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The Emergence of the Chicago Young Professionals
Advisory Board
Presented By:S. Thomas King
YPAB Chicago Local Section
YPAB-Chicago Mission- Engineers with Big Shoulders
• Increase Young professional involvement in AIChE - Chicago
• Act as Liaisons between young and experienced engineers.
Figure 1: AIChE National Members in the United States
48,624 48,22245,002
42,63539,228
37,295 36,176
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Figure 3: AIChE members who dropped membership 1999-2004Total = 9856 members
4632, 49%
2464, 26%
2365, 25%
29 years and older25-29 years25 years and under
Founding Board• Dave Wishnick - Chair• Orok Duke, BP-Amoco• Tom King, University of IL-Chicago• D Sujan, Stepan• Nathan Pace, General Mills• Mike Behr, Equistar• Nely Flores, Abbott• Chris Greco, Environ
Event Summary
20United Center, Chicago, ILBulls GameWinter 200715Roger Masson, Goose IslandIP Law WorkshopFall 2006
30United Center, Chicago, ILBulls GameWinter 2006
Tina Tullburg, recruiter CPS32
Goose Island, Clybourn, Chicago, ILProfessional DevelopmentSummer 2005
9Lyondell Chemical Company,
Morris, ILPlant Tour: Technical
SessionSpring 2005
2210-pin bowling lounge,
Chicago, ILKickoff in the City
17Dave and Busters, Addison, ILKickoff in the SuburbsWinter 2005AttendanceLocationTopic
YPAB-Chicago Strategic Aims• Events of interest to young professionals• Interact with Chicago based Universities • Build relationships between young and
experienced Chemical Engineers.
Planning
Events of interest to young professionals– Events of half technical half social focus– Attractive to young professionals– Maintain Technical Integrity
Advising
• Professors from other local institutions• Industrial leaders• Professional and Academic Peers
Mentoring
• Undergraduate Seniors• Graduate Students• Pre-professionals
Facilitated Mentoring
• Identify key leaders and students– Foster introduction
• Build a strong network of advisees
Conclusion
• First involvement in AIChE was YPAB-Chicago
• Diverse leaders in industry and academia
• Fostering relationships between young and experienced chemical engineers