1. State of the Institute Annual Report 2018
This report will explore how IISE is progressing on various key initiatives and activities. There are a lot of new things going on at IISE.

2. State of the Profession
ISE is Thriving with a Bright Future
Productivity in the Competitive Marketplace
Economic Turnaround
Globalization
Social Responsibility
Leadership
The profession of industrial and systems engineering is in high demand around the globe. Job market is strong. Today, more than ever, there is a strong need for ISE principles in the competitive market.
As the U.S. and world economies have grown stronger, no profession is better qualified to lead the economic turnaround than industrial and systems engineering.
Data analytics, information systems, lean, quality, effectiveness are specialties of ISEs and they matter more than ever.
ISE is booming around the world. Many global economies have seen a real growth in manufacturing.
Global communication skills and cultural knowledge are critical to the success of ISEs today.
Companies also recognize that social responsibility isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also good for business. Walmart, UPS, Deere, Disney, Boeing, and many more are leading the way with sustainability initiatives and ISEs are playing key roles. Design and distribution are critical elements in “sustainability” plans; ISEs are trained to deliver in these key areas.
ISEs are uniquely trained to lead. Many current and former CEO and COO positions in companies like Apple, Walmart, Delta, Northwest, DuPont, Raytheon, GM, Disney, UPS, Burger King, Yum Foods, the Southern Company, Accenture and many others have been filled by ISEs.
And IISE helps prepare its members to achieve success.

3. Vision
To be the premier organization that advances, promotes and unites the industrial and systems engineering profession worldwide.
The association’s vision drives the organization’s initiatives.
IISE is dedicated to continuing to always be the leading association in the world that supports the industrial and systems engineering profession.

4. Mission
Provide knowledge, training, networking opportunities, and recognition to enhance the skills and effectiveness of the industrial and systems engineering profession and those individuals involved with improving quality and productivity.
Similarly, the mission of IISE is to help industrial and systems engineers be effective within the profession.

5. Membership IISE Connect Leadership, Publishing, Speaking Opportunities
Societies & Divisions
Members-Only Webinars
Career Center
Chapter Membership
ISE Magazine & Other Publications
Advocacy for the Profession
Discounted Conferences and Training
There are certain basic elements of membership.
There is a new way to network: IISE Connect (connect.iise.org). It’s a great way to build a virtual community.
Members can also choose to belong to any or all of the 16 technical groups, focusing on everything from logistics and supply chain to healthcare or engineering management.
Everyone receives an award-winning ISE monthly magazine.
All members receive significant discounts on conferences and training courses.
IISE offers opportunities to engage in the profession in many ways, such as volunteering, publishing in the journals or magazines, and speaking at any of the conferences.
More than 75 members-only webinars are held each year to bring continuous learning to the membership.
At the heart of IISE membership for many people is membership in a professional or student chapter.
The society advocates for and represents industrial and systems engineers everywhere.

6. Member Value Portfolio
Professional Networking
Mentoring
Leadership Development Opportunities
Job Search Assistance
Skills Certification
Knowledge Transfer, Education, Training
Publishing and Speaking Opportunities
There are certain elements that define the value for members.
Invariably, IISE members rank networking as the benefit they seek. Networking is provided in many different ways.
IISE has enhanced its Career Center, providing resources to help members find employment opportunities and to help companies find the engineers they need.
IISE connects young professionals with more experienced members for career mentoring.
IISE is a great way to develop leadership skills. Safe and low-risk opportunities to be visible in the profession are prevalent.
When members need to develop new skills and want to make themselves more marketable, IISE is there to help.

7. New Membership Initiatives
Corporate Partnerships
Graduating Students Transition Time to Professional Membership Extended
Automated Renewal
Dues Indexed to World Bank
Applied Ergonomics Society
IISE is working with its corporate partners to better define desirable member benefits, focusing on hiring and training.
IISE is revising its pricing models for corporate members.
IISE is doubling the time ISE graduates have to transition from student to full professional membership. In the past, discounted dues were offered for one year following graduation. This time period is being extended to two years.
IISE has created the opportunity for members to renew automatically, thereby eliminating the need to make this decision on an annual basis.
IISE is working to make membership more affordable globally by indexing dues according to World Bank classifications of economies.
There will be 4 stratified dues levels, with graduated discounts.
This is being tested in the current year. If successful, IISE will roll it out soon afterward.
IISE has created a new society for the first time in 30 years. The Applied Ergonomics Society made its debut at the 2018 Applied Ergonomics Conference.
The new society will provide year-round networking and educational service to this important community.

