Technical Committee Member

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TechnicalCommittee Member

• Volunteer Training Module
• June 2009

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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

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SAE Volunteer Structure
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How THIS ROLE Fits
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Engineering Meetings Board

• Background
• General information
• 10,000 Volunteers
• 100 Committees
• Generating 3,000 technical papers and 30
  conferences every year

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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

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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

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Leadership Skills GainedTechnical Committee
Member

• Chairmanship opportunities
• Gain experience in project management and
  facilitation
• Conflict resolution
• Managing a diverse, global team

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Recognition OpportunitiesTechnical Committee
Member

• Over 60 SAE Awards recognize outstanding
  achievementhttp//www.sae.org/news/awards/
• Forest R. McFarland Award
• http//www.sae.org/news/awards/list/mcfarland/

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DutiesTechnical Committee Member

• Develop technical session(s)
• Recruit
• Technical papers and authors
• Committee members and presenters
• Session organizers
• Develop symposium content
• Review technical papers

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QualificationsTechnical Committee Member

• Established experts in designated technical
  field
• Objectivity
• Passion for creating/exploring new topics
• Strategic thinker

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Time CommitmentTechnical Committee Member

• Monthly or quarterly committee teleconferences
  (approx. 1-2 hours)
• Two-year term on most committees

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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

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Staff Contact Information

• Staff reps vary by committee and conference
• Interested parties may begin by sending an e-mail
  to meetings_at_sae.org or volunteer_at_sae.org

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Thank You For Your Interest!

• volunteer_at_sae.org