Local Section Best Practices
Looking for programming topics? Want to find some ideas for your next section meeting? Here you can read about other sections' best practices.
Local Sections (LS) Task Force Recommendations for Best Practices AIChE Local Sections (LS)
The CEOC has put together a Best Practices document that provides local section leaders concepts and ideas that have proven successful in other local Sections within the last 3 years.
PowerPoint presentation of LS Taskforce recommendations for Best Practices
Word Document of Best Practices of LS Taskforce recommendations for Best Practices
Volunteerism Best Practices -- the CEOC (Career and Education Operating Council) has developed a packet as a means to help AIChE leaders build and maintain a solid volunteer base. This package is comprised on information from the Volunteer Participation Workshop held at the 2002 Leadership Development Conference, the discussions of the 2001 Critical Issues Task Force, and the experience of our members as part of a comprehensive review. The document offers a list of Best Practices which can be converted to concrete specific actions that will have an impact and can be adapted to the needs of any organization. Click here to view the CEOC Volunteerism Best Practices.
BartlesvilleLocal Section hosts 9th annual Energy Days
On April 25-27, 2006, the Bartlesville Local Section hosted the 9th annual Energy Days. 900 students and 50 teachers from 14 different school districts within a 50 mile circle around Bartlesville, that includes schools from Oklahoma and Kansas, attended this event.
During the two hour session the students participated in activities that explore how petroleum is discovered, produced, processed and utilized in an environmentally safe manner. The challenging lessons were taught by a total of 250 volunteers- retired employees of Phillips and Conoco, teachers, and current ConocoPhillips employees. These lessons included eight hands-on activities and other demonstrations involving the energy industry. The goal of this event is to expose students to science and encourage them to consider a science career or to feel more comfortably with energy decisions that are now important. Each student received a t-shirt with the names of the contributing companies and organizations. The teachers also received educational materials for their classrooms. For more information on this event, please contact the Becky Hoover at beckyhoov@sbcglobal.net
On February 21, the North Jersey Local Section held a regional local section dinner meeting. Representatives from AIChE's affiliate benefit partners were on hand to talk about their products. Read a recap of the meeting here.
Vision 2010 A strategy to revitalize a section. In 2005, the section met to discuss the strategic vision for the UpperMidwest local section . The discussion focused on the sections strengths and weaknesses, industry trends impacting the section, opportunities for leveraging partnerships, and ways the section can increase the value that members -- and society -- realize from their existence.
Read the Boston Ichthyologists Local Section formula for success and Excutive Forum.
Learn about the North Jersey Local Section's succesful programming tips.
Is your section involved in public outreach? Read about the Cleveland Local Section'soutreach program.
Does your section have a Best Practice? Please send us the information to localsections@aiche.org and we will post the information on the web.