YEC - Loretta McHugh just started her first blog. It's got nothing to do with ASME, but its fun.
Here's the description: A new and hopefully more interactive home of the Wicked Good Guide to Mainah English.
Check it out at: mainahglossary.blogspot.com!
Wednesday, October 12
Tuesday, October 11
Young Engineer Stakeholder's Workshop Complete
I just spent the last day and a half participating in the Young Engineer Stakeholder's Workshop in Alexandria, Virginia. As stated by Patti Jo Snyder, Project Manager, ASME Strategic Initiatives, "The purpose of this workshop was to hear from you - the customer - in assessing the value of current YE-related activities as well as to learn your thoughts on new, innovative programming."
Current members of the Young Engineer Correspondents in attendance included Loretta McHugh, Aaron Ryan, and Kalan Guilley. There was also a number of young engineers there as well as a number of staff members from all over the Society. The workshop was facilitated by Marsha Rhea from the Institute of Alternative Futures.
When I received the invitation to attend, I was unsure of the topics to be discussed as well as the context of those discussions. After sitting through the workshop, I must say that I am quite pleased with the outcome of the workshop.
I would like to provide the following key themes from the 1st Day of the Workshop.
Those included:
- That career advancement and community can build allegiance among Young Engineer's to ASME.
- Technical information has utility value (Nobody wants to turn out the lights)
- YE's would like to see greater personalization/customization of ASME's email communications and websites
- Corporations are important influencers of YE's
- Smooth, quick navigation of websites and services is critical
The full report will include a list of first step recommendations as well as strategies to try to answer the question of how to make ASME more relevant to Early Career Engineers. There is a lot more work to do, but this workshop was a great first step toward trying to provide for this groups needs. I will post a link to the report as soon as it is released.
I would like to thank everyone who participated as well as Patti Jo and the team for inviting a few YEC's to paricipate.
Current members of the Young Engineer Correspondents in attendance included Loretta McHugh, Aaron Ryan, and Kalan Guilley. There was also a number of young engineers there as well as a number of staff members from all over the Society. The workshop was facilitated by Marsha Rhea from the Institute of Alternative Futures.
When I received the invitation to attend, I was unsure of the topics to be discussed as well as the context of those discussions. After sitting through the workshop, I must say that I am quite pleased with the outcome of the workshop.
I would like to provide the following key themes from the 1st Day of the Workshop.
Those included:
- That career advancement and community can build allegiance among Young Engineer's to ASME.
- Technical information has utility value (Nobody wants to turn out the lights)
- YE's would like to see greater personalization/customization of ASME's email communications and websites
- Corporations are important influencers of YE's
- Smooth, quick navigation of websites and services is critical
The full report will include a list of first step recommendations as well as strategies to try to answer the question of how to make ASME more relevant to Early Career Engineers. There is a lot more work to do, but this workshop was a great first step toward trying to provide for this groups needs. I will post a link to the report as soon as it is released.
I would like to thank everyone who participated as well as Patti Jo and the team for inviting a few YEC's to paricipate.
Saturday, August 27
From ASME President Gene Feigel
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I added this for anyone that didn't get the email - JRY
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Dear ASME Member,
ASME has a new focus. As many of you may already know, in recent years ASME has experienced stagnant sales of its products and services, a reduction of its financial reserves, decreasing participation by members and others in its programs and activities, declining corporate support and declining membership, particularly among engineers under age 40. These trends, which could no longer be ignored, led to the recent reorganization of ASME. The changes, approved by the Board of Governors in June, will improve ASME's viability and allow it to concentrate on its core assets: providing knowledge, community and advocacy to mechanical engineers.
Moving forward, leadership in all Sectors is in place and is working out the last organizational decisions that will enable us to direct our resources to the challenges ahead. With ASME's strategic focus on key market areas - young engineers, industrial companies, government entities - along with the determination to address the global practice of engineering and to generate new sources of revenue to support ASME's mission, I am confident that we have positioned the Society for long-term success.
I encourage your continued participation in ASME's mission through the channels familiar to you and through new opportunities such as our Communities of Practice. We will keep you informed, through ASME.org and through our publications, on how we are meeting the challenges we face. Thank you for your continued support in making ASME a premier organization for all engineers.
Sincerely,
Gene Feigel
ASME President 2005-2006
I added this for anyone that didn't get the email - JRY
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Dear ASME Member,
ASME has a new focus. As many of you may already know, in recent years ASME has experienced stagnant sales of its products and services, a reduction of its financial reserves, decreasing participation by members and others in its programs and activities, declining corporate support and declining membership, particularly among engineers under age 40. These trends, which could no longer be ignored, led to the recent reorganization of ASME. The changes, approved by the Board of Governors in June, will improve ASME's viability and allow it to concentrate on its core assets: providing knowledge, community and advocacy to mechanical engineers.
