American Association of Engineering Societies

The American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) is a former umbrella organization of engineering societies in the US, founded by a group of 43 societies in 1979.^[1] After several disputes,^[1] and a change in focus in the mid-1980s from speaking for the societies to coordinating between the societies,^[2] its membership was reduced to 22 societies by 1993,^[1] and 17 societies as of 2015^[update].^[3] The AAES dissolved in 2020.^[4][5]

References

1. Rothenberg, Marc (2012), History of Science in United States: An Encyclopedia, Routledge, p. 28, ISBN 9781135583187.
2. Basta, Nicholas; Price, Wilma (May 27, 1985), "AAES narrows its scope, gives up unifying role", Chemical Engineering, 92 (11): 13.
3. AAES members Archived April 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 16, 2015.
4. "American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) and National Academy of Engineers (NAE)". The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
5. "Important message". Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.