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Area 1a is responsible for programming in Thermodynamics and Transport
Properties at the Annual and
Spring meetings of the
American Institute of Chemical
Engineers (AIChE).
Area 1a differs from other AIChE Groups, Divisions, and Forums in
that there is no formal membership, neither in Area 1a nor in its
parent organization Group 1 (Engineering Fundamentals and Sciences).
Instead, given the breadth of coverage, everyone in AIChE is
considered to be on an equal footing with regard to Area 1a and its
programming.
Programming oversight is provided via the
Area 1a Programming Committee.
The chair of this elected group is the overall director of Area 1a. A
meeting programming chair for each meeting (fall or spring) is
selected by the area 1a chair, typically from among the newly elected
programming committee members. New members are elected in the late
summer or early fall via nominations and voting by current programming
committee members. (See the by-laws for details.)
Upcoming Programming
For 2004 (Austin), the meeting programming chairs are
- Spring: Martin Schiller (DuPont)
- Fall:
Ilja Siepmann (Univ of Minnesota)
Sessions topics, chairs, and vice-chairs were finalized in December
2003 and will soon be transferred to the AIChE meetings sites.
For 2005 (Cincinnati), the meeting programming chairs are
Sessions topics, chairs, and vice-chairs are
currently being solicited.
Please contact
Jeff and
Shekhar with your
suggestions, especially if you are proposing a session that you would
like to chair.
Session information for 2005 is currently being entered into a
database at Purdue (follow links for
fall or
spring).
Data can be entered until January 31, 2004 and will be finalized at
the February 7
National
Program Committee meeting in Houston.
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