2014 Local Sections' Leadership Workshop

March 29-30, 2014

The meeting will be held at the Hilton New Orleans - Riverside, the same hotel as the 2014 AIChE Spring Meeting and 10th Global Congress on Process Safety.  Final information on lodging options, meeting registration, and the final agenda will be posted in the next month or two. Check back soon!

Travel Grants

The Local Sections Committee, CEOC, and the Board of Directors encourage all Local Sections to participate in this important event.  Travel grants will be available to cover the travel costs of Local Section Leaders to this workshop.  Please fill out the application if you are interested in recieving funding to participate in this event.  Requirements are included in the application.

LSLW Travel Grant Application (Word)

The deadline to apply is December 27, 2013 and awardees will be notified by the third week of January 2014.  Please email all complete applications to Monica Stowe at monis@aiche.org.

Lodging

Please check back soon for lodging information.

Tentative Agenda

Saturday, March 20, 2014

Time Session Description
8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast & Mixer  
9:00-9:30 a.m. Welcome & Introduction  
9:30-10:15 a.m. Session 1 Section Finances
10:15-10:30 a.m. Break  
10:30-12:00 p.m. Session 2 Local Section Officer Toolbox
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch & Networking  
1:30-2:15 p.m. Session 3 Broadcasting Local Section Programs to the World
2:15-3:30 p.m. Session 4 Transforming Program Planning to Increase Meeting Attendance
3:30-3:45 p.m. Break  
3:45-4:45 p.m. Session 5 Recruiting Local Section Leadership
4:45-5:30 p.m. Session 6 By-Law Makeovers
5:30-6:30 p.m. Session 7 Reviving Local Sections
7:00 p.m. Dinner & Social  

Sunday, March 30, 2014

8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast & Networking  
9:00-10:15 a.m. Session 8 Q&A with Operation Councils
10:15-10:30 a.m. Break  
10:30-12:00 p.m. Session 9 General Discussion
12:00 p.m. Concluding Remarks