More than 150 pronounced companies attended the third Middle East Process Engineering Conference and Exhibition (MEPEC 2015). The conference took place in Bahrain on 15-17 September, 2015. Ms. June Wispelwey, AIChE Executive Director, inaugurated the Young Professionals Committee of Saudi Arabian Section (YPC-SAS), the first YPC ever established outside the USA. The inauguration ceremony accommodated a crowd of hundreds, including industry CEOs and executive managements.
She called upon the delegates to view the exciting young initiatives, highlighting the significant presence of AIChE in a strategic region, the Middle East. Ms. Wispelway, shared her enthusiasm about YPC's contagious energy, ambitious vision, compelling story, and exciting planned activities.
The audience watched a short video highlighting the YPC program as follows:
· Vision: the YPC is future-focused and growth-fueling body, serving as a platform for young chemical engineers.
· Mission: attract and engage young professionals, by providing life-long development and networking opportunities. Build a vibrant community cultivating professionalism, innovation and social responsibility to encourage the transformation of the industry for the benefit of humanity.
· The new YPC currently include eight founding young officers from different major oil and gas companies such as Saudi Aramco, Sadara, AspenTech and Guirdian.
· Background (Founding and Incorporation)
o Founded, May 20, 2015. SAS-AIChE Annual Meeting, Le Méridien
o Team Members:
· YPC's activities include:
o Technical & leadership workshops
o Social mixing events
o Environmental & earth days
o Volunteerism
YPC-SAS avails unique opportunities to 2000+ young professionals (aged 35 years or younger) such as:
• Technical and personal growth at a younger age.
• Career building
• Bridging gap between academia and industry
• Social responsibility & community outreach
• Leadership development
• Social networking & knowledge sharing
The Saudi Arabian Section's YPC invites you to get in touch with them to get engaged and attend their activities and enjoy the benefit of their membership.
e-mail: ypc@aiche-sas.org
Linkedin: SAS AIChE
Twitter: @AIChE_Saudi
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