Professional Organizations
 Professional organizations and associations provide a wide range of
resources for planning and navigating a career in Agricultural Engineering.
These groups can play a key role in your development and
keep you abreast of what is happening in your industry. Associations
promote the interests of their members and provide a network of contacts
that can help you find jobs and move your career forward. They can offer a
variety of services including job referral services, continuing education
courses, insurance, travel benefits, periodicals, and meeting and
conference opportunities. A broader
list of professional associations is also available by
clicking here.
 American
Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is an
educational and scientific organization dedicated to the advancement
of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological
systems. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in St Joseph, Michigan,
ASABE comprises 9,000 members in more than 100 countries.
International
Commission of Agricultural Engineering
The International
Commission of Agricultural Engineering (CIGR, Commission
Internationale du Génie Rural) was set up by a Constituent Assembly
on the occasion of the first International Congress of Agricultural
Engineering, held in Liege, Belgium in 1930. It is an international,
non-governmental, non-profit organisation regrouping, as a
networking system, Regional and National Societies of Agricultural
Engineering as well as private and public companies and individuals
all over the world.
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