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Welcome to the Local Sections Committee (LSC) Meeting

Welcome to the Local Sections Committee (LSC) Meeting. Monday – March 21, 2010 11:45 AM to 1:15 PM – Republic C San Antonio, TX. Meeting Agenda. LSC Introductions LSC Mission Working Session to Discuss How to Improve Local Sections LSC 2010 Goals 2010 Leadership Development Conference

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Welcome to the Local Sections Committee (LSC) Meeting

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  1. Welcome to the Local Sections Committee (LSC) Meeting Monday – March 21, 2010 11:45 AM to 1:15 PM – Republic C San Antonio, TX

  2. Meeting Agenda • LSC Introductions • LSC Mission • Working Session to Discuss How to Improve Local Sections • LSC 2010 Goals • 2010 Leadership Development Conference • Program Planning Grants • John J. McKetta ProjectConnect Grants • “My AIChE” • 2010 Shining Star - Volunteer Recognition Awards • Question and Answer Session

  3. LSC Executive Officers Spring 2010-Spring 2011 3

  4. LSC Executive Officers Spring 2010-Spring 2011 Thank-you Dave Jacobs for a job well done as Chair of the LSC in 2009-2010!

  5. LSC Mission To strengthen AIChE’s Local Sections through: • ProjectConnect/Program Planning Grants • Support Leadership Development Conference • Resource development • Networking • Opportunities for sharing information • Long-term support focusing on Local Sections • Providing Volunteer Recognition • Representation of all Local Sections and Regions (new goal for 2010)

  6. Available Resources • http://www.aiche.org/LocalSections/Resources/index.aspx • How to start a Young Professional Group • Local Section Officers' Resource Guide (updated Spring 2009) • Local Section Annual Report 2009 Summary • Local Section Officer Descriptions • Top Ten Ways to Involve Students in Your Section Flyer • more ….. Please review the Spring 2008/9 LSC Luncheon presentations for more complete listing of additional benefits of AIChE membership

  7. Working Session (WS) Presented By: Todd J. Willman, PE, MBA Chair, Local Sections Committee

  8. Membership Trends 15 Year View Total Membership ProfessionalMembership Students 2009 Final Professional members 30,336 Students Members 12,759 2010Membership on track for 3% loss

  9. LSs by Region/State

  10. Working Session • What do Local Sections Need? • Local Section Annual Report 2009 • Local Section Contact Campaign • In-Need • Trends/ Succession PlanningSuggestions • Dues/Finances/Fundraising • Grants • Representation in LSC

  11. WS – State of the Local Sections • Only 59 of 112 sections are considered active (filing reports) • Sections classified as ‘in-need’ have doubled from 2008 to 2009 (25-46) • Chemical engineering graduates are increasing while AIChE membership is declining • Decreasing grant applications while increasing grant availability to Local Sections • Local Sections are the grass-roots of AIChE – a new approach as a ‘farm’ system in major league baseball is needed to turn this around by AIChE National – strong ownership, recruitment, and investment

  12. WS – Priorities for 2010-2011 • Develop strong connection between Local Sections and LSC committee • Appoint regional representatives to the LSC • Quarterly online meeting to address the needs of Local Sections • Include the newly appointed Chief Information Officer as a National Representative for their Local Section on the LSC • Develop and vote on the top priorities/needs of Local Sections to be communicated to AIChE Leadership.

  13. WS – Ideas for 2010-2011 • PE/FE Exam Review options for young professionals to attract the future membership of AIChE • Sharing of meeting content of larger Local Sections with smaller ones within a region • Combine some regions to strengthen them • West as Pacific Coast and Mountain (now 15 sections) • Plains merges with Midwest (only 3 in Plains) • Encourage the largest sections in each region to cultivate the smaller sections • Promote ‘Regional’ activities to further sustain and grow Local Sections

  14. WS – LS Annual Rpt 2009 • Annual Report • Total Sections 111 • 59 Submitted Annual Rpt • 52 No Annual Rpt • 30 Sections lack leadership/organization • Potential 83 active LSs total

  15. WS – LS Annual Rpt 2009 • Goals • Boost Meeting Attendance • Outreach • Restart • Budget • Slight Increase in Income • Fundraising • Corporate Sponsorship

