society of basic and clinical biomedical scientists who investigate mechanisms of disease.  As a member of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, a coalition of 22 independent societies, ASIP plays an active role in assisting to support and lobby for the interests of 84,000 biomedical scientists from 35 different countries.  In addition, ASIP manages seven different societies of similar interest, including: the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories and the Association for Pathology Informatics.

ASIP prides itself in its goals of furthering the field of investigative pathology and nurturing the professional advancement of its members’ education and development. In turn, its member scientists are dedicated to the use of various structural, functional, and genetic techniques to research the origins and mechanisms of a disease. This research is then ultimately used to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of particular pathogens.

As a growing society that manages thousands of member records under seven different branches, ASIP conducted its business of membership and data management through several databases of information, often causing a decrease in staff efficiency and an increase in time needed to accomplish basic management tasks. As a result, ASIP developed a need for a new mechanism of enterprise resource management that would simplify its management process.  With various societies to manage, ASIP demanded a solution that would meet its needs of integration while providing staff with an efficient method to best manage its societies and its members.

Euclid Technology’s flagship software, ClearVantage, proved to be the right choice for ASIP’s growing business. “Many of the other systems that we looked at required us to purchase and ad on many of the management modules that our organization and most associations need the most,” said ASIP’s Director of Meeting and Membership Services, Tara Snethen. “One of the things that we enjoy about ClearVantage is its ability to service many of our needs without customization to the original software—especially with the multiple organizations that we manage.”

After signing with ASIP, Euclid quickly went to work with the company to put the ClearVantage software into operation.  As with all of its clients, Euclid applied its SystemOne approach of implementation—a structured method of conversation between Euclid’s project team and client meant to pinpoint an organization’s needs, objectives, and challenges. This proven method allows Euclid to cover key issues necessary for conversion while simultaneously giving Euclid a successful implementation rate of four to five months quicker than its competitors, on average.

“Euclid’s approach to implementing ClearVantage gave our staff the proper training and our management team the essential tools needed to help accomplish our goals,” continued Snethen. “I particularly noted Euclid’s dedication to getting the job done right and its staff’s thorough knowledge of the association industry.  Throughout the implementation process, Euclid’s project team was able to understand and answer all of our questions every step of the way while giving us the resources and attention an association of our size needs.

With ClearVantage, ASIP is able to control every aspect of its member events, generate various committees for award recipients, and create time-saving reports meant to better communicate with their members—features that, before ClearVantage, were either not available through one system or created less efficient processes for ASIP employees.

“Overall, we are very happy with the system’s intuitive feel and easy navigation,” stated Snethen. “Before turning to Euclid, we had to access various programs to access basic member information. Now that information is centralized through ClearVantage, members are able to seamlessly update their profiles, register for events, and pay dues through the web while giving our staff real-time access to this information.”

“Euclid is pleased to have ASIP as a new member on our growing list of clientele,” says Euclid Technology’s President and CEO, Charles Vinal. “As an organization representing thousands of scientists, ASIP is now able to utilize Euclid’s advanced software to better foster the advancement of medical research. We are dedicated to continuously providing ASIP the service and care it needs to accomplish their goals.