The HChE welcomes all into its fold - theaspiring chemical engineers of the future as wellas veterans with vast experience. Themembership of the Institute in itself is anaccomplishment that stands one in good steadin one's future career. The horizon of chemicalengineering is fast widening with newerdisciplines merging with it and new ideasemerging. As a member of the Institute, one getsplenty of opportunities to share the platformwith many well-known academics andestablished professionals in one's field. Theseinteractions help one to constantly update andequip oneself so as to keep pace with the fast-changing professional scenario. Equallyimportant, as one becomes a member of thisnetwork of fellow professionals withmultifarious connections, one can derive richdividends to further one's professional goals.Members get free subscription to the journalpublished by the Institute, can participate atCHEMCON and other seminars/symposia at aconcessional rate or free of cost. The IIChEmembers also get the benefit of parallelmembership at various fraternal overseesorganizations (for instance, AIChE) at aconcessional rate. Last, but not the leastimportant, each corporate member can getelected to the 25-member Council of theInstitute (after fulfilling certain conditions),which is the highest policy making body of theIIChE.Chemical/allied industries, research bodies andacademic institutes in the field of chemicalengineering can also become OrganisationalMembers of the Institute. The list of itsOrganisational Members is quite enviable.The under-graduate students begin with Student Membership and transfer to AssociateMembership after they complete their degree course. Those engaged in the manufacture/processing in chemical industry or employed in teaching or research in chemical engineering and allied fields can become Fellow, Member or Associate Member of the Institute, fulfilling certain criteria. Each type of membership entails specific rights and privileges. The Institute elects as Honorary Fellows, persons at high public offices, whose official duties bring them into close touch with chemical engineering, and renowned personalities, who render valuable service to the cause of chemical engineering, subject to the recipients' consent. Indeed, the Institute is proud with its coveted list of Honorary Fellows. The Institute is ever evolving. It is carving out new niches for itself as well as redefining its traditional profile. As a dynamic body, the IIChE wants to keep all its doors open, welcoming new members, new ideas and new visions in its journey forward.