Professional Organizations

American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society
The American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society's mission statement is to "...advance the science of surface finishing, to benefit industry and society through education, information, and social involvement."

American Foundry Society (AFS)
The AFS exists to provide and promote knowledge and services that strengthen the metalcasting industry for the ultimate benefit for its customers and society.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
With more than 31,000 members, AIAA is the world's largest professional society devoted to the progress of engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
AIChE, founded in 1908, is a professional organization of more than 50,000 members that provides leadership in advancing the chemical engineering profession. AIChE fosters and disseminates chemical engineering knowledge, supports the professional and personal growth of its members, and applies the expertise of its members to address societal needs throughout the world.

American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE)
The ASAE is an educational and scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Agricultural, Food and Biological Engineers develop efficient and environmentally sensitive methods of producing food, fiber, timber, and renewable energy sources for an ever-increasing world population.

American Welding Society (AWS)
The AWS was founded in 1919 as a multifaceted, nonprofit organization with a goal to advance the science, technology, and application of welding and related joining disciplines. From factory floor to high-rise construction, from military weaponry to home products, AWS continues to lead the way in supporting welding education and technology development to ensure a strong, competitive and exciting way of life for all Americans.

APICS - Online with APICS
APICS is the global leader and premier provider of information and services in production and inventory management and related areas to enable members, enterprises, and individuals to add value to their business.

ASEE Manufacturing Engineering Division
The Manufacturing Division strives to advance and coordinate the development of manufacturing engineering, technology programs and research through dialogue between industry and faculty. Read Go Engineering!, ASEE's online newsletter about the growing role of engineering in K-12 education.

American Society for Quality (ASQ)
The ASQ, headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, is the world's leading authority on quality since 1946. The 104,000 member professional association creates better workplaces and communities worldwide by advancing learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results. By making quality a global priority, an organizational imperative, and a personal ethic, ASQ becomes the community for everyone who seeks technology, concepts, or tools to improve themselves and their world.

ASM International
ASM International, the Materials Information Society, provides technical information for metals and materials professionals all over the world.

ASTM International
ASTM International provides technical standards for materials properties and testing procedures.

Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
BMES promotes the increase of biomedical engineering and knowledge and its utilization.

CIM in Higher Education
CIM/HE is a voluntary association of institutions of higher education and businesses who are dedicated to the improvement of manufacturing through the utilization of computer technology.

International Fluid Power Society (IFPS)
The IFPS will facilitate and promote the advancement of technology and professionalism of the Fluid Power and Motion Control Industry.

International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
SPIE is a not-for-profit society that has become the largest international force for the exchange, collection, and dissemination of knowledge in optics, photonics, and imaging. Founded in 1955, SPIE is the growing legacy of those who seek to learn, discover, and innovate by building a better world with light.

International Technology Education Association (ITEA)
The ITEA is the largest professional educational association, principle voice, and information clearinghouse devoted to enhancing technology education through technology, innovation, design, and engineering experiences at the K-12 school levels. Its membership encompasses individuals and institutions throughout the world in over 45 countries with the primary membership in North America.

Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
IIE is the world's largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is an international, non-profit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and development of industrial engineering.

Iron & Steel Society (ISS)
Iron & Steel Society (ISS) provides industry standards and publications for the iron and steel industry

National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)
The NAIT is recognized as the professional organization responsible for 1) the promotion of industrial technology in business, industry, education, and government; 2) the accreditation of industrial technology programs in colleges, universities, and technical institutes; and 3) the certification of industrial technologists and the recognition of their continued professional development.

National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, & Science
IWITTS provides the tools to successfully integrate women into male-dominated careers -- such as technology and law enforcement -- via training, publications, products, e-strategies, and technical assistance. IWITTS works nationally and its audience includes educational institutions, police departments, employers, and women and girls themselves. Careers range from automotive technician to pilot, computer networking technician, telecommunications engineer, electrician and police officer, to name just a few.

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
NSBE's mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.

National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
The NSPE is the only engineering society that represents individual engineering professionals and licensed engineers (PEs) across all disciplines. Founded in 1934, NSPE strengthens the engineering profession by promoting engineering licensure and ethics, enhancing the engineer image, advocating and protecting PEs' legal rights at the national and state levels, publishing news of the profession, providing continuing education opportunities, and much more. NSPE serves some 60,000 members and the public through 53 state and territorial societies and more than 500 chapters.
Read the NSPE's "A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering."

Ohio Mathematics and Science Coalition (OMSC)
OMSC is an advocacy group comprised of individuals from the education, business, and public sectors, working toward the common goal of revitalizing and improving mathematics, science, and technology education from preschool to beyond graduate school. OMSC's mission is to facilitate collaboration for continuous, systemic, and sustainable improvement in mathematics, science, and technology (MST) education for Ohio's nearly two million students.

Plastics Institute of America, Inc. (PIA)
The PIA works with companies and individuals to offer and develop cost effective customized training programs and seminars for employees in the field of plastics and plastics related subjects. Feel free to visit the PIA's large online series of Training Modules for Plastics Manufacturing Personnel.

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
SAE is a non-profit educational and scientific organization dedicated to advancing mobility technology to better serve humanity. Over 83,000 engineers and scientists, who are SAE members, develop technical information on all forms of self-propelled vehicles including automobiles, trucks and buses, off-highway equipment, aircraft, aerospace vehicles, marine, rail, and transit systems. SAE disseminates this information through its meetings, books, technical papers, magazines, standards, reports, professional development programs, and electronic databases.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is the world's leading resource Where Manufacturing Comes Together - both people and information - to advance manufacturing knowledge.

Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
The SPE is a leading international organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and education for all plastics professionals. Founded in 1942, today SPE is home to more than 20,000 plastics professionals in the US and more than 70 countries around the world.

Society of Women in Engineering (SWE)
The SWE, founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders.

Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network (WEPAN)
WEPAN is a national non-profit 501 (c)(3) educational organization founded in 1990. WEPAN was established to effect a positive change in the engineering infrastructure conducive to the academic and professional development of women and men.