Click here to read the letter from the STLE President about the Strategic Plan.

Outreach

STLE will champion the science and practice of tribology and lubrication engineering by actively engaging the public, increasing visibility and awareness, and creating resources that inform policy and regulatory frameworks, thereby securing the profession's future relevance and societal impact.

• Increased involvement in STEM.
• Reviewed current universities and reached out to 50 universities who weren’t involved.
• Increased 6,000 new contacts in the STLE database over the next three years.
• Increased website traffic by 25% over the next three years.

Connect

STLE is the hub where expertise is shared, technology trends and discoveries are discussed, and innovations are enabled by the global tribology and lubrication community.

• Conferences and Events: Maintained the gold standard for events in the tribology and lubrication industry and been the place where the community brings and discusses the new ideas or trends.
• Publications: Sustained the highest quality publications and other content as noted by increased readership, citation, and/or presentation of published work.
• Networking: Engaged a diverse group of attendees from industry, academia, consultancy, and government labs from the global community.

Learn

STLE maintains and expands its reputation as the leader of lifelong learning and is recognized as the go-to resource for knowledge in lubrication and tribology.

• Increased metrics and participation rates of educational offerings.
• Emphasized not only on the national level but also on local section participation.
• Engaged in stewardship to improve the quality and rationale behind our STEM and career stage offerings to all generations.