Welcome to the Local Sections Committee LSC Meeting

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Welcome to the Local Sections Committee (LSC)
Meeting

• Monday April 7, 2008
• 1145 AM to 115 PM
• Room 298 (2nd Level)
• New Orleans Convention Center

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Meeting Agenda

• LSC Introductions
• John McKetta ProjectConnect Grants
• Revival of Program Planning Grants
• AIChE Volunteer Recognition Awards
• Young Professionals Activity Update
• Thailand Local Section Formed
• Leadership Development Conference Update
• Ambassadors Program
• ScaleUp (Student Membership Initiative)
• New Web Functions / Annual Reports Update
• Enhanced CareerEngineer.com Job Search Website
• Question and Answer Session

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LSC Executive Officers Spring 2008-Spring 2009

• Craig Wildemuth - Chair (Rocky Mountain)
• Dave Jacobs 1st Vice-Chair (Central Savannah
  River)
• Opportunity 2nd Vice Chair
• Mac Qadir - Director, Meetings (Northern
  California)
• Opportunity - Director, Communications
• Jim Klein - Section Liaison, (Central Savannah
  River)
• Ed Bergen - ProjectConnect Sub-Committee Chair,
  (North Jersey)
• Opportunity - CEOC Liaison
• Peter Sibilski Past Chair (North Jersey)
• Felicia Guglielmi - Director, Volunteer
  Membership Activities
• Lowell Aplebaum - Volunteer Membership
  Activities Liaison

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LSC Mission

• To strengthen AIChEs Local Sections through
• Resource development
• Networking
• Opportunities for sharing information
• Long-term support focusing on Local Sections

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LSC Goals for 2008-2009

• Award up to 7,500 in ProjectConnect Grants
• Re-introduce Program Planning Grants
• Assist Local Sections In Need
• Facilitate Information Sharing between Local
  Sections

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Local Section Resources

• AIChE Local Section Leaders Page
• http//www.aiche.org/LocalSections/
• Local Section Resource Guide
• http//www.aiche.org/LocalSections/Resources/index
  .aspx
• AIChE Leaders Tool Box
• http//www.aiche.org/MemberCenter/Leadership/index
  .aspx
• Local Section Newsletter and Calendar
• Get Publicity for your Local Section Events
• Downloadable templates
• Certificate of Recognition template
• Local Section Member Survey template
• New Member Welcome Letter template
• Model Bylaws

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Local Section Resources

• What are other things that the LSC can, or should
  be doing, to help the Local Sections?
• Please jot your suggestions down on the index
  cards provided on the tables

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Local Section 50 Year Anniversaries

• Congratulations to the
• Central Florida Local Section
• Central Illinois Local Section
• Indianapolis Local Section
• North Jersey Local Section
• Peninsular Florida Local Section
• Southwest Louisiana Local Section
• All of which were founded in 1958!!

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John J. McKetta ProjectConnect Grants

• Presented By
• Peter Sibilski, P.E., FAIChE
• Past Chair, Local Sections Committee

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John J. McKetta ProjectConnect Grants

• Supports outreach efforts to students, recent
  graduates and new engineers.
• Typically single-event programs
• Grants awarded quarterly Apr, Jul, Oct, Jan
• Eligibility is one ProjectConnect grant every 12
  months
• Maximum grant amount increased to 600
• Applications are available from the AIChE website
  www.aiche.org - Local Sections - Resources for
  Local Section Leaders - Grants

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John J. McKetta ProjectConnect Grants contd.

• Event evaluation criteria
• Appeals to students, recent graduates and young
  professionals
• Program/Event provides a welcoming environment to
  students, recent graduates and young
  professionals
• Program/Event is innovative and/or interactive in
  its design
• Provides networking opportunities for all
  attendees
• Program/Event has a metric to measure its success

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John J. McKetta ProjectConnect Grants contd.

