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Special Interest Groups

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are chartered by IACEE's Council to give members with similar professional specialties and interests the opportunity to exchange ideas and keep themselves informed about current and discrete developments in their fields. The primary goal of the IACEE SIGs is to create professional development opportunities for the membership through networking activities, collaborative projects, speakers, virtual roundtables, and so on.

The activities of the SIGs, planned by their members and elected Chair, provide a clear indication of the diverse interests and needs of IACEE members. Through participation in SIGs, members can help design what, in essence, are small professional organizations within the broader international community. Only IACEE members can belong to SIGs, though each member can belong to as many SIGs as desired.

Here are the three current SIG choices:
To join a specific SIG, please send an email to the Chair.

1. Marketing Strategies of different CEE activities (Chair: Cath Polito),
Description: To share examples of proven marketing strategies and create new ones for CEE activities.

Members:
- CHAIR: Cath Polito
- Louk Fennis
- Colin Leung
- Kirsti Miettinen
- Patricio Montesinos
- you?

2. University-Industry collaboration (Chair: Pat Hall),
Description: To share examples of successful university-industry collaborations and create new prospects.

Members:
- CHAIR: Pat Hall
- Feng Aihua
- Ed Borbely
- Sue Bray
- Phil O’Leary
- Jorge Rojas
- Katriina Schrey-Niemenmaa
- you?

3. Community-based innovation and competence development (Chair: Soma Chakrabarti).
Description: To share examples of effective community-based innovation projects and create opportunities for new projects. To share information on competence development.

Members:
- CHAIR: Soma Chakrabarti
- Nelson Baker
- Kim Scalzo
- Katriina Schrey-Niemenmaa
- Wim Van Petegem
- you?