- Information exchange between different organizations about their events and activities (help coordinate individual or hold joint events)
- Advertise events of a particular professional organization to members of other organizations
- Input from members of a particular professional organization on sessions/topics for the International Soft Matter Conference 2024 (ISMC2024)
- Solicit ideas from members of the professional organization for other events at ISMC such as, young investigator satellite meeting and/or short course and free-standing events
- Advertise job postings and open positions for students, faculty and postdocs on the SMAA website
- Facilitate collaborations between soft matter scientists and engineers in academia and industry