2009 ASME Nominating Committee Selections

I just returned home from the 2009 ASME Annual Meeting, and I wanted to post a link to the 2009 ASME Nominating Committee Selections. (Hopefully I'll also have other updates from the 2009 AM in the next few days once I catch up on some sleep.)

http://www.asme.org/Governance/Nominating/Nominating_Committee.cfm

Nominating Committee
The following ASME members have been selected by the
2009 Nominating Committee for the following positions.

President
Robert Simmons
Board of Governors Robert
Sims Edmund Seiders Richard Benson
Vice
President of Career & Professional Advancement Jennifer
Jewers
Vice President of Public Awareness Willard
Nott
Vice President of Standardization and Testing Bruce
Harding
Vice President of Financial Operations Karen
Ohland
Vice President of Affinity Communities Cassandra
Dugal


Thank you to all the candidates.

As indicated in the quoted article above, thank you to all the candidates, and everyone who participated in the process - the candidates, NC, advisors, supporters, and staff!

YEC Meeting in Palm Desert, CA

There will be a Young Engineers Correspondents meeting at the 2009 ASME Annual Meeting in Palm Desert, CA. You can meet and welcome the Incoming Chair (Meredith) and Incoming Vice-Chair (Steve) of the YEC. As always, it should be an enjoyable meeting and allow you the opportunity to network with other Early Career Engineers (0-10 years post college, under 35 yrs old).

Details are as follows:
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Day: Sunday, June 14, 2009
Location: Springs Ballroom - Salon D

This meeting is open to all attendees
** Listed in the program as: Knowledge and Community - Young Engineer Correspondents

A "Greener" Water Bottle

When I was in Washington, DC in April at the Engineering Public Policy Symposium, I noticed something different in the Rayburn House Building. No there hadn't been any major renovations or redecorating done since I'd last been there; instead, the typical plast water bottle had been replaced. By what, you ask? By this: http://www.natureworksllc.com/. It's a biopolymer that's compostable. I thought it was uber-cool, and definitely a step in the right direction. It's (obviously) not as eco-friendly as using a non-disposable water bottle such as those made by Nalgene or Sigg, but as you can see here - http://www.greenerdesign.com/news/2008/10/01/corn-based-water-bottles - the House actually composts them instead of sending them to a landfill, which is kind of neat.

ECE Opportunities

See below for a recent post on ASME PeerLink's Young Engineer Correspondents site (http://peerlink.asme.org/COP/YECorrespondent/Forum/FullThread.fusion?ThreadID=3285):

ASME offers early career engineers (0-10 years out of college) the opportunity to get involved at the national level. Please take a moment to review the following upcoming opportunities (with mid-January deadlines) for yourself and/or to forward to other colleagues that might be interested. It’s a great way to gain professional development skills and network with other engineers.

* ECLIPSE is seeking interns (2009-2010)http://www.asme.org/Governance/Volunteer/Early_Career_Leadership.cfm Funded travel and leadership lessons from the top.Application deadline: January 11, 2009)

* Young Engineer Correspondents are seeking a Vice-Chair Electhttp://www.asme.org/Communities/EarlyCareer/Young_Engineer_Correspondents.cfm Practice your leadership skills. (Application Deadline: January 12, 2009)

* Leadership Training Conference (LTC) is seeking Early Career Delegateshttp://www.asme.org/Communities/EarlyCareer/Leadership_Training_2.cfm Intensive training opportunity. (Application Deadline: January 16, 2009)

* CL&D’s Committee on Internship Program (manages ECLIPSE) is seeking 2 new members (2009-2010)http://volunteer.asme.org/vobb/VolunteerPositions.cfmBegin a leadership path.(Positions to be filled ASAP)

Happy Thanksgiving!

To all of you in the US, Happy Thanksgiving today! And to those of you outside the US, Happy Thursday!