ASME Wants You To Become An ASME Leader!
ASME is looking for bright, energetic Early Career Engineers interested in volunteering their time for the Engineering Profession. Selected applicants will be funded* to attend the Leadership Training Conference March 2-4, 2007 at the Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel in Houston, Texas.
At the conference you will gain insight into ASME’s organization, activities, and resources, learn what it takes to lead or found an ASME unit, and network with more than 150 other ASME leaders.
To apply, email your application to EarlyCareerEngineers@asme.org with the subject: “Application for EC Delegate to LTC-07.” Applications should be in Word format, and should include your name, ASME membership number, daytime phone number, address, number of years since graduation, any ASME positions held, and an essay (500 words or less) on any one of the following topics:
- Why I Want To Become an ASME Leader.
- What should ASME be doing to better serve to the mechanical engineering profession?
- Is there an “engineering crisis?” If so, what should ASME be doing about it?
- Describe a program or activity ASME could sponsor to promote interaction between ASME Communities.
The application deadline is January 19th. If selected, you will be notified by January 31st.
For more information on the conference, go to http://www.asmeconferences.org/ltc07/ or visit the LTC community.
Please share this opportunity with your friends and colleagues!
*In accordance with ASME’s Volunteer Travel Policy, ASME will pay 100% of your travel costs and up to $100 per day for your hotel and per diem. The Wyndham is $94 per night plus tax. ASME asks that you pay a $75 registration fee to cover your meals while at the conference.
Monday, December 4
Friday, June 23
New Section Resources Site
Visit http://www.asme.org/Governance/Volunteer/Practices/ to check out this new site. It was developed over the last four months by a cross-sector project team and it went live just before SAM. Let me know if you have any comments or suggestions.
YEC Meeting at SAM 2006
Hi, everyone-
I don't know about you all, but I thought this SAM was the best meeting since the reorganization, maybe ever. I am finally starting to see the opportunities for cooperation, leveraging the strengths of the different parts of organization, etc., that the new structure promised to provide. At this point, these opportunities are limited in scope, but I think they'll continue to grow.
Our YEC meeting Saturday evening was a lot of fun. It was good seeing everyone who could make it, and I was grateful for a chance to talk about what we want to do this coming year. I'd like to see this discussion continue both here and on the CoP. Our group has a lot of visibility and a lot of pull within ASME right now. If you have ideas about things we should do, let me know.
I don't know about you all, but I thought this SAM was the best meeting since the reorganization, maybe ever. I am finally starting to see the opportunities for cooperation, leveraging the strengths of the different parts of organization, etc., that the new structure promised to provide. At this point, these opportunities are limited in scope, but I think they'll continue to grow.
Our YEC meeting Saturday evening was a lot of fun. It was good seeing everyone who could make it, and I was grateful for a chance to talk about what we want to do this coming year. I'd like to see this discussion continue both here and on the CoP. Our group has a lot of visibility and a lot of pull within ASME right now. If you have ideas about things we should do, let me know.
Wednesday, June 21
ECEs Nominated as ASME VPs
Congratulations to Justin Young! He has been selected by the 2006 Nominating Committee as the VP, Affinity Communities Nominee for the term starting in June 2007!
In other Early Career Engineer news, Candice Bauer has been selected as the VP, Center for Professional Development, Practice, and Ethics (CPDPE). It's great to see two amazingly-qualified early career engineers with these important leadership roles in ASME! The complete list of nominees is below.
For more information, visit http://www.asme.org/Governance/Nominating/Selections_By_2006_Nominating.cfm.
Selections By The 2006 Nominating Committee Of Nominees For Society Office
Terms Beginning In June 2007
PRESIDENT
Sam Y. Zamrik
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE, BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Frank C. Adamek
Donald R. Frikken
Mark W. Goldsmith
VICE PRESIDENTS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PRACTICE & ETHICS
Candice Bauer
PUBLIC AWARENESS
Vincent Wilczynski
STANDARDIZATION & TESTING
Joseph W. Milton
AFFINITY COMMUNITIES
Justin R. Young
FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
Larry Kielasa
In other Early Career Engineer news, Candice Bauer has been selected as the VP, Center for Professional Development, Practice, and Ethics (CPDPE). It's great to see two amazingly-qualified early career engineers with these important leadership roles in ASME! The complete list of nominees is below.
For more information, visit http://www.asme.org/Governance/Nominating/Selections_By_2006_Nominating.cfm.
