YPAB: Getting Started

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YPAB Getting Started

• By Matt Atkins
• 2006 Leadership Conference

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Road Map

• YPAB
• How to get started
• Teleconference
• What can YPAB do for you?
• Event Ideas
• Dos and Donts for Events

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AIChE Sections

• National
• Student
• Local/Regional

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YPAB

• Serves the purpose of
• Focus on transition
• Events to help transition to the work force
• Events of interest to Young Professionals
• Conduit for change at National

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YPAB - Who

• Student Chapter members and students
• Regional professionals up to age 35

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YPAB How to get started

• Contact YPAB representatives (at the end of the
  presentation)
• Get buy-in from the Local Section to start
  putting together events
• Sponsorship from companies or member funding
• AIChE website ypab_at_aiche.org
• and put together events

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YPAB Teleconference

• Monthly teleconference to discuss YPAB issues
• Cover events at Local YP sections
• Talk about initiatives at National
• Work on event topics
• National and Regional conference event planning
• Get feedback from other YPAB members

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What can a local YP group do for you?

• Networking!
• Bridge the gap between Student/National sections
  and Regional sections
• Company tours
• Medtronic
• Boston Scientific
• Summit Brewery
• 3M
• Employment help
• Support network
• Professional growth opportunities

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YPAB Event Ideas

• Positive Head Pump Basics
• St. Paul Saints game
• Incident War Stories
• Networking Making the most of your technical
  society membership
• Minnesota Engineering Society picnic
• Financial Planning
• AIChE running club

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YPAB Event Dos

• Facilitate Networking by getting people to
  interact Ice Breakers, etc.
• Involve other local sections like ASME, IEEE,
  SWE, ASQ, ACS, and any others you can think of.
• Remember the YPAB age range may not be as
  interested in Academic topics
• Have events at locations where people can easily
  stay longer than the formal event time.
• Have interactive, hands-on events
• Run ideas past the YPAB board for past experiences

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YPAB Event Do Nots

• Do not pre-purchase tickets to events
• Do not make events expensive get corporate
  sponsors
• Do not leave out your student chapters
• Do not assume you know what your section likes
  for events try a variety of events

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Questions Contacts

• Now or anytime in the future ypab_at_aiche.org
• Brian Daly
• National YPAB Chair
• brian.daly_at_us.abb.com
• Wendy Young
• Past National YPAB Chair
• wendy.young_at_bakerpetrolite.com
• Matt Atkins
• matt.atkins_at_fhr.com