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Local Sections

Stay Connected Close to Home.

AIChE local sections provide grassroots support for the Institute, essential to meeting the needs of chemical engineers locally. With locations spanning the U.S. and the globe, you don't need to go very far to meet colleagues who share your interests.

Beyond networking opportunities, your local section gives you the support you need to grow professionally and personally. In addition to regular meetings, you will find technical seminars, training courses, plant tours, grants, and roundtables on local issues. Many local sections also sponsor student programs with colleges and universities, and community activities and social events.

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Virtual Local Section

"No Chemical Engineer Left Behind"

The Virtual Local Section has no geographic boundaries and serves geographically isolated Chemical Engineers. It targets

  • AIChE members without access to a local section; 
  • Process Engineers who often aren't well supported professionally by their companies; and
  • Young professionals.

Resources for Local Section Leaders

Local Section leaders can look to AIChE's Membership Department for support, resources and training. Our goal is to make your role as a volunteer leader as rewarding as possible. Here are numerous resources to help you. If you don't find the resource you're looking for, contact us at localsections@...

2014 Local Sections' Leadership Workshop

March 29-30, 2014
Hilton New Orleans - Riverside
The LSLW is designed to help leaders of local sections learn more about leadership, meet AIChE’s support staff, and learn practical ideas that have worked successfully in other local sections. The LSLW would be valuable to new leaders as well as experienced ones as we want to develop leaders for...

Local Section Awards

Local Section Awards recognize excellence in public affairs initiatives, educational programs, and other accomplishments.

Start a New Local Section

By forming a local section, you can help serve your colleagues and peers in a more personal and direct way. Your local section can help meet the needs of chemical engineers who work and live in the area by offering technical seminars, joint activities with other engineering groups, and by providing a practical forum for sharing ideas, updates and information.

Speaker's Corner

AIChE's Speaker's Corner consists of a select group of leading experts and outstanding communicators who present keynote talks at AIChE Local Section meetings on a range of contemporary topics. Browse the lineup of distinguished speakers using the tools below; partial funding for the speakers travel expenses up to $250 is available from AIChE.

Shining Star Award

The Local Sections Committee and Career and Education Operating Council are proud to administer the Shining Star Award which recognizes outstanding volunteerism at the AIChE local section level and encourages members to become more involved in local section activities.