Introduction
The Affiliate Affairs Committee is developing new means of helping all of the engineering societies work together on those things that we have in common. Our goals are: - Develop opportunities for the Club to act as a conduit for the coalescence of the greater Philadelphia engineering community.
- Cultivate partnerships with other technical and professional societies around common areas of interest.
- Advance services offered by the Club that will assist other technical and professional societies in the greater Philadelphia area.
Engineering and Technical Society Directory
There are a variety of engineering and technical societies in the Delaware Valley. For many years, the Engineers' Club has maintained a directory of these affiliated societies. To help us keep this directory up-to-date, societies can fill out the Engineering and Technical Society Contact Update Form.
Affiliate Society Leadership Summits
The Club hosts semi-annual Affiliate Society Leadership Summits with leaders from these societies (generally May and September).
The most recent Summit was Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Key discussions included:
- Newspapers in Education, a student outreach program
- Delaware Valley Engineers Week Awards and Events
- Using social media and the calendar more effectively for the benefit of the societies
- Joint Society Meeting Opportunities
- Changes in fee for services program for affiliate societies
As a result of the meeting, the society representatives are asked to:
- Send information on their K-12 outreach programs to the Club office.
- Contact Colette Montague; if interested in assisting with the development of the Newspapers in Education program or other public relations activities.
- Participate in Delaware Valley Engineers Week by submitting awards, making a contribution, and attending events (information available at dvewc.org.
- Consider being a co-sponsor of the December 7 Multi Society Meeting.
- Consider participating with the Club in the Philadelphia Science Festival Carnival.
- Join the Club's LinkedIn Group and Like us on Facebook (links to both are on the bottom of the Club's home page) and post news, articles, comments, questions, etc.
Click to download a report of the Summit and the handouts that were available at the Summit.
The next Summit will be Tuesday, May 1, 2012.
Affiliate Club Membership
Any engineering or technical society within the Delaware Valley is considered an Affiliate Member of the Engineers' Club. This membership provides:
- Listing and website link to society on the ECP website
- Listing of society upcoming events on the Joint Calendar on the ECP website
- Listing of society scholarships on the ECP website
- Invitations to the ECP Affiliate Society Leadership Summits
- Invitation to submit nominations for Delaware Valley Engineers Week awards
- Access to the Fee for Services Program
The Fee for Services program offers administrative services which can be tailored to the needs of the individual society, such as:
- Message Center Service, with the society's own phone number
- Meeting Coordination
- Special Event Coordination
- Financial Recordkeeping
- Mailings
- Public Relations
The fees for each service will be tailored to the size and anticipated usage of the service. This program will be revised and updated as additional services become available. For information on any of these services, or to suggest additional services, contact Susan Best or call 215-985-5701.
Speakers Bureau
The Club is initiating a Speakers Bureau. The intent is to be a resource for speakers as part of student outreach efforts in the schools (both K-12 and collegiate), as speakers for the engineering and technical society regular programs and /or special events, and to speak to the press upon request. To make this work, however, we need information on YOU. Please fill out the information request form and return to the Club. For now, someone looking for a speaker can contact Susan Best; in the future, we hope to have a web-based directory.