1. Technical Committee Member Volunteer Training Module June 2009

2. Volunteering with SAE SAE Volunteer Structure – How This Role Fits Technical Committee Members – Benefits – Leadership Skills Gained – Recognition Opportunities – Duties – Qualifications – Time Commitment – Next Steps Staff Contact Information

3. SAE Volunteer Structure

4. How THIS ROLE Fits YOU ARE HERE!

5. Engineering Meetings Board Background General information 10,000+ Volunteers 100+ Committees Generating 3,000+ technical papers and 30+ conferences every year

6. Benefits Technical Committee Member Stay abreast of industry, government, and academia players and new technologies First access to new technical papers and presentations Networking and business relationship opportunities with other experts in your technical field

7. Benefits (cont.) Technical Committee Member Enhance your professional knowledge base Individuals and corporations benefit from a business and professional perspective by participating in SAE activities

8. Leadership Skills Gained Technical Committee Member Chairmanship opportunities – Gain experience in project management and facilitation Conflict resolution Managing a diverse, global team

9. Recognition Opportunities Technical Committee Member Over 60 SAE Awards recognize outstanding achievement http://www.sae.org/news/awards/ http://www.sae.org/news/awards/ Forest R. McFarland Award http://www.sae.org/news/awards/list/mcfarland/

10. Duties Technical Committee Member Develop technical session(s) Recruit: – Technical papers and authors – Committee members and presenters – Session organizers Develop symposium content Review technical papers

11. Qualifications Technical Committee Member Established experts in designated technical field Objectivity Passion for creating/exploring new topics Strategic thinker

12. Time Commitment Technical Committee Member Monthly or quarterly committee teleconferences (approx. 1-2 hours) Two-year term on most committees

13. Next Steps Technical Committee Member Committee Vice Chair Committee Chair Further SAE advancement opportunities – Land & Sea Group – Air & Space Group – Engineering Meetings Board – Board of Directors

14. Staff Contact Information Staff reps vary by committee and conference Interested parties may begin by sending an e-mail to meetings@sae.org or volunteer@sae.orgmeetings@sae.org volunteer@sae.org

15. Thank You For Your Interest! volunteer@sae.org