Local Sections Best Practices

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Local Sections Best Practices

• AIChE Task Force LDC Results
• General Board Task to the CEOC
• October 2005

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Overview

• The intent of these Best Practices is to give the
  Local Section and its leaders some concepts and
  ideas that have proven successful in other Local
  Sections in the 3 years. There are many
  suggestions here and you are encouraged to try
  the 1 or 2 that you feel is most appropriate for
  your section and its members . If you have any
  questions on the Best Practices please contact
  Anette Ngijol at anets_at_aiche.org and she will be
  able to put you in contact with a member of the
  Local Sections Committee for a more in-depth
  explanation.

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Meeting Enhancements

• Good Meeting Turnout - increase of attendees
• Get creative speakersnot necessarily technical
  i.e., husband and wife team
• Rotate locations of meetings
• Hold joint meetings with other professional
  organizations
• Importance of Networking Mentoring

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Meeting Enhancements (2)

• Good Meeting Turnout - increase of attendees
• Designate a Student Liaison as an officer
  position within a local section
• Designate a faculty member as a local section
  officer
• Share University information with Local Sections
• Hold meetings on campus for students

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Speakers Bureau

• More useful for smaller sections that dont have
  a large network
• Include faculty members on Speakers list
• Acquire recommendations from other sections
  regarding speakers in area
• Keep costs down by using local speakers
• List topics of interest on the National website
• Include portion on dues bill to check off if want
  to be a speaker

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Lunch Meetings

• Expands networking base
• Enhances ability to gain volunteers
• Increases participation of those that cant
  attend night meetings
• Helps members with young families
• Work groups attend together
• Hold meetings at ChE facilities on a rotating
  basis

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Recognition

• Personal Thank You telephone call
• Personal Thank You note can be handwritten
• Send letter of personal recognition to employer
  when appropriate
• Put major recent accomplishments in the Local
  Section newsletter
• Send major recent accomplishments to the local
  newspaper
• Send brief report of Local Section significant
  events to National for publication in CEP
  magazine

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Recognition (2)

• Free Lunch/Dinner/Plant Meeting
• Nominate Local Section members for Fellow status
• The recognition can be a certificate, plaque or
  some modest monetary award cash / stock / bonds
• Free tickets to section events sports events
• Select Members for the Local Section Volunteer
  Hall of Fame

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Personal Awards

• Make presentation of individual awards at Local
  Section Meetings encourages supporting group to
  attend
• Make presentation of Leadership (corporate)
  awards at Local Section Meetings encourages
  supporting group (subordinates) to attend
• Have pictures taken during the Awards event to go
  along with the Award

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Personal Awards (2)

• Nominate Local Section members for National
  awards AIChE, ACS, etc
• Nominate Local Section members for Local Society
  awards AIChE, ACS, etc
• Give Awards that have high standards
• Give unique Awards that reward the unusual ChE
  in a non-traditional field
• Membership plaques Longevity

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Volunteer Selection

• All ready involved in LS activities
• Warm, Enthusiastic, Outgoing, Social
• Someone looking for Leadership skills
• Organized, Dependable, Industrious
• Supported by their Employer
• AIChe Advocate
• Creative Full of Advancing Ideas
• Willing to see activities through to completion

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Volunteer Opportunities

• Professional and Self Development
• Friendship and Network building
• Knowledge Transfer Mentor/Mentoring
• Civic Community Support
• Interaction with other Organizations
• Leadership Skills Development
• Give back to ChE Profession

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Volunteer Development

• Leadership Development Conference
• Step-by-step Process Outline
• Mentor from National
• Build up to the larger Task Positions
• Divide Tasks into Smaller Parts
• Structure Tasks to Fit Talents
• Lessons Learned available on National AIChE
  Website