Notes from November 2020, January and February 2021 FC meetings | AIChE

Notes from November 2020, January and February 2021 FC meetings

November 2020

  • Assessed November Fellows Gathering as successful.
    • Student Chapters Committee Breakout led to developing a Task Force on Fellow engagement with students. G. Yeo & J. O’Connell to initiate.
    • Local Section Committee Breakout described decline of involvement for most Sections.  Suggest exploring situations in other societies.
  • Fellow Nominations Breakout provided information about the process. The FC should help identify likely candidates among entity leaders and reach out to Fellows with advice and suggested candidates; publicize in Newsletter

January 2021

  • Spring Meeting to be virtual with enhancements
  • Fellows Gathering
    • Similar structure to last two Meetings with both program and breakouts.
  • Actions stimulated by Annual Meeting Breakouts
    • G. Yeo presented draft of Fellows/Students Task Force Charter
      • Overall goal, Strategies, Seed list of deliverables, Who
      • Piloting chapters from contacting Student Chapters Committee leadership
      • To include Fellows not on FC
      • FC members H. Connor & R. Ofoli to be on Task Force
      • Regional Student Conferences upcoming; publicize in Newsletter
  • Working Group on Nominations
    • A. Johnston beginning tabulation of known nominations to focus on diversity
    • Issues about internationals include 10-year continuous membership, service
    • International Student Chapter advisors might be source
    • FC members to submit more nominations.
  • Set recurring monthly time for FC meetings; every four weeks at 10-11 AM Pacific

February 2021

  • Spring Meeting to be virtual with enhancements
  • Fellows Gathering
    • Similar structure to last two Meetings with both program and breakouts.
  • Breakouts with FC facilitators
    • Student Program Task Force – G. Yeo
    • Foundation Task Force -
    • Fellow Nominations – A. Johnston & Z. Gephardt (See above)
    • Volunteering Tools – A. Fregosi
  • Student Chapter engagement Task Force to meet 2/25. (See above)
  • Fellow Nominations
    • What information should be provided to whom?
    • Guidance beyond nomination materials (consult these first!)
    • Avoid the appearance of giving a recipe!