• 178 grants awarded since September 2001
• 4th Quarter 2007 ProjectConnect winners
• Central New England Local Section
• Central Savannah River Local Section
• Delaware Valley Local Section
• Ohio Valley Local Section
• National Capital Local Section
• Susquehanna Local Section
• Next Deadline June 30, 2008

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Revival of AIChE Program Planning Grants

• Presented By
• Peter Sibilski, P.E., FAIChE
• Past Chair, Local Sections Committee

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Program Planning Grants

• What are the Program Planning Grants?
• Initiated in 1997 to help Local Sections with
  their yearly programming
• Supports outreach efforts to broader Section
  membership
• Aids Local Sections in holding activities they
  otherwise might avoid due to financial
  considerations
• Encourages innovative interactive programs

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Program Planning Grants

• Whats available?
• Grants will be available in three denominations
• 1,000, 500, and 250
• Grants will be awarded twice a calendar year
• Total grant amount available in any year is
  determined by AIChE Board of Directors
• To obtain a grant
• Have to apply
• Spend the money
• Tell us how the event turned out in a summary
  activity report submitted to the LSC

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Program Planning Grants

• Application Award Timing
• For 2008 only
• Apply by September 30th awarded by October 31st
• For 2009 and beyond
• Apply by March 31st awarded by April 30th
• Apply by September 30th awarded by October 31st
• Eligibility is one grant every 12 months
• Applications are available from the AIChE website
  www.aiche.org - Local Sections - Resources for
  Local Section Leaders - Grants
• Applications are also available at this meeting

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AIChE Volunteer Recognition Awards

• Presented By
• Peter Sibilski, P.E., FAIChE
• Past Chair, Local Sections Committee

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Volunteer Recognition Awards

• What are the Volunteer Recognition Awards?
• Initiated in 2007 to recognize AIChE volunteers
  nation wide for their tireless efforts
• Support volunteers in attending national AIChE
  meetings throughout the year
• Aid Local Sections in helping their volunteers to
  continue to volunteer
• Recognize those that go above and beyond in their
  service to AIChE

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Volunteer RecognitionAwards

• Whats available in 2008?
• There are
• 2 1,000 awards
• Total 2,000 in Free Money!!!
• Free Admission to the Annual or Spring Meeting
• Award Obligation
• Have to apply
• Attend a national meeting (Annual or Spring)
• Submit travel expenses to national for
  reimbursement

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Volunteer Recognition Awards

• How Do I Get One?
• For 2008 Apply by 30 November
• For 2009 and on Apply by 30 September
• Applications are available at this meeting
• Applications will soon be available from the
  AIChE website www.aiche.org - Local Sections -
  Resources for Local Section Leaders

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Young Professionals Activity Update

• Presented By
• S. Tom King, Chicago Local Section
• Young Professionals Chair
• UOP

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Young ProfessionalGroups

• Chicago
• National Capital
• Pittsburgh
• New York City
• Minneapolis (Upper Mid West)
• South Texas

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YPAB activities

• Activities at the 2007 Annual Student Conference
• Presenting two career workshops
• Tips for After Graduation Success
• The Next Transition Starting Your Job and What
  Employers Expect in the First Five Years
• Participating in the student mixer and bash

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YPAB activities

• New Horizons program at 2008 AIChE Spring meeting
  in New Orleans
• Formally recognized by EBPC as a programming
  entity
• Brian Daly, Cheryl Teich and Ramesh Rameswaran
  are leading
• Topics so far Process and Design Safety,
  Distillation Operations and common failures, Heat
  Exchanger operation and design, Engineering
  Ethics, Refinery Overview. Looking for presenter
  on topic of rotating equipment
• Looking for more local AIChE members to assist
  with program

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Coming soon Thailand Local Section

• Presented By
• Felicia Guglielmi
• Director, Volunteer Membership Activities

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Thailand Local Section Formed

