Welcome to the Local Sections Committee LSC Meeting

1. Welcome to the Local Sections Committee (LSC) Meeting Monday – April 27, 2009 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

2. 2 Meeting Agenda LSC Introductions 2009 Leadership Development Conference Volunteer Recognition Awards Program Planning Grants John J. McKetta ProjectConnect Grants AIChE Chemical Engineering on Demand Working Session Question and Answer Session

3. 3 LSC Executive Officers Spring 2009-Spring 2010 Dave Jacobs– Chair (Central Savannah River) Opportunity – 1st Vice Chair Opportunity – 2nd Vice Chair Opportunity - Director at Large Mac Qadir – Director at Large (Northern California) Jim Klein - Section Liaison, (Central Savannah River) Karen Bard – Project Connect Sub-Committee Chair (Mid-Hudson) Diane Spencer - CEOC Liaison (Northern California) Peter Sibilski – Director at Large (North Jersey) Craig Wildemuth – Past Chair (Rocky Mountain / Northern California) Christopher Dean –Executive Student Council Liaison Felicia Guglielmi - Director, Volunteer & Membership Activities Lowell Aplebaum - Volunteer & Membership Activities Liaison

4. 4 LSC Mission To strengthen AIChE’s Local Sections through: Resource development Networking Opportunities for sharing information Long-term support focusing on Local Sections

5. 5 LSC Goals for 2009-2010 Solicit nominations and recommend host for 2010 LDC conference Award $2000 in Program Planning Grants Increase applications for Project Connect Grants Re-introduce “Best Newsletter” Award Assist Local Sections “In Need” Facilitate Information Sharing between Local Sections

6. 6 Available Resources http://www.aiche.org/LocalSections/Resources/index.aspx How to start a Young Professional Group Local Section Officers' Resource Guide Local Section Annual Report 2008 Summary Local Section Officer Descriptions Top Ten Ways to Involve Students in Your Section Flyer more ….. Please review the Spring 2008 LSC Luncheon presentation for more complete listing of additional benefits of AIChE membership

7. Leadership Development Conference 2009 Presented By: Dan Lambert Chair, Central Savannah River Section

8. AIChE LDC 2009

9. AIChE LDC 2009 – Where

10. AIChE LDC 2009 – Hotel Augusta Marriott Hotel and Suites

11. AIChE LDC 2009 – View from hotel Augusta Riverwalk

12. AIChE LDC 2009 – Our goal AIChE has 113 Local Sections United States, Puerto Rico, The Netherlands/Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Singapore and Thailand AIChE has 19 Divisions and Forums We aim to better equip attendees to be the best leaders they can be

13. How can you help? Send someone from each of the local sections to the LDC We especially want leaders from dormant and struggling sections We hope to see some new faces and diversity Put LDC information on your web site

14. AIChE LDC 2009 – Some sessions Communications – Asking Questions Mentoring – Developing Leaders Programming – How to Improve Membership – Lifeblood Young professionals – Present & Future Creative Problem Solving Workshop Supporting Others: Students & Society

15. AIChE LDC 2009 – Plus… Many networking opportunities Visit one of the oldest cities of the south Meet members of the AIChE Staff and Board

16. AIChE LDC 2009 – What You Can Do Save the Date June 12-14, 2009 Spread the Word Augusta, Georgia Please Attend! http://www.aiche.org/ldc http://www.aiche-csra.org

17. AIChE LDC 2009

18. AIChE Volunteer Recognition Awards Presented By: Diane Spencer

19. 19 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

20. 20 Volunteer Recognition Awards 2008 Introduced the “Shining Star Award” to recognize individuals identified by their section as “outstanding contributors” Program budgeted for 9 awards. Only 7 were nominated! 2009 Program – re-establish original program with defined evaluation criteria

21. 2009 Shining Star Recipients 21

22. AIChE Program Planning Grants Presented By:

23. Assist local sections with their membership outreach efforts by encouraging development of a program plan that involved more than a single event. Supports outreach to broader section membership Series of events under an "umbrella" of a larger program with identifiable objectives and goals Encouraged to think "outside the box" Grants awarded twice per calendar year with maximum value of $1000 2008 Deadline – September 30th 2009 Deadlines – March 31st and September 30th 23 Program Planning Grants

24. John J. McKetta ProjectConnect Grants Presented By:

25. 25 Project Connect Assists local sections with their efforts to reach out to students, and increase membership and participation of recent chemical engineer graduates and new engineers.. Supports outreach to new and young engineers and students Typically single event programs Evaluated on Innovativeness and ability to become "best practice" Grants awarded quarterly with maximum value of $600 Plan to award $1800 per quarter

