Engineering Societies

Societies

• AAES - American Association of Engineering Societies
  
  
• ACM - Association for Computing Machinery
  
  
• AEE - The Association of Energy Engineers
  An organization formed for professionals involved in the field of energy. Its purpose is to provide guidance in management, contingency planning and viable alternatives to conventional energy.
  
  
• AIAG - Automotive Industry Action Group
  
  
• AIAA - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  Created in 1963 to serve the aerospace profession. Its purpose is to advance the profession and to promote professionalism. The web site contains list of conferences, technical activities, publications, new products, etc.
  
  
• AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
  
  
• ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers
  Committed to helping individuals and the civil engineering profession in the United States and world wide. Provides opportunities for education, networking, leadership training, technical and career enhancement, etc.
  
  
• ASEE - American Society for Engineering Education
  
  
• ASES - American Solar Energy Society
  Promotes the use of solar energy. It is a section of the International Solar Energy Society.
  
  
• AASHTO - American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials
  Provides technical information on the design, construction, and maintenance of highways and other facilities.
  
  
• ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Airconditioning Engineer
  
  
• ASM International
  The materials information society web site provides links to materials science and engineering, journals, magazines, and newspaper sites.
  
  
• ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  
  
• ASSE - American Society of Safety Engineers
  Established in 1911.
  
  
• AWWA - American Waterworks Association
  A society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply. Largest organization of water supply professionals; was founded in 1881.
  
  
• EPRI: the Electronic Power Research Institute
  
  
• EVAA - Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas
  An advocator of the electric vehicle and its commercialization.
  
  
• ICE - Institute of Civil Engineers
  
  
• IEE - Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK)
  The largest European engineering society founded in 1871. It promotes the profession, provides services to its members, and works to maintain high professional standards.
  
  
• IEEE - Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  The largest technical professional organization in the world. Concerns itself with the promotion of electrotechnology and related sciences, with the profession and with its members.
  
  
• IEEE Computer Society
  Established in 1946.
  
  
• ISA - Instrument Society of America
  Founded in 1945. A multinational organization concerned with measurement and control. Dedicated to advancing knowledge about instruments, their design and manufacture. The web page includes a Directory of Instrumentation (old and new products).
  
  
• ISB - International Society of Biomechanics
  
  
• ISE - Institution of Structural Engineers
  Created to draw attention to and focus on the role of structural engineers. Its goal is to promote safety, efficiency, and excellence in the field. The site is searchable and provides additional web links.
  
  
• ISES - International Solar Energy Society
  
  
• ITE - Institute of Transportation Engineers
  
  
• NAE - National Academy of Engineering
  Established in 1964 as a parallel organization to the National Academy of Sciences. Has an advisory role to the government; sponsors programs to solve national needs; encourages education and research.
  
  
• NAS - National Academy of Sciences
  
  
• National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
  Promotes regulatory processes and professional licensure of engineers and surveyors. Advocates uniform laws, standards and ethics for these professionals.
  
  
• NSBE - National Society of Black Engineers
  
  
• NSF - National Science Foundation
  
  
• NSPE - National Society of Professional Engineers
  Concerns itself about the licenced engineer in all engineering disciplines. Promotes licencing of engineers, ethics, legal rights of PE's, and continuing education opportunities. Was established in 1934.
  
  
• SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
  
  
• SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
  In addition to the usual general information (new books, education, awards programs, etc.) this web page allows searching the society's publications.
  
  
• SSA - Seismological Society of America
  Established in 1906.
  
  
• SIAM - Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
  
  
• SME - Society of Manufacturing Engineers
  
  
• SWE - Society of Women Engineers
  
  
• Web pages of Scholarly Societies
  
  
• TRB - Transportation Research Board