Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62THE COUNCIL T H E G LO B E • 2 0 1 7 THE EDITOR’S PEN This well known quote from Jack Welch, the youngest CEO of General Electric Corporation and business philosopher, illustrates that success comes from anticipating the ramiications future events will have on the organization and to address the challenges that come with change. hereby preventing being forced into a catch up mode of operation that is usually more costly, oten inefective and sometimes too late. he digital revolution is having a transformational impact on the publication industry. Over the last ive years, the College leadership has been studying this trend and designed surveys that will allow us to align promising new technologies with the preferences of our membership. Regarding he Globe, over 70% of Fellows choose to have their Globe distributed by digital media (see page 12). his is important information, especially when coupled with the onerous cost of printing and distribution to ICD Fellows in over 100 countries. Further compounding the process are signiicant obstacles in the delivery chain due to individual country’s customs regulations and postal oicials, who have foiled delivery to our members. hese factors contributed to the unanimous decision of the International Council in Denver last fall to adopt the Digital Strategy for the College, which includes publishing a digital Globe as the primary format for our award- winning annual journal. Our members also report, not surprisingly, wide-ranging diferences in content preferences, relecting one of the great strengths of the ICD, our diversity. But this also creates challenges for space-limited print publications. In the digital Globe, we are able to publish concise articles embedded with the option to access more detailed information with just a click of the mouse, including text, videos and photographs. All articles that have this feature are identiied with blue-highlighted text. For those for whom English is at best a second language, free translation modules can be used to view all our articles in any language ater downloading the PDF version. Printed copies of he Globe will be available for purchase on a cost basis to Fellows in good standing. hose interested in receiving a hard copy should contact their Section for ordering information. Later in the year, he Globe will also be available to “hedigitalrevolutionishaving a transformational impact on the publication industry. Over the last ive years, the College surveys have allowed us to align promising new technologies with the preferences of our membership. Regarding he Globe, over 70% of Fellows choose to have their Globe journal distributed by digital media.” HE DIGITAL GLOBE: “CHANGE BEFORE YOU HAVE TO.” S. Dov Sydney, Editor-in-Chief anyone at list price via Amazon. he College leadership has responded robustly and boldly to the preferences of its members while embracing the technology that will allow our communications strategy, as Welch reminds us, to change before we have to. T Dr. Sydney’s video on ICD communications. 7 Journal of the International College of Dentists T H E G LO B E • 2 0 1 7