Moving forward, leadership in all Sectors is in place and is working out the last organizational decisions that will enable us to direct our resources to the challenges ahead. With ASME's strategic focus on key market areas - young engineers, industrial companies, government entities - along with the determination to address the global practice of engineering and to generate new sources of revenue to support ASME's mission, I am confident that we have positioned the Society for long-term success.
I encourage your continued participation in ASME's mission through the channels familiar to you and through new opportunities such as our Communities of Practice. We will keep you informed, through ASME.org and through our publications, on how we are meeting the challenges we face. Thank you for your continued support in making ASME a premier organization for all engineers.
Sincerely,
Gene Feigel
ASME President 2005-2006
Thursday, August 25
Another ASME related blog
I just setup another ASME related blog. This one is for the Volunteer Orientation Leadership and Training Academy, VOLT Academy for short. Click here to check it out. The blog is there so the VOLT Academy Planning Committee can keep everyone up-to-date on what’s going on. It allows anyone to post and comment on other posts.
I think blogs can be effectively utilized to disseminate large amounts of ASME goings on that right now get put in a folder somewhere and then summarized when it’s time to publish a newsletter or write an article for ASME News.
Maybe there’s a better way…a blog!
I think blogs can be effectively utilized to disseminate large amounts of ASME goings on that right now get put in a folder somewhere and then summarized when it’s time to publish a newsletter or write an article for ASME News.
Maybe there’s a better way…a blog!
Tuesday, August 23
What's it mean to be a YEC in ASME?
YEC - Young Engineer Correspondent
ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
YEC + ASME = see below
1. Educate and enable young engineers to hold young engineer events.
2. Educate and enable young engineers to organize groups of young engineers at the local level.
3. Ensure that 1 & 2 increase the number of ASME related opportunities for young engineers at the local level, increase the number of young engineers in ASME, and increase the penetration of ASME within their workplace.
4. Provide a consistent feedback mechanism from young engineers to ASME leadership to include new and innovative ideas for young engineer centric events, successful young engineer focused activities and campaigns, and support needs from ASME staff and leaders.
Use the YEC Online Reporting Tool.
5. Identify a pipeline of young engineers to fill volunteer positions while encouraging ASME to expand young engineer leadership opportunities.
Any question - email me at youngj921@asme.org
ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
YEC + ASME = see below
1. Educate and enable young engineers to hold young engineer events.
2. Educate and enable young engineers to organize groups of young engineers at the local level.
3. Ensure that 1 & 2 increase the number of ASME related opportunities for young engineers at the local level, increase the number of young engineers in ASME, and increase the penetration of ASME within their workplace.
4. Provide a consistent feedback mechanism from young engineers to ASME leadership to include new and innovative ideas for young engineer centric events, successful young engineer focused activities and campaigns, and support needs from ASME staff and leaders.
Use the YEC Online Reporting Tool.
5. Identify a pipeline of young engineers to fill volunteer positions while encouraging ASME to expand young engineer leadership opportunities.
Any question - email me at youngj921@asme.org
Sunday, August 21
Planned Design and Analysis Track at IMECE 2005
Wow! Here's some exciting news for any YE's attending Congress in November. Mr. Jack Whitehead is organizing a Design and Analysis track. In a nutshell, it's going to be five sessions of actual design, analysis, and modelling lessons learned. This is just the kind of information any young design engineer should be looking for.
For the Technical Program Overview Click Here! Check back often for updates as Jack is working on the speakers.
The details aren't worked out yet, but if you'll be at Congress, and you're a design engineer, don't miss this track!
For the Technical Program Overview Click Here! Check back often for updates as Jack is working on the speakers.
The details aren't worked out yet, but if you'll be at Congress, and you're a design engineer, don't miss this track!
The Young Engineer Forum at IMECE 2005
OK. This is blatant ASME propaganda, but it's YE related and I'm all for advertising it. The announcement was borrowed from the ASME Section News (September 2005). I'll give it back, I promise!
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SAVE THE DATE!