8. IISE Connect connect.iise.org
Grow a Network of Peers
Join Focused Communities
Enhanced Communications
Improved Sharing Capabilities
Real-time Discussions
Enhanced Knowledge Hubs
Higher Logic Platform
Connect is a new members-only engagement tool that allows members to connect on one platform with more than 13,000 colleagues who share common interests.
The enhanced communications enables members to send/receive messages that are more structured and easier to read, and delivered in the preferred format and frequency.
Members may:
Join communities with people who have common professional interests
Receive communication within specific IE/SE designation
Find other ISEs in states, regions or specific companies
Participate in discussions in real time
Ask or answer questions with peers
Get expert advice from others with shared experiences
Utilize the library as a resource tool
Publish a personal blog
Create an event or view all upcoming events in a specific area
Connect is the networking resource for all the needs of an ISE.

9. Student to Professional Conversion
Value Proposition
Support & Assistance for Students Transitioning to Professionals
Active Young Professionals Group
Leadership Development
Virtual Career Fair
Extended Transition
IISE has strong reach in the student market, particularly undergrads.
The Institute is working to improve the conversion rate from student to professional member.
IISE is developing services targeted specifically to new graduates who are moving into the first stages of their professional careers.
The association is supporting graduates with tools and knowledge they need to succeed, as well as helping them create that network that is essential to their career growth.
IISE has created a new graduation packet congratulating them on this achievement and providing information about transitioning to a professional, including the benefits of membership.
IISE connects grads with the Young Professionals, a group within IISE. They are very active in helping students transition after graduation.
In 2017, IISE offered two virtual career fairs. There was good participation among students as well as companies. It helped students find jobs. This offering will be repeated.
IISE is changing its dues rates, offering graduating students a longer time period before they have to pay full professional dues. The “step-up” will now extend from one year to two years.

10. Develop International Markets
Expand International Training
Utilize IISE International Chapters to Deliver
Training and Other Services
Continue to Co-Sponsor Established Conferences
Seek Partnership Opportunities in other Countries
Leverage Corporate Partners to Provide Additional Opportunities
IISE is expanding its global presence.
IISE has recently sponsored training courses in Mexico, Costa Rica, Hungary, Germany, Nigeria, China, Saudi Arabia and other locations.
The expanding list of corporate partners also includes several international locations.
IISE partners with associations in Asia, Brazil and Spain, to co-sponsor international conferences in Asia, Europe and South America.
International student and senior chapters provide opportunities to expand training offerings, much like the student chapters in the U.S. have done.
IISE is identifying associations in other countries that offer opportunities for collaboration.

11. Corporate Partnerships
Almost 60 Corporate Partners, Including:
Boeing
Mayo Clinic
Texas Children’s Hospital
Clemson University
MD Anderson
Universal Orlando
CNA Insurance
Memphis Light, Gas & Water
UPS
Deere
Northside Hospital
USPS
Disney
Raytheon
Virginia Tech
FedEx
Rockwell Automation
West Monroe Partners
Gulfstream Aerospace
Spirit AeroSystems
Hallmark
Intel
IISE has corporate alliances with almost 60 different companies.
This slide highlights some of the major companies.
These alliances take many forms, but most include discounted membership; and many also include conference registrations, training courses, hiring support or other services.
As few as 10 members can qualify a company for corporate membership.

12. Professional Networking
Conferences, Events and Meetings
Societies and Divisions
Chapters
IISE Connect
Social Media
LinkedIn (77K)
Facebook (13K)
Twitter (6K)
Membership Directory
The benefit that members invariably rank highest is networking.
IISE provides many opportunities for face-to-face as well as virtual networking.
Whether through conferences, groups or virtually, IISE enables members to maintain connections that will help solve problems, identify opportunities and build relationships.
IISE Connect is the newest way for IISE members to network.
IISE has experienced significant growth in its other social networking communities.
The Member Directory allows members to search for members by many criteria, including location, company, society or division.

13. Leadership Development
Conferences, Meetings and Events
Progressive Levels of Leadership
Chapters, Societies, Divisions
On-the-Job Training
Inexpensive and Low-Risk Way to Develop New Skills
Mentoring
Many of IISE’s members find that the leadership skills they are able to obtain from volunteering in the association serve them well in their careers.
IISE offers many different ways to serve and lead, from conference committees, chapters, societies, divisions, vice-presidents, board and others.
This has proven to be an inexpensive and low-risk way to develop skills that help people progress in their careers.