• AIChE Thailand Club officially established in
  2003
• LS Chair Dr. Pomthong Malakul, Petroleum
  Petrochemical College
• Will receive Local Sections status shortly
• Meetings and Programs
• Hold club meetings every 2-3 months at the
  Petroleum and Petrochemical College,
  Chulalongkorn University
• Dinner meetings with invited speakers from all
  over the world (USA, Canada, Japan, Thailand)
• In 2006 the section set up a program to send 3
  Chemical Engineering undergraduate students to U.
  of Regina (Canada)

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Thailand Local Section Formed, contd

• Fundraising Events
• AIChE Golf Tournament
• Bowling Tournament with Thailand Institute of
  Chemical Engineers (TIChE) for fund raising
• Currently 12 members and growing

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Organizing a Local Section

• First, make certain that a local section does not
  already exist in the area. Then,
• Establish a committee
• Organize a group of interested members in your
  area to help share the work of forming a new
  local section.
• Determine boundaries
• Identify the counties the new section would like
  to include. Boundaries within a 50-mile radius
  are suggested.
• Solicit membership
• Contact the Volunteer Membership Activities
  Department for a list of names and addresses of
  AIChE members within the defined boundaries.

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Organizing a Local Section,contd

• Obtain company support/sponsorship
• Many area industries are eager to see AIChE local
  sections started, and are willing to offer
  financial support or help with publicity.
• Utilize the resources available from AIChE
  Guide for Organizing a Local Section a
  downloadable booklet available from
  http//www.aiche.org/LocalSections/StartSection/in
  dex.aspx

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Organizing a Local Section,contd
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Leadership Development Conference Update(and
Centennial)

• Presented By
• Peter Sibilski, P.E., FAIChE
• Past Chair, Local Sections Committee

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• AIChE, established in 1908, is celebrating its
  100th Birthday!
• Visit the Centennial Website for activities
  throughout the year
• http//www.aiche.org/About/Foundation/CentennialC
  elebrationActivities.aspx
• Formal celebration to take place at the 2008
  AIChE Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, November
  16-21, 2008
• HIghlights
• A Century of Triumphs Ten Lasting Chemical
  Engineering Achievements
• Historic Modern Era Engineers
• Future Focus
• Mini Histories
• Centennial ChemE Car Competition
• Centennial Black Tie Gala with top CEOs
• Centennial Student Gala
• How will your local section celebrate?
• Please share your ideas via the local sections
  discussion forum located in the member center at
  www.aiche.org

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Leadership Development Conference Update

• No Separate Leadership Development Conference in
  2008 however,
• LDC Lite Program is being developed with the
  intent of it being held at the Centennial
  Celebration
• Formal Leadership Development Conference returns
  in 2009
• Host applications will be sent after Spring
  Meeting
• Many LS have shown interest
• Seeking more financial support from AIChE

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Leadership Development Conference Update, contd

• LDC Lite Program under development working
  topics currently include
• You are not alone
• Discussion of challenges and best-practices
  shared by all Sections
• Resources for Local Sections
• Discussion of whats available from AIChE,
  (templates, grants, speakers directory, etc.)
• Benefits of AIChE and attending local section
  meetings

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Ambassadors Program Update

• Presented By
• Lowell Aplebaum
• Volunteer and Membership Activities Liaison

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New and Improved Ambassadors Program

• Purpose To offer to every student chapter of
  AIChE a professional in the field who will come
  to their chapter and speak about the benefits of
  membership as well as on a mutually agreed upon
  topic of professional interest.