26. 26 Project Connect

27. AIChE Chemical Engineering on Demand (ChemE On Demand, ChemE OD) Presentation to the AIChE Local Sections Committee April, 27 2009 Bette Lawler, Director of Operations

28. 28 AIChE Portal – Strategy #3 Goal Statement: To create an environment on the web where chemical engineering focused products and services can be accessed by and collaborated on with the global chemical engineering community. Such products/services to include: Shared technical content in the form of live and archived conferences, webinars, publications, and on-line seminars/courses Virtual communities ( geographic/topical/product-centric and ad-hoc) Collaborative information creation Shared career advancement content/job search Virtual meetings and trade shows

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31. 31 ChemE on Demand Webinar Committee

36. 36 Webinars Free live and archived webinars as a member benefit started in 10/07 30 live events run to date All are archived Registrations varied from 10 to 300 Changed original class limit from 100 to 200 to 300 and with each change hit maximum capacity Consistent 50% no-show rate

37. 37 Live Webinars 6752 registrations for 30 webinars since 10/07. 3340 people. 96% of people attended six or fewer (59% took just one) 55% are 39 or younger (17% are 18 to 24)

38. 38 Member Benefits All active professional members will be entitled to 6 free (mix of live and archived) webinars each year All active student members will be entitled to unlimited archive views each year All past archived webinars will be free for all members, in perpetuity

39. 39 Key Assumptions Some content will be free to all Some content will be free to all members Where prices apply: member price live webinar: $129 non-member price/webinar: $179 member price/other doc: Free non-member price/other doc: $39

40. 40 Financial Overview: 2009

41. 41 Timeline May 1,2009 – Soft launch of pricing, member ‘credits’, new User Interface. Content will be webinars (live and archive) predominately. May 1-31, 2009 – Testing of functionality by members and staff. June 1, 2009 – Hard launch. September – December 2009 – Inclusion of publications, meeting papers, etc.

42. Sections In Need Scott Fogler/Dave Jacobs Saturday June 6, 2009 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

43. Defining “In Need” Who’s In Need? Trends Survey Says Who Can Help? What Can Be Done? A Success Story – Wilmington, DE Working Session Question and Answer Session

44. Defining Need A section that has not: Filed and annual report Doesn’t have a national member in a critical office Chairman Chair-Elect/Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer No contact with LSC

45. Who’s In Need?

48. Trends Shifting Industry Base Volunteer Burnout Increase applications for Project Connect Grants Re-introduce “Best Newsletter” Award Assist Local Sections “In Need” Facilitate Information Sharing between Local Sections

49. Who Can Help? National AIChE Local Sections Committee A Neighboring Local Section

50. What Help? Joint meetings with other sections (local, student, other professional society) Program Planning Grants McKetta ProjectConnect Grants

51. What Steps to Take? Contact National AIChE Local Sections Cmt Identify Volunteer Officers Review your charter and bylaws Get Access to Finances (bank account and past LS dues) Get a member list Plan a Kickoff Meeting Select a speaker/topic Plan a Budget/Schedule Apply for Grants Publicize the Event Follow-up

52. Volunteer Officers National AIChE Membership Required Minimum Chairman Prefer Vice-Chair and Treasurer too Secretary if available Other positions can be filled with local section only members

53. Charter & Bylaws

54. Finances Find the last bank statements and get transfer of access If section has been suspended, past dues may be available

55. Planning a Kickoff Meeting Pick a topic or speaker of broad interest and with name recognition

56. Planning a Budget/Schedule Be realistic on estimating the number of attendees that you can draw Budget for speaker’s fees, travel and honorarium Price the venue and food Prefer that a kickoff is without cost to add to the attraction

57. Apply for Grants Several Local Section Committee Grants are available Program Planning Grants McKetta ProjectConnect Grants Seek Corporate sponsorship

58. Publicize the Event Use email direct to members Notify Employers Notify other professional societies

59. Follow-Up Send out a newsletter with a summary of the event and a proposed calendar for future meetings Send a write-up to Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) for submission Recognize your volunteers

60. Wilmington, DE

61. Available Resources http://www.aiche.org/LocalSections/Resources/index.aspx How to start a Young Professional Group Local Section Officers' Resource Guide Local Section Annual Report 2008 Summary Local Section Officer Descriptions Top Ten Ways to Involve Students in Your Section Flyer more ….. Please review the Spring 2008 LSC Luncheon presentation for more complete listing of additional benefits of AIChE membership

63. Question & Answer Session

64. THANK YOU!For attending the 2009 LDC