Currently, there are more than 200 chapters in North America plus university chapters at most universities offering industrial engineering curricula. IE students are eligible to become associate members of IIE and pay dues at a reduced rate. The objective of IIE is to promote the industrial engineering profession.
Members benefit from attending monthly meetings that feature authoritative speakers or plant visits.
Meeting industrial engineers from different industries broadens one's professional awareness. Each member is entitled to affiliation with two of the 17 division organizations that publish newsletters informing them of new ideas and developments in different fields, hold special conferences and seminars, and publish monographs on specific topics. Being an IIE member, you become eligible for employment services and many other peograms sponsored by IIE such as regional and national conventions, scholarship, and continuing education programs.