The Publication Committee advances the publication, dissemination, and exchange of chemical engineering knowledge. It studies and evaluates the publication activities of the Institute, in traditional and new media, and makes recommendations to the Chemical Engineering Technology Operating Council (CTOC) and the Institute's senior staff regarding issues such as (1) changes in the existing portfolio of publications and their editorial direction and management; (2) new vehicles for disseminating information; (3) new publication opportunities and topics of importance to the profession; (4) opportunities for partnership and collaborations in dissemination of technical information; and (5) ways of leveraging the Institute's archive of intellectual property to benefit members and the profession.