Engineering Society of Detroit adds 1,300 new members

Business is good for the Engineering Society of Detroit. The 114-year-old non-profit has watched its membership skyrocket in the last year by over 20 percent.

That means 1,302 new members since last summer, bringing membership to 6,264. It is also retaining 99 percent of its professional members, on top of high retention rates of corporate (86 percent), retired (93 percent) and student (98 percent) members.

One of the big things working for the society is its efforts to retrain members, many of whom have automotive backgrounds, for new economy jobs. ESD has been working with the likes of Michigan Technological University to retrain some of its membership for green economy jobs, like engineering work associated with wind turbines. The society has already held two of these programs so far this year and expects to have at least one more before year-end.

"It all depends on the collaborations we have," says Della Cassia, director of public relations and marketing for the Engineering Society of Detroit.

ESD is works across several industries in the engineering world, including scientific and allied professions. It also works to develop and foster excitement in math and science for future generations.

Source: Della Cassia, director of public relations and marketing for the Engineering Society of Detroit
Writer: Jon Zemke

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