Association of Environmental Professionals

AEP was founded in the State of California in 1974[1] and held its first organization wide meeting of members in Palo Alto, California, on the Stanford University campus. At that meeting the first directors and officers were elected and by-laws adopted. From then on the board of directors has met quarterly to establish governance, coordinate legislative liaison and plan annual meeting. There are nine AEP chapters,[2] covering the California geographical regions of: Channel Counties, Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Monterey Bay-Silicon Valley, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Superior, and Central.

AEP publishes a quarterly magazine, the Environmental Monitor, which contains technical articles, legislative updates and other information useful to its members. As mentioned above the organization has developed a skilled legislative advocacy program, which is remarkable in its pursuit of clarity of language, efficient functioning of environmental review and ethical goals for its profession. AEP also provides annual recognition awards for excellence in various categories, provides members with information on career development and works to achieve standards for performance in the environmental disciplines.

Articles may include topics of air quality, habitat conservation, water quality, archaeology, urban planning, acoustics and other technical matters; however coverage is also given to legislation, AEP activities and professional career development.

• Environmental design
• Environmental engineering
• Environmental management
• Environmental studies
• European Environmental Press (EEP)