The K&C Sector is designed to provide an organizational and management structure for over 800 member units.  The entire K & C structure serves as a resource and platform for enabling the member units to:

• Form Collaborative Efforts
• Share Best Practices
• Provide Forums for Outreach
• Focus Programs on Critical Issues (students, early career  engineers, industry, emerging technologies, etc.)
• Develop New Business Opportunities

Knowledge & Community Sector
	Technical Communities
	•	Technical Divisions & Groups
	•	Center for Research and Technology Development
	Global Communities
	•	Districts (Sections, Student Sections)
	•	Student Section Committee
	Affinity Communities
	•	Affinity Groups
	Financial Operations
	Programs & Activities
	•	Publications Committee
	Information & Communications Committee
	Representation & Governance Committee
	ASME PeerLinkSM (formerly Communities of Practice)
	Unit Support
	•	Volunteer E-Request Tool
	•	Unit Leadership Resource Center

Vision:
To support and grow dynamic engineering communities in the promotion of the art, science and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences by providing member-focused products, services, technical knowledge and networking opportunities

Mission:
To excite, encourage, implement and support ASME membership through communities:

• To make ASME indispensable to engineering students and early career engineers
• To promote, develop and grow a continuum of member-unit groups serving the needs of engineers and allied professions
• To provide for member-initiated research, publishing outlets and venues for dissemination of technical knowledge
• To identify, train and develop future Society leaders
• To effectively interface with other Sectors and services

For more information on the structure of the Knowledge and Community sector, view the Organizational Structure chart.