Start a chapter
Leading a chapter allows you to gain recognition, showcase your expertise, and contribute to shaping the future of the industry through standards development and outreach initiatives.
The benefits
- Gain recognition - Get recognized for your contributions to the industry and community
- Showcase expertise - Stand out by helping others and offering your expertise
- Contribute to the industry - Give back and help share the future of corrosion protection
- Build lasting relationships - Meet fellow industry experts and collaborate with others
Establish a professional chapter
Identify your chapter’s location
Building your own chapter is not only an investment in your success but also a way to create a thriving community for advancing the profession. You can set your chapter up in a few hours, following these steps:
a. Identify your chapter’s desired geographic area of operations
b. Is there a chapter already operating in that area? If so, have you contacted that chapter’s officers to describe your plans? Is there a way to work within the existing chapter, or is a new chapter needed to address the needs in your area?
Contact AMPP
Contact chapters@ampp.org to express interest and recruit other AMPP members in your area to form your leadership team.S
Review documents
Review the following documents to understand the roles and responsibilities of your proposed chapter and officers:
a. AMPP Chapter Affiliation Agreement
b.
AMPP Chapter Procedural Document
c. AMPP Code of Ethics
d. AMPP Privacy Policy
Complete the AMPP Chapter Petition Form
a. AMPP Recruit 20 professional AMPP members in good standing, who are assigned to the Chapter in which they are elected, to be members of the proposed chapter and support its creation
b. AMPP Select your chapter officers (See Addendum A of the AMPP Chapter Procedural Document for job descriptions and qualifications)
c. Submit the completed form or any questions to
chapters@ampp.org
Petition review
Your petition will be reviewed by AMPP staff for accuracy and completeness and will be reviewed by the AMPP CEO and AMPP Area and Chapter Committee for approval. This process may take up to 6 weeks to complete.
Approval
Once approved, your officers will be notified, and an onboarding and training session will be scheduled.
How to start a AMPP Student Chapter
Identify your chapter’s location
a. Base your chapter at your university
b. Base your chapter in several universities in a particular geographic area in partnership with the AMPP Professional Chapter
Contact AMPP
Contact chapters@ampp.org to express interest and recruit other AMPP members in your area to form your leadership team.S
Review the Student Chapter Toolkit
Download the AMPP Student Chapter Toolkit and review the information contained in the document.
Choose a name for your chapter (Article 2, Section 4 of the AMPP Chapter Procedural Document)
a. If you are at a single institution, the name is “AMPP Institution Name Student Chapter”
b. If you are partnering with your local AMPP Professional Chapter, it is “AMPP Professional Chapter Name Student Chapter”
Choose your officer structure:
a. Chair and Vice Chair are required positions
b. Secretary and Financial Liaison may be combined into one office
Complete your petition and your election
a. Contact the students at your institution or in your coverage area and ask that they sign your petition
b. Take nominations for the officers
c. Ensure that the officers have reviewed the AMPP Code of Ethics and AMPP Privacy Policy
Submit your completed petition and election results to chapters@ampp.org
Chapter petition review
Await approval by the AMPP CEO and AMPP Area and Chapter Committee (this process may take up to 6 weeks to complete).
Once approved:
a. Complete any required paperwork at your institution(s) to become an official student organization
b. Announce your new chapter to your student membership
c. Start planning events!