Maximize Your Membership: Update Your Member Profile and Professional Interest Codes Written 4 November 2019
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Please update your member profile and Professional Interest Codes (PICs) by 8 January 2021 to ensure that AIAA can provide you with the correct electronic ballot for the 2021 election. It’s easy to do. Simply log into your MyAIAA account and click on the Manage My Profile hyperlink. Under the new governance structure, you can select up to three professional interests codes that qualify you to vote for directors in those Technical Groups.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Professional Interest Codes and why do I need to select them?
Professional Interest Codes are major areas of self-identified professional interests and are listed on the AIAA membership application and online. You may choose up to three. The professional interests are grouped by category. For example, the category Aerospace Sciences includes such professional interests as Fluid Dynamics, Ground Testing, and Sounding Rockets. Professional interests in the Systems Integration category include Aerospace Traffic Management and Transformational Flight.
How do I update my profile and pick Professional Interest Codes?
Log into MyAIAA account and click on the Edit Profile hyperlink found under My Account Information. You can edit everything on your account, including changing or adding Professional Interest Codes, your job function, and primary business.
Can I change my mind and choose new codes?
Yes, we encourage you to update your profile regularly to best reflect your current interests.
How are Professional Interest Codes used by AIAA?
The codes are used to group members by self-identified professional interests. If you want to know all about remote sensing or electric propulsion, you’ll be grouped with like-minded members. The codes you select are used in elections and communications.
How are Professional Interest Codes related to AIAA Elections?
Every AIAA member has professional interests. Now your voice will be amplified in those areas you select! How? Under the new governance structure, Professional Interest Codes are used when voting for directors in the Technical Groups. A Technical Director leads each Technical Group. The voting members who belong to that group, as determined by Professional Interest Codes, elect the Technical Director for their group.
You will not vote for Technical Groups outside your interest areas. You’ll only vote for Council of Directors candidates who are part of the Technical Groups you have chosen with Professional Interest Codes. Of course, all professional members in good standing still get to vote for AIAA president-elect and directors for Integration and Outreach Groups.
Do Professional Interest Codes affect how AIAA communicates with me?
AIAA wants you to provide you with the most relevant information to help you do your job and succeed in the aerospace community. Among its many offerings, the Institute produces technical journals and convenes forums. Many AIAA members participate in technical committees as well. Do you want to know everything about aircraft noise and emissions? We’ll make sure you do. Not interested in satellite design? No problem—we won’t put you on that list.
Why do you want my demographic information?
We are working to have the aerospace community reflect the diversity found in the world in which we live. Knowing who our current members are helps us gauge our progress.