LGBTQ+ & Allies Programming and Reception
LGBTQ+ & Allies Safe Zone Workshop
2:00 PM - 3:00PM EST
Hyatt Regency Orlando, Bayhill 31
This workshop is an opportunity for allies and LGBTQ+ to learn more about the current engineering culture, terminology, microaggressions and unconscious bias. Strategies will be shared and discussed on creating a more inclusive classroom and workplace. The workshop will be led by Stephanie Farrell, Experiential Engineering Education, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, and Anthony Edward Butterfield, Chemical Engineering, University of Utah.
LGBTQ+ & Allies Collaborative Discussion: Empathy in Action - Catalyzing Inclusivity for LBGT+ and Marginalized Communities in ChemE
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Hyatt Regency Orlando, Bayhill 31
LGBTQ+ & Allies Social and Meet & Greet
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST
Hyatt Regency Orlando, Bayhill 29
Please join us for our LGBTQ+ & Allies social. It’s a chance for young professionals to meet and hear from more experienced professionals while enjoying a cocktail (or mocktail). Hear from industry and academic leaders about their support for the initiative and network meet new contacts who are LGBTQ+ or supporting allies.
Join AIChE's LGBTQ+ & Allies Online Community
This community is open to professional AIChE members who are LGBTQ+ and allies. Topics of discussion will include the ongoing development of LGBTQ+ initiatives at AIChE, plus issues concerning, and opportunities for, LGBTQ+ chemical engineering professionals.
Learn more about the community.
Learn more about AIChE's Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives.
Interested in helping?
Are you an LGBTQ+ chemical engineer and AIChE member interested in sharing your story to help create awareness around diversity and inclusion? Are you an LGBTQ+ ally interested in helping with diversity and inclusion efforts? Send us a note at chenected@aiche.org with the subject "Diversity and Inclusion."