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New and Improved Ambassadors Program

• Ambassador visits are commencing at 55 student
  chapters nationwide
• Over 150 professional AIChE members have
  volunteered to be an Ambassador
• Wherever possible, Ambassador and student
  chapters were matched locally to provide a
  stronger connection to the Local Section

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New and Improved Ambassadors Program

• Ambassador presents on an agreed upon topic of
  interest, as well as on the benefits of
  affiliation with AIChE
• Evaluation by the chapter and the Ambassador
  happens soon after visit
• Ambassadors will be recognized at the Annual
  Student Conference

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New and Improved Ambassadors Program

• Goal is to expand to at least 70 chapters next
  year
• Possibility of greater involvement of Young
  Professionals/Recent Grads as future Ambassadors

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ScaleUp - Student Membership Initiative Update

• Presented By
• Lowell Aplebaum
• Volunteer and Membership Activities Liaison

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• New Student Member Initiative (ScaleUp) provides
  free membership to undergraduate students funded
  by generous corporate sponsorships
• Student Membership has increased by 3,000
  students in the first 6 months of the program

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• Sponsors receive greater interactions with
  students at career fairs and chapter visits, as
  well as national recognition in AIChE events

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• Through marketing, expanded communications and
  chapter visits, there is a stronger relationship
  between student chapters and the national
  organization
• Program expansion
• Ambassadors Program
• SACHE Safety Certificate Program
• AIChE Facebook Club

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New Web Functions

• Presented By
• Bette Lawler
• Director of Operations

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New Tools

• Second Life
• Roll out Phase one July 2008
• Roll out Phase two October 2008
• Social Networking Sites
• FaceBook
• MYspace
• Sharepoint Upgrade (Leaders tool)
• 50 unique sites with 601 users
• Wiki Application
• Completely intergraded to Microsoft Office
• Collaborative Templates

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Web Tools

• On-line Community (all members)
• Forums
• 10 forums
• 8 Strategy Discussions on-going
• On-line calendar
• Private messaging/emailing
• Web Casting for Divisions and Local Sections
• Cheme Car Safety Committee
• CAST Division
• CCPS
• Local Sections and Divisions

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Web Tools

• Hosted Local Section Sites 10 ( 2 in the works)
• On-line access for LS Leaders to database lists
• RSS News Feeds (all members)
• MIT
• Technology Review
• CCPS only so far ( full time blogger)
• Pod casts
• Blogs

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Web Tools

• CareerEngineer new enhanced platform
• 60-80 jobs currently
• Industry Specific
• Potential national job pool sharing
• Generates revenue for the Institute
• CareerToolPlus!
• Support services
• Industry research
• Resume creation
• Career management tools
• Knovel 5600 users/re-negotiating contract

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Webinars 2007-2008

• 3 Webinars 3rd and 4th quarters of 2007
• Advancing from the cubicle 38 attendees
• Ethics In Engineering 69 attendees
• Networking 34 attendess
• 2 Webinars 1st quarter of 2007
• Industry Process Safety Metrics 94 attendees
• Nanotechnology 148 sold out, second one
  schedule 3/08

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Local Sections Annual Reports

• If you have not already done so, please fill out
  your local sections annual report!
• Well compile answers and will send findings to
  you
• Thank you!

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Enhanced CareerEngineer.com

• Presented By
• Camille Belcuore
• Benefits Consultant

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AIChEs New CareerEngineer

• Updated and launched March 2008
• delivering new technology and
  enhanced end-user tools through
• AIChEs partnership with JobTarget

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For AIChE Members

• New features include
• AIChE Members are placed on top of the candidate
  list for employers to access their resumes first 
  
• Personal account to store cover letters, posts,
  communications with employers and notes from job
  searches
• Anonymous profile so employers will come to
  Members, leaving decision to respond up to the
  Member (this is great for Members who are just
  looking yet want to stay active in the
  employment market
• Job Alerts feature to automatically get emails
  when jobs post matching Members criteria

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For Employers

• New features include
• Employers set up and manage own accounts, as per
  industry practice
• Search for qualified candidates focusing on AIChE
  Member preferential placement in resume database
• View resumes and pay only for selected resumes
• Post internships free
• Contact candidates directly through Anonymous
  Profile database

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CareerEngineer
http//careerengineer.aiche.org
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THANK YOU!For attending the Spring 2008 Local
Section Committee Meeting
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Question Answer Session