SAMPE is designed to help all areas of the composite industry, from the research workers to Sales Directors, and everyone in between. It works by bring together people with a wide range of jobs but with a shared interest in the application of new materials.
What SAMPE has to offer is information in various ways and in many different areas.
Firstly there are the formal routes; technical papers, an excellent journal, conferences, industry visits and publications, all at reduced rates or free for members.
Secondly there are the contacts that you make at conferences and other events. Whether you are looking for advice on an unfamiliar technology or some information on what a customer’s thinking is on a particular technology, then there will be a SAMPE member somewhere who will know the answer to your question. Ever year a directory of members is published which is an invaluable asset when trying to find contacts in an unfamiliar company. It is very hard to explain how valuable the network of SAMPE contacts can be to you, after just a few years membership.
Another aspect of SAMPE is its broad international coverage. Today many people have to work or operate away from their home base for part of their career. Virtually everywhere you go, if there is a composite industry, then there will be a SAMPE chapter to welcome you and introduce you to the local experts.
For post-graduate students SAMPE offers a number of benefits. These include a UK Seminar where the presenter of the winning paper gets a funded trip to the SAMPE conference in Paris, with another opportunity to present the paper in competition with the best student papers from other European countries. The prize for winning that event is a trip to the SAMPE conference in California
Finally I am aware most of us have fairly high-pressure jobs, whatever we do these days, SAMPE events provide a complete change to one’s routine. It provides a valuable learning experience and is fun! All for a bargain price of just €80 per year (just €20 for students).
Bob Griffiths
• Local Chapter Meetings and Industry Visits
• The Industry’s Best Material and Process Engineering Information
• The SAMPE Membership Directory – available to members only
• Member Discounts on Conferences, Technical Papers and more
• SAMPE Journal – 6 Issues per year
• Free CV (Resume) Postings and Discounted Job Postings (via the SAMPE International Web Site)
• Specialized Networking Opportunities
• Leadership Growth