ASME’s 25th Young Engineer’s Forum
Tips for Career Success: Refine your skills and present yourself professionally
Nov. 6, 2005
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin hotels, Orlando, FL
7 am – 5 pm
Registration: $45 in advance, $50 onsite
At the 2005 Young Engineer’s Forum you can:
· Find out what you didn’t learn in engineering school – and what to do about it now
· Get tips on how to ace an interview
· Talk to executives about the future of their industries
· Realize your dream of starting your own business venture
· Learn to communicate better with management
· Discover your inner ‘networker’
· Spruce up your resume
And much more…
For a complete program, including registration information, visit www.asme.org/yef
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SAVE THE DATE!
ASME’s 25th Young Engineer’s Forum
Tips for Career Success: Refine your skills and present yourself professionally
Nov. 6, 2005
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin hotels, Orlando, FL
7 am – 5 pm
Registration: $45 in advance, $50 onsite
At the 2005 Young Engineer’s Forum you can:
· Find out what you didn’t learn in engineering school – and what to do about it now
· Get tips on how to ace an interview
· Talk to executives about the future of their industries
· Realize your dream of starting your own business venture
· Learn to communicate better with management
· Discover your inner ‘networker’
· Spruce up your resume
And much more…
For a complete program, including registration information, visit www.asme.org/yef
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Pic from Lights of Liberty Tour
You can get more info on the tour at http://anniversary.asme.org/2005landmarks3.shtml. This photo was taken during the tour. This is not a done up building with billowy drapes. It is acutally a slide projection on one of the historic buildings around the Liberty Bell area. Very cool!
Lights of Liberty Tour
Boy can Howard Berkof plan some after hours activities. While at the Summer Annual Meeting, Howard hooked up a group of us on the Lights of Liberty Tour. The tour was really interesting. Basically, it is an audio tour of the historic Liberty Bell area in Philadelphia. Check out the other two photos, taken during the tour.
Wednesday, June 1
Looking forward to SAM
I just wanted to let everyone know I will be looking forward to meeting them at the Summer Annual Meeting. I'll post pics in a few weeks.
Wednesday, May 11
ASME Young Engineer Correspondents in Action
BTW, we're headed into the Summer Annual Meeting. I've got a room at the Holiday Inn Express just so I can get free hispeed internet. I'll try to keep the blog up to date on what's going on.
ASME Young Engineer Correspondents in Action
I just added the "Young Engineers - Leading The Way" Logo to the YEC COP description displayed on a users Personal Page. I think it looks pretty cool. And I was the first one to add a photo in this way. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
Sunday, May 1
Talked to the Silver State Exec Comm
I gave a brief presentation on the COP site and the YEC group to the Silver State (Nevada) Executive Committee today. They were excited about the COP site. But, I'm not sure how receptive to the YEC group they were. In retrospect, it probably seemed like an abstract volunteer opportunity.
Maybe we shouldn't be trying to sell the YEC Group to local leaders, but to individual volunteers. These volunteers should then be selling the YE centric best practices and volunteering at the local level.
Thoughts?
Maybe we shouldn't be trying to sell the YEC Group to local leaders, but to individual volunteers. These volunteers should then be selling the YE centric best practices and volunteering at the local level.
Thoughts?
Wednesday, April 13
These things take time
It just needs a few days to reach critical mass. Maybe we should post it in the next FasTrack for YE's.
Roberta
Roberta
Tuesday, April 12
The blog is 1-day old!
It's been one day since I created this blog. I hope someone posts something soon. otherwise it's just gonna look like i'm a total geek and the only person bored enough to post anything. :)
On the YEC COP:
KC had some great input on the COP today regarding the activity report and Mike Woodsmansee's comments on how to improve ASME's young engineer retention.
Regarding the YEC Activity Report, is anyone using it? If you are, let me know what you like or hate in it at the link.
BTW, we hit 161 members on the YEC COP today. sweeeet!
See ya - J
On the YEC COP:
KC had some great input on the COP today regarding the activity report and Mike Woodsmansee's comments on how to improve ASME's young engineer retention.
Regarding the YEC Activity Report, is anyone using it? If you are, let me know what you like or hate in it at the link.
BTW, we hit 161 members on the YEC COP today. sweeeet!
See ya - J
Monday, April 11
my thoughts
Well, here it is, the brand spankin new asme young engineer correspondents blog, aptly named "in action." hopefully you will find this a useful place to post pics and thoughts relating to the yec group. if you have any comments, email me at youngj921@asme.org.
cheers,
justin young (mechead)
cheers,
justin young (mechead)
Young Engineer Corresondent's receive thanks from Region X VP Doug Brown at the Great International Southwest Region X RAC/RSC/GSTC for their presentation on ASME and the transition from Student to Practicing Engineer. The conference was held in Lubbock, TX in April of 2005. Fun and good times were had by all!
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