An association of leading professional and learned chemical engineering bodies from around the world. It was formally launched in 2001 at the closing ceremony of the Sixth World Congress of Chemical Engineering in Melbourne, Australia, with the aim of raising public awareness of the work and contribution of chemical engineering and chemical engineers. It comprises prominent chemical engineers who influence the scientific structure of the World Congress of (p. 415) Chemical Engineering. The Executive Committee comprises representatives from leading societies of chemical engineering, including IChemE, AIChE, DECHEMA, and the regional federations from Europe (EFCE), Asia Pacific (APCChE), and the Americas (IACChE).

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