Session: LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Engineering

This session will include presentation and a panel on how to best attract, engage and include LGBTQ+ engineers into your workplace, department or classroom. Strategies will be given for allies of the LGBTQ+ community to better support their colleagues and influence the overall climate. Topics include basic LGBTQ+ terminology, managing bias and microaggressions, introduction of intersectionality and more. The panel features perspectives and experiences from leaders in industry and academia. AIChE thanks the following Founders Circle companies for their early leadership and support to fostering Inclusion in Engineering: Dow, Chevron, Lyondellbasell, BASF, Chemours, AdvanSix, Covestro, DuPont, Eastman, Ecolab, Univar Additional support comes from generous donations to the AIChE Foundation's Doing a World of Good Campaign.