Last Update:
5/10/2003
Q: What are the benefits of participating in the Dallas Chapter of Industrial Engineers?
A: Benefits of Participating in The Dallas Chapter
1. Networking with other industrial engineering professionals
The Dallas Chapter provides a learning and networking environment. Our chapter creates opportunities for establishing contacts with professionals from companies throughout their local area. Members can network with top industrial engineers, authors, educators, researchers, consultants, specialists and private industrial and commercial practitioners. This is an excellent way to share ideas and learn from your peers. It's also a great resource for career networking. Establishing relationships with other members in your profession can build a network that can be invaluable when considering a job change. And by maintaining a close association with your peers, you build the kind of friendships that will benefit you throughout your career.
2. Continuing Education
The Dallas Chapter holds monthly meetings which typically consist of plant tours, speakers, or social events. We have had tours of manufacturing & distribution facilities all over the Metroplex. We also have supported various seminars or conferences, including the IIE Annual Conference when it was held in Dallas in 2001. These programs can increase your knowledge and keep you informed of new developments in the industrial engineering profession.
3. Developing Leadership Skills
Serving as a chapter officer or participating on a committee is an excellent way to develop and strengthen your leadership and organizational skills. It's like on-the-job training, without the risk! You can improve your skills in delegating, meeting facilitation and motivation, just to name a few.
4. Serving Your Profession
Participating in the Dallas Chapter is a way to give something back to the profession in the DFW area. By working together as a chapter, industrial engineers can gain increased recognition and knowledge of the profession, provide support and assistance to industrial engineering students, promote the profession to secondary school students, serve as mentors to university students, and promote the profession in your community. Dallas Chapter members have served as judges at middle school and high school science fairs, and at the annual IIE Regional Student Technical Paper competition held for university students in our region.