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11999 AIChE National ConferenceStudent Chapter Publications Seminar
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
October 31, 1999
Student Chapter Publications Seminar
1999 AIChE National ConferenceDallas, Texas
Presented by North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
21999 AIChE National ConferenceStudent Chapter Publications Seminar
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
October 31, 1999
Outline
• Objectives for chapter publications
• Types of chapter publications
– Newsletters
– Web site & Email Messages
• Q&A
31999 AIChE National ConferenceStudent Chapter Publications Seminar
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
October 31, 1999
Objectives for Chapter Publications
• Better Communication between students and students, students and faculty, companies and students
• Recruiting new members & fund raising
• Record chapter activities
• Get more members involved!
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October 31, 1999
Chapter Organization & Types of Publications
• Recording Secretary (Email Messages)
– Communications committee
• Newsletter subcommittee (Newsletter)
– Newsletter editor, writers, photographers
• Webmaster (Web site)
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Newsletter
• “The State of AIChE”
– monthly publication, 4-6 pages (letter size)
– hardcopy: 100 copies/issue
• distributed to all faculty and placed in student lounge
– online in PDF or HTML formats• www2.ncsu.edu/eos/info/aiche_info/newsletter/SOA.html
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Newsletter Features
• Chapter activity reviews and previews• Event calendar• Career corner• Quotes and jokes, etc.
• President’s corner• Faculty connections• Graduate connections
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Software
• Microsoft Publisher– Desktop publishing software “for the rest of us”
• easy to learn and use• many useful templates• thousands of clip arts
– For Windows platform only, current version 2000– Cost ~$100
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Software (cont’d)
• Adobe Acrobat
– Creates PDF (portable file format)files, which can be viewed with FREE Adobe Acrobat View software
– Works like a “printer”, retains design, relatively low resolution at 300 dpi
– For Windows & Macintosh platforms, current version 4.0
– Cost: ~$50
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Hardware
• PC - Pentium 150 MHz with 32 Mb RAM
• Laser Printer - HP LaserJet 6L (DPI 600 x 600)
– Laser Jet vs. Ink Jet (We recommend Laser)
• For latest hardware reviews, check out
– www.cnet.com
– www.zdnet.com/pcmag/
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• Officers, members, alumni and faculty
• University Career Placement office, Co-op office
• Web sites
– www.che.com (by McGraw-Hill Companies)
– www.cheresources.com
– www.aiche.org
– company web sites
Article Resources
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Web sites & email messages
• Email Messages
– Set up your own alias or use some free online services
• clubs.yahoo.com
• www.egroups.com
• Web sites
– Contents: from latest news to chapter history
– Keep it up-to-date!
– Have a counter on the homepage
• Check out www.thecounter.com
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Questions? or
Comments?
An electronic version of this presentation can be found online at http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/info/aiche_info/newsletters/SOA.html
Email future questions to: Scott Hudson: [email protected]
Kai Wang: [email protected]
