Unlike the Paris Société de Chimie Industrielle, which confines its participating members to corporate and institutional entities, the American Section has been based on both corporate and individual memberships. Our membership is made up of corporate and individual members from industry, finance, research, government, academia and the media who have an active interest in the chemical and related industries and a willingness to participate in and support the activities and objectives of the organization.
 
   The benefits of membership are numerous: notices of key events; participation in the speaker luncheons at a discounted rate;  the opportunity to meet with many senior individuals at Société events; and involvement in a variety of philanthropic and educational activities.
 
   The basic qualification for membership in the American Section is that the individual has an active interest in the chemical and related industries, a willingness to support, with dedication and compatibility, the aims and objectives of the Société de Chimie Industrielle, and a desire to participate in the activities of the American Section.
 
   The American Section is open to new members.  New members are generally proposed by the active members of the American Section.  After consideration and acceptance by the Membership Committee, final approval for membership is voted on by the American Section's Board of Directors.