  16. WS – LS Annual Rpt 2009 • Meetings/Attendance • 5-10/yr 24 LSs • 0-5/yr 28 LSs • 0-2/yr 17 LSs • Avg # of years since graduation 15-30 • Leadership mtgs 1-3/yr 35 • Leadership mtgs 0/yr 15

  17. WS – LS Annual Rpt 2009 • Young Professional Groups • 14 in 2009 vs 9 in 2008 (55% increase) • 12 expressed interest • Recruiting/New Members • Focus on student chapters • Support of local companies • Long-term volunteer burnout

  18. WS – LS Annual Rpt 2009 • Tools • Continual AIChE national contact • Benefits for dues paid • Shining Star Recognition

  19. WS – LS Annual Rpt 2009 • Communications • Email • 10 with paper newsletters • Only 6 cite their website • Majority of sections seldom visit AIChE.org • 3 Sections use Groups • Benefits • Networking • LS Committee Help

  20. LSs “In-Need” • No Annual Report • No National AIChE Member(s) in key leadership positions • Chair • Vice-Chair • Treasurer • Secretary • No contact with LSC • If you think you are In-Need or will be – Contact the LSC!!

  21. Reasons for Becoming Inactive • Job Relocation/Market Shift • Loss of a Significant Leader • Retirement/Low Recruitment • Low Attendance/Low Volunteerism • Leader Burnout

  22. Trends-Why are Sections Struggling? • Volunteer • Lack of volunteers leading to burnout • Apathy of leaders • Charismatic leader loss • Members not feeling able to contribute any longer • Competition from alternative, more focused professional organizations • “What’s in it for me?” attitude • Competing interests social/family/retirement • Changing, more demanding work environment that does not allow (time) for supporting volunteer professional organizations during working hours • Some members able to contribute more in summer vs academic year, but sections usually off then 22

  23. Trends-Why are Sections Struggling? (cont) • Local Section • Geographical spread of section • Decreasing membership dues • Industry • General decline in the economy, folks are more focused on their immediate needs • Shifting industrial base • Few industries pay for memberships as a perk • National • Decreasing grant applications/Increasing grant availability • Young Professional • Student Sections 23

  24. Ways to Restart/PreventBecoming Inactive • Start Small – Kickoff Meeting + 1 • Contact your members personally • Gauge Interest • Recruit Young Professionals • Delegate to Retirees • Reach out to a Professional Society / Local Section near you • Contact the LSC • Delaware/Balcones Fault have restarted!

  25. Succession Planning • “No organization plans to fail, it just fails to plan!” • Prepare for leadership transition • Define goals, roles and responsibilities • Keep a record of all member information, accounts, contracts and passwords • Have at least two people on bank accounts • Communication Strategies • Consider using free email services (Google, etc) • AIChE Web Hosting – “manage content not tech” • Newsletter/Social Networking • Volunteer time is $ - maximize its impact and their success

  26. LS Dues/Finance Questions • Where are you? • How much of your annual budget is based on dues? Fundraising? Corporate Sponsorship? • What is your spend out each year? Carryover? • How many of your LS members are National members only? LS only? Both? • Do you recruit National only members to be LS members and vice versa? Recruiting doesn’t stop with Young Professionals or new to the area. • What value does the LS provide for the dues? What’s In It For Me (WIIFM)! Networking, Tours, Technical Talks, etc. • Do you apply for Grants? • Do you use off the shelf financial software (Quicken, Microsoft Money) or Excel? (Treasurer’s Rpt Item?)

  27. Fundraising • Fundraising • Corporate Support for Mtg/Newsletter • Budget Control Strategies • Meeting Rooms without fees • Combine with other professional societies

  28. LSC Goals for 2009-2010 • Contact all Local Sections • Assist Local Sections “In Need” • Support Host Section for 2010 LDC • Award Program Planning Grants • Have at least two applications for Programming Grants • Award up to $7,200 in ProjectConnect Grants • Award full $1800 per quarter for 2nd and 3rd Quarter 2009 ProjectConnect Grants • Award Shining Star Volunteer Recognition Awards • Solicit nominations and recommend host for 2011 LDC conference • Facilitate Information Sharing between Local Sections • Have at least one instructional Webinar for local section topic

  29. LS Goals for 2009-2010 Recruiting Young Professionals Senior Members Tools 29

  30. Leadership Development Conference June 4-6, 2010 Presented By: Noah McMillan & RC Ramaswamy East Tennessee Section Kingsport, TN

