TechnicalCommittee Member

Volunteer Training ModuleJune 2009

Volunteering with SAE

• SAE Volunteer Structure– How This Role Fits

• Technical Committee Members– Benefits – Leadership Skills Gained– Recognition Opportunities– Duties– Qualifications– Time Commitment– Next Steps

• Staff Contact Information

SAE Volunteer Structure

How THIS ROLE Fits

YOU ARE HERE!

Engineering Meetings Board

• Background• General information • 10,000+ Volunteers• 100+ Committees• Generating 3,000+ technical papers

and 30+ conferences every year

BenefitsTechnical Committee Member

• Stay abreast of industry, government, and academia players and new technologies

• First access to new technical papers and presentations

• Networking and business relationship opportunities with other experts in your technical field

Benefits (cont.)Technical Committee Member

• Enhance your professional knowledge base

• Individuals and corporations benefit from a business and professional perspective by participating in SAE activities

Leadership Skills GainedTechnical Committee Member

• Chairmanship opportunities– Gain experience in project management

and facilitation

• Conflict resolution

• Managing a diverse, global team

Recognition OpportunitiesTechnical Committee Member

• Over 60 SAE Awards recognize outstanding achievementhttp://www.sae.org/news/awards/

• Forest R. McFarland Awardhttp://www.sae.org/news/awards/list/mcfarland/

DutiesTechnical Committee Member

• Develop technical session(s)• Recruit:– Technical papers and authors– Committee members and presenters– Session organizers

• Develop symposium content• Review technical papers

QualificationsTechnical Committee Member

• Established experts in designated technical field

• Objectivity

• Passion for creating/exploring new topics

• Strategic thinker

Time CommitmentTechnical Committee Member

• Monthly or quarterly committee teleconferences (approx. 1-2 hours)

• Two-year term on most committees

Next StepsTechnical Committee Member

• Committee Vice Chair• Committee Chair

• Further SAE advancement opportunities– Land & Sea Group– Air & Space Group– Engineering Meetings Board– Board of Directors

Staff Contact Information

• Staff reps vary by committee and conference

• Interested parties may begin by sending an e-mail to meetings@sae.org or volunteer@sae.org

Thank You For Your Interest!

volunteer@sae.org