Vision and Scope

It is the vision of this Society to be a catalyst for change, enabling the discovery of new approaches that lead to alternative solutions for the increasingly complex problems that face civilization.

Objectives

• Promote the development of design and process science as applied to all traditional disciplines of engineering by sponsoring conferences and participation in other appropriate activities.
• Encourage and foster research and development to advance the discipline of design and process science.
• Provide leadership and resources to foster cooperation among organizations in establishing meaningful international standards. Distribute, promote, and encourage the use and application of these standards for universal improvement.
• Encourage an interchange of ideas among engineers, scientists, managers, decision makers and organizations by:
  • Disseminate information through publishing and other means.
  • Organizing conferences and programs for presentations and demonstrations to advance the state of knowledge.
  • Cooperating with other professional organizations and committees with respect to standards, interdisciplinary research, and technical meetings.
  • Providing a liaison between the Society and Codes and Standards Committees.
  • Providing an atmosphere of fellowship between members that recognizes those professional needs of society membership which can best be supplied by association with peers.
  • Supporting continuing education activities; and g. Developing international cooperation and understanding.
• Recognize achievement in the field of design and process science.
• Provide long-range planning activities to insure that the Society achieves its objectives and provides quality service to its members.
• Develop and promote membership in the Society.
• Support student activity.
• Support other appropriate objectives.