  31. Where is Kingsport, TN? Map and pictures courtesy of Kingsport Convention and Visitors Bureau

  32. Informative full weekend program includes: Brian Ferguson Chemical Industry Leadership Challenges Tom Connelly Leadership in Chemical Innovation • Effective communication skills • Innovation and addressing change • Leadership skills assessment • Educating future leaders

  33. Engaging break-out sessions: • Engaging the community through outreach • • Promoting the value of AIChE to millennials • • Marketing your organization via communication channels • • Team leadership • • National AIChE resources • • How to plan an LDC • Plus… • • Eastman plant tour • • Networking opportunities • • Whitewater rafting excursion • • Saturday night entertainment

  34. What Can You Do? • Personally attend the 2010 LDC • Send someone from your local section • Sponsor someone from your local section or student section Registration is open now at: http://www.aiche.org/leadershipconference.aspx

  35. AIChE Program Planning Grants Presented By: Todd Willman Chair, Local Sections Committee

  36. Program Planning Grants • 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 • 2010 Deadline – March 31st Next Application Deadline: March 31, 2010 NoApplicationsSubmitted

  37. John J. McKetta ProjectConnect Grants Reprentative Presented By: Karen Bard ProjectConnect Grants

  38. 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 • Attempt to award $1800 per quarter

  39. In Response, Award Value Increased Project Connect Applications and, hence, Number of Awards Trending Down

  40. AIChEON DEMAND An On Demand Strategy bringing value and relevancy to AIChE membership

  41. C C C C + + = Content Connection Conversation Convert • Generate steady stream of valuable Content • Control cost of production by enabling volunteers to generate content • Sustain participation by fostering connections & communication • Execute initiatives to Connect the audience • With AIChE • With each other (geographically, topically) • With the world • Leverage connection to sustain Conversations • Mere consumption is not brand-sustainable • Conversation on the “web” by Participating & Contributing • In context of Connections • In context of Content generation (causes, projects) • Convert (to member) and Retain.

  42. Blogs (YP, Career, Technical) Speakers Corner Directories (Member, Consultant) Member Center Webinars Meeting SessionsLocal Section Speakers Division Webcasts Knovel e-library Coming Soon Apps for : TCA Polymath TK SOLVER AICHE Handbook CEP Other Journals/ Magazines Pilot e-learning courses Biofuels (CCPS) SACHE Modules

  43. Content over 1000 0riginal content offerings

  44. LIVE Webinars • 88 live webinars since launch • 4 a month currently • Attendance ranges from 30 – 250 per event • Attendees mostly member and senior member grades • 20 non-members

  45. Archived Webinars • 88 Archived Webinars • 297 archived meeting presentations • Recordings from LDC • Recordings from Divisions • Coming Soon: recordings from regional meetings

  46. CIO’s Getting AIChE Benefits and Services Information to members through Local sections • Collect ideas for webinar topics from Local Section members • Serve as a reminder of deadlines for discounted registration for AIChE meetings • Share opportunities for recognition through the expanded Institute Awards program • Take feedback from your community on what additional resources could improve your programming • Provide additional material for programs specifically designed for the Local Sections • Speakers Corner, • Leadership Development Conference • Project Connect Grants • Communicate with the AIChE staff on how the Institute could tailor career services to better serve members in your area •  Inform the AIChE leadership if there is an important public policy issue impacting chemical engineers in your community

  47. ChenectedWhere Chemical Engineers mix it up Http:chenected.com • ChEnected is Reactive • ChEnected is Interactive • ChEnected is Multimedia • ChEnected is Connected • ChEnected is Young CHEME’s

  48. ChENEctedWhere Chemical Engineers Mix it Up • ChEnected Components • Blog posts • Utube videos • Comments/discussions on posts • Connected to Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Flickr and Slideshare • YP of the Month

  49. CHEnectedWhere Chemical Engineers Mix it Up • Soft Launch date – Saturday, March 20, 2009 • Over 20 blogs ready to go • Advisory Panel ready to seed comments • Process in place for gathering/changing videos, jokes, jobs, articles etc • Hard Launch – End April/May 1st • Marketing launch with lots of exposure • Roll out plan to develop Widget • Universities • Corporations • Other blogs and CHEME Sites www.chenected.aiche.org

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