page_title: College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education
section_title: Organization
hierarchical_section_title: College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education / Organization
caption_attribution_description: English: CICMHE membership structure.
context_page_description: The College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education is an academic/industry council of the Material Handling Industry that promotes increased awareness of material handling and logistics through a variety of educational and research activities. CICMHE was founded in 1952 and has served to connect practitioners with academics that teach and do research in material handling.
context_section_description: The main body of the Council is composed of fifteen college and university educators that are elected to a four-year term and is governed by a four-member executive committee. Additional members are drawn from material handling equipment manufacturers, distributors, users and consultants, representatives of the business press, and professional staff members of organizations concerned with material handling education. CICMHE is organized into two working committees: 
  The Events Committee plans and executes structured events to facilitate learning and research, promote knowledge transfer, provide exposure to and awareness of the field, address current industry needs and trends, and strengthen the bridge between industry and academia.
  The Projects Committee initiate and conduct projects to transform and modernize existing educational offerings, create and maintain new educational offerings, assess usage and effectiveness of offerings, identify, incubate, and foster research in material handling and related domains; and leverage connections between CICMHE and councils, product sections, and affiliated trade associations.
caption: CICMHE membership structure.
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