International Relations Committee

Be Recognized Among the Best Environmental Engineers and Scientists in the World

“...Being Board Certified by the Academy underscores that our staff are the best in a world where many claim to have expertise in the fields of environmental engineering and science...” — William P. Dee, P.E., BCEE, Global Water Director, Malcolm Pirnie, the Water Division of ARCADIS

Accountability: Leadership. Record of Commitment.

A growing number of central, state, and local agencies request Board Certification information in RFQs and RFPs. AAEES Board Certifications recognize highly qualified environmental engineers and scientists for the benefit of the public; central, state, and local governments; consultants; academia; and others seeking specialty expert.

Benefits of Joining:

Get Recognized as one of only 3,000 Board Certified Environmental Engineers and Scientists Worldwide.

• Get Listed in the “Who’s Who in Environmental Engineering and Science” – the primary reference for employers and clients seeking specialty expertise.
• Demonstrate Competence – through comprehensive written and oral examinations

Qualifications: Education. Experience. Responsibility.

Minimum qualifications for Board Certification: Requisite degree and 8 years experience (4 yrs. in responsible charge). Certified Environmental Engineer (CEE): environmental engineering or related engineering degree.

Verification: Expertise. Skills. Ethics.

Applicants with fewer than 16 years experience sit for a written examination and a oral examination in selected specialty area. Those with 16 or more years of experience may request a waiver of the written examination. Engineering Specialties: Air Pollution, Environmental Sustainability, General Environmental, Hazardous Waste Management and Site Remediation, Industrial Hygiene, Radiation Protection, Solid Waste, Water Supply/ Wastewater. Science Specialties: Air Resources; Environmental Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or Toxicology; Groundwater and the Subsurface Environment; Hazardous Waste Management and Site Remediation; Solid Waste Management; Surface Water Resources; Sustainability Science.

Academy Members Worldwide:

Founded in the United States of America in 1955, and growing internationally with nearly 3,000 members in: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, etc.

What You Receive:

•  Accredited Certification offers independent, third-party verification of your environmental engineering and science expertise.
• Quarterly Environmental Engineer and Scientist Journal with peer-reviewed Applied Research & Practice section.
• Accreditation of environmental engineering education assures consistency in quality of graduates.
• Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science® annual competition provides public recognition of quality projects and programs.
• Who’s Who in Environmental Engineering and Science® serves as a reference for employers seeking specialty expertise

Fees:

The International Communication Association (ICA) has a triple-tiered dues structure following the UN model for A, B, and C countries, based on the World Bank's indicators of Gross National Income. Residents of B-tier countries pay 75% of the A-tier price and residents of C-tier countries pay 50% of the A-tier price. The applicable tier is determined by the country where the applicant is currently residing and not their country of origin. The ICA Country Tier Chart is included below.

Annual Fee

Tier A: Student Member: Free  Member: $125 BCEE, BCES, BCEEM: $225

Tier B: Student Member: Free Member: $93.75 BCEE, BCES, BCEEM $$168.75

Tier C Student Member: Free  Member: $62.25 BCEE, BCES, BCEEM $112.50

Tier A:  Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Channel Islands Chile Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Albania Algeria American Samoa Angola Argentina Azerbaijan Belarus Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Afghanistan Armenia Bangladesh Benin Bhutan Bolivia Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Central African Rep. Chad Comoros Congo, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Rep. of Cote d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt 4 Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France French Polynesia Germany Greece Greenland Guam Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Japan Korea, Rep. of Kuwait Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Nauru Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Poland, Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar San Marino Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain St. Kitts and Nevis St. Martin (French part) Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Tier B: Albania Algeria American Samoa Angola Argentina Azerbaijan Belarus Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Afghanistan Armenia Bangladesh Benin Bhutan Bolivia Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Central African Rep. Chad Comoros Congo, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Rep. of Cote d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt 4 Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France French Polynesia Germany Greece Greenland Guam Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Japan Korea, Rep. of Kuwait Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Nauru Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Poland Equatorial Guinea Fiji Gabon Georgia Grenada Guyana Iran, Islamic Rep. Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Lebanon Libya Macedonia, FYR Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Montenegro Namibia Palau Panama Paraguay Peru Romania Russian Federation Serbia South Africa St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Thailand, Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Venezuela

Tier C: Afghanistan Armenia Bangladesh Benin Bhutan Bolivia Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Central African Rep. Chad Comoros Congo, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Rep. of Cote d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Ethiopia Gambia Ghana Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bisseau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Kenya Kiribati Korea, Dem. Rep. Kosovo Kyrgyz Republic Lao PDR Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Micronesia Fed. Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Pakistan Papua New Guinea Philippines Rwanda Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Swaziland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Tanzania Timor - Leste Togo Tonga Tunisia Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vietnam West Bank and Gaza Yemen, Rep. Zambia Zimbabwe