"All good things must come to an end" 
penned by Geoffrey Chaucer (from his poem, Troilus and Criseyde, completed in mid-1380s )
Memories last forever... IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2017
Virginia Tech chapter members enjoy the outdoor reception (food and camaraderie)

 

     3rd Place- You Tube Video Competition
Walking and talking with friends
 (Bobby Smyth and Tarun Mohan Lal (RVPs)

 

 
 IISE "swag" ready for attendees at membership table
(pennants, pens, sunglasses, and pins)
 
Make plans to join us next year in Orlando!


University of Houston uses photo background (8x8) for pictures 

Backdrops offer a great opportunity to promote IISE and your chapter. These banners really POP and create the perfect backdrop for photos for important chapter events. There are many vendors you can contact about making a media backdrop for your chapter. Your backdrop must be approved by IISE Headquarters. 
 

The University of Houston had the above backdrop made for taking pictures of award winners and others at the chapter's banquet.



 Whoops! Northern Illinois University, chapter 941, was left off the list (published in June issue of Chapter Leader News) of  chapters earning  2017 GOLD Award .

Winners!  2017 You Tube Video Competition

Sponsored by the IISE Industry Advisory Board (IAB), the purpose of this competition is to promote the industrial engineering profession to high school students, teachers, and college counselors. All three winners produced exceptional 10-minute videos.
YouTube logo

1st Place:    Purdue University
2nd Place:   University of Jordan (English subtitles)
3rd Place:    University of Florida
Is that a fact?  Diamonds are flammable.
Volunteers from Pittsburgh chapter make an impact on the community!

Members of the IISE Pittsburgh chapter volunteered at the Produce to People distribution event on the South Side. The event was organized by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and provided volunteers with an opportunity to make a big impact on the community. Participants broke down pallets of produce into appropriate portions, set up for the event and helped to distribute over 22,000 pounds of healthy food to over 600 Pittsburgh area families.
  

Networking Tip:   Being sincere and giving people an opportunity to be heard are generous ways to spend your time at a networking event.
IISE Student Virtual Career Fair
September 19, 2017
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Free resources are hard to come by. You will want to attend this event and possibly land the right job! This is your opportunity to connect one-on-one with recruiters from employers with real job openings! 
    Watch your inbox for your invitation to attend FREE Virtual Career Fair!  

 
Send write-ups and pictures for Chapter Leader News to Pam Patterson
News  
 
  • New benefit coming this year - Higher Logic(online community)
  • 2018 IISE Great Lakes Regional Conference will be hosted by The Ohio State University Student Chapter in Jan-Feb 2018, specific dates TBD.
  • IISE Memphis visited St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital on July 10.

  • The annual All-Ohio IISE Dinner Event (hosted by the Dayton Chapter and supported by The Columbus Chapter) will be held on October 18.


Submissions Now Open!
 

Entries are now being accepted for the 4th Annual HSPI Student Simulation Competition sponsored by FlexSim. Gather a team of four students (maximum) to solve a "real-world" healthcare situational case study using FlexSim's simulation software. Your team could win the first place prize of $2,500!
 
Each team will have approximately nine weeks to develop its solution for preliminary judging. Three teams will be chosen to compete in the finals in Atlanta at the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference Feb. 21-23, 2018. The winning team will be announced at the conference. Each of the three finalist teams will receive $1,250 for travel to the finals, cash awards, complimentary conference registration and certificates. For more details about the competition and entry parameters, go to the simulation competition web page .
 
Entry forms for the competition are due no later than Sept. 29, 2017. Don't miss this chance to show off your skills and reap the "awards".
 
Questions? Contact Bonnie Cameron at [email protected] . Thank you.