14. Education & Training Conferences Training Courses Webinars
Annual: Orlando 2018; Orlando 2019; New Orleans 2020; Montreal 2021;
Public Courses
Year-round
Corporate Training
Free to Members
Seattle 2022
Online On-Demand
AEC, Health Systems, Lean Six Sigma
Select Webinars Open
Certificate Programs
to Public
International Events
Partnership with Student Chapters
Archived
Agile/Virtual Events
IISE’s various conferences include Annual, Applied Ergonomics, Health Systems, Lean and many different one-day events. These are great ways to gain important training and skills while networking with hundreds or thousands of peers.
The training programs and certificate programs are also available in several different formats. Public courses are available at the IISE office. In addition, a customer can take the courses on a schedule that meets their needs online, or have IISE come to their company location to tailor and teach the courses.
In addition, IISE partners with student chapters to offer training courses, such as Lean and Six Sigma Green Belt courses, to students to make them more attractive potential employees. This not only benefits the attendees but the chapters themselves as they make money to fund their activities.
And finally, IISE offers over 100 webinars annually, many of which are limited to members, as ways of sharing information.

15. New Online Training Partnership with UL – PureSafety
Wide Course Selection
Modular
Cost-Effective and Convenient
It is critical that ISEs maintain current technical and managerial knowledge.
IISE offers a wide range of training options. One of the most cost-effective and convenient methods is the online training that the Institute offers.
The courses are available in a wide range of industrial and systems engineering topics, as well as management-related areas.
IISE has also recently signed a contract with UL-PureSafety to make its extremely broad and deep array of short, modular courses available to IISE members.
As this rolls out, it will further expand the cost-effective training that is available on flexible schedules and that helps members stay informed in the profession and their industry.

16. Publications Magazines (2) Journals (5) Available in Print and Online
ISE
Industrial Management
Journals (5)
IISE Transactions
Engineering Economist
Journal of Enterprise Transformation
IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors
IISE has also expanded its publications offerings in the past few years.
IISE continues to offer ISE magazine, Industrial Management, IISE Transactions, and the Engineering Economist (co-published with ASEE).
In recent years, three additional journals have been developed:
IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering
Journal of Enterprise Transformation, co-published with INCOSE
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors
All publications are available in print or online, including fully archived issues.
Available in Print and Online

17. Job Search Assistance Formal Support Informal Support Career Center
Networking Connections
Internships
Conference Participation
Mentoring
Social Media
Leadership Roles
An important area that many members benefit from is in the area of Job Search.
Whether a member is graduating from college, has been out-placed by an employer, or is just looking for a new opportunity, many members seek a job at some point in their career.
IISE offers a career center, providing resources to help members find employment opportunities and help companies find the engineers they need.
IISE has a program that connects young professionals with more experienced members for career mentoring.
Perhaps of even greater value is the informal support that comes from being a member of IISE.
People have always said that finding a job is all about “who you know.” At IISE, the connections provide that ready-made network when it is needed.

18. Profession Advocacy IISE Promotes the Profession
Honors, Awards, Scholarships
ABET Support
NCEES Support
Discover-E Engineers Week
Future City
New Faces of Engineering
Public Policy Symposium
Many More
IISE’s mission is to promote the profession of industrial and systems engineering. The association does this in a variety of ways.
IISE provides significant financial, volunteer, staff and training support to ABET.
The Institute works closely with NCEES and other engineering associations to ensure that professional registration is managed and promoted properly.
IISE works with ASEE and many other associations to sponsor Discover-E (previously known as National Engineers Week).
IISE is a sponsor of the Future City competition.
The association selects someone to represent the profession in the New Faces of Engineering, highlighted in a variety of places.
IISE works with the National Academy of Engineering and 40+ other engineering associations to sponsor and participate in the Public Policy Symposium and the Convocation of Engineering Societies in Washington, D.C., where key engineering issues are addressed as a group, and with Congress.
IISE sponsors many other activities, including the recognition of women and minorities in engineering, international activities and many other items.

19. IISE in a Nutshell To Fulfill Needs of Members and the Profession
Professional Identity as ISEs: Develop relationships/networks spanning organizational, industry & geographic boundaries
Support the Full Lifecycle of Career Management
Increase Value of ISE Degree
To summarize, IISE is all about three things:
Defining the professional identity of industrial and systems engineers;
Supporting members and customers through the full lifecycle of their careers; and
Increasing the value that organizations give to industrial and systems engineers.
IISE focuses its services for its members on:
Developing relationships;
Enabling and facilitating participation in communities; and
Helping members be more qualified for their next professional opportunity.

20. IISE Priorities: Foundation for Success
Focus on Serving the Profession
Serve the Growing ISE Community
Broaden the Association’s Reach
Refine the Institute’s Business Model
Expand ISE and IISE Presence and Visibility
IISE continues in its mission to focus on serving the profession of industrial and systems engineering.
The profession is rapidly growing worldwide.
The association strives to meet the needs of this emerging global community.
IISE will continue to reach out to new markets with innovative products and strategies. The Institute is building a strong foundation for future success.