Selections By The 2006 Nominating Committee Of Nominees For Society Office
Terms Beginning In June 2007
PRESIDENT
Sam Y. Zamrik
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE, BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Frank C. Adamek
Donald R. Frikken
Mark W. Goldsmith
VICE PRESIDENTS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PRACTICE & ETHICS
Candice Bauer
PUBLIC AWARENESS
Vincent Wilczynski
STANDARDIZATION & TESTING
Joseph W. Milton
AFFINITY COMMUNITIES
Justin R. Young
FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
Larry Kielasa
Tuesday, June 20
Raytheon Head Plagiarizes ASME Publication
I'm not sure who's seen one of the original articles published in the NY Times, Time Magazine, etc., but here's an interesting follow up to that article: http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/05/19/1656394.htm. It's amazing how low the ethical standards have fallen in the U.S. College students across the U.S. can commit plagiarism and be kicked out of the class (with a failing grade) or possibly kicked out of the university. The CEO of a large aerospace company in the U.S. has committed plagiarism for years, and he's given a paycut. The standards seem a little off here, but who am I to judge.
Check out the article - it's defintely interesting reading. And go ASME - we got free national publicity and that can't be a bad thing since ASME didn't do anything untoward!
Check out the article - it's defintely interesting reading. And go ASME - we got free national publicity and that can't be a bad thing since ASME didn't do anything untoward!
Friday, June 2
Be part of ASME's Public Policy Agenda for 2007-2008
I received the following hyperlink recently from Kathryn Holmes, the Director of ASME's Government Relations Group. By filling out the survey, you can help define ASME's Public Policy Agenda for the 2007-2008 year.
https://secure.asme.org/PPAS/policysurvey.cfm
This is your choice to stand up and make your opinion matter!
https://secure.asme.org/PPAS/policysurvey.cfm
This is your choice to stand up and make your opinion matter!
ASME's May 2005 Inter-Comm Ezine
Inter-Comm May 2006
Inter-Comm is published quarterly for ASME volunteer leaders to increase
their awareness of activities of the Society. Contact: 212-591-8159, or
kaylord@asme.org.
The Board of Governors, at its April 27-28 meeting, received a preliminary
2006-2007 general operating budget and capital budget, approved the
directing of funds from the disbanded Huron Niagra Section to the Ontario
Section, and approved an October 2006 (FY2007) ASME dues increase to $126.
Society Policy P-14.15 will be changed to reflect the new dues amount.
Contact: Mike Weis at Weism@asme.org.
The Board of Governors received A Roadmap for ASME to Become Indispensable
to Early Career Engineers, the final report of the Strategic Initiative
Project Team on Young Engineers, and voted to endorse the project team
report in principle, with the Sector Management Committee to coordinate
implementation and monitor progress and the Sectors and Services to
prioritize and develop project plans, with budgets showing proposed costs
and revenue sources. Contact: Amy Geffen at geffena@asme.org.
ASME has partnered with the Institute for Alternative Futures (IAF) to
explore the future of collaborative learning and technology innovation
(two of six strategic issues that were identified in the ASME 2005
environmental scan). IAF has found that the future of learning and
technology innovation will be built around communities and networks.
Encourage members to take the survey at
www.asme.org/Governance/StrategicManagement/Environmental_Scanning.cfm.
Contact: Allian Pratt at pratta@asme.org.
The University of Missouri has become the first authorized knowledge
provider of the Engineering Management Certification International (EMCI™)
program, a professional multidisciplinary global credentialing program
that recognizes competence in engineering management. ASME, the American
Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and
the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers
collaborate on EMCI in an effort to promote a worldwide standard of
quality for engineering management. Contact: Heather Santa Maria at
santamariah@asme.org.
The ASME Innovative Technologies Institute, LLC (ASME-ITI), has announced
the completion of the first five Sector-Specific Guidance documents (SSGs)
for their risk analysis methodology known as RAMCAP (Risk Analysis and
Management for Critical Asset Protection). RAMCAP is a private-public
partnership that provides a framework for analyzing and managing the risks
associated with terrorist attacks against critical infrastructures. The
five industry sectors completed are nuclear power plants, nuclear spent
fuel storage and transportation, chemical manufacturing, petroleum
refining, and liquefied natural gas facilities. Contact: Reese Meisinger
at meisingerr@asme.org.
The VOLT Academy (Volunteer Orientation for Leadership Training) recently
played a vital role in the March Leadership Training Conference and is
continuing to staff its committees with the expectation of being fully
operational in June. All interested in being involved in helping prepare
for scheduled training events or to continue the development of a
comprehensive ASME leadership development plan, contact Marian Heller,
hellerm@asme.org, or Bill Weiblen, wweiblen@comcast.net.
The ASME Nanotechnology Institute Advisory Board is re-establishing itself
and, according to the new chair, Professor Gang Chen of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, needs volunteers providing greater representation
from Fortune 500 companies. Contact: Raj Manchanda at
manchandar@asme.org.
The Committee on Student Development is seeking input on a proposal to
modify the current student conferences held in the spring. Members can
join the Community of Practice called Student Stakeholders to contribute
ideas. Contact: Tom Perry at perryt@asme.org.
At the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in early May, ASME’s
International Petroleum Technology Institute (IPTI) presented its 23rd
annual Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Award (BMEA) and the Woelfel
Distinguished Innovation Award, which recognize products, devices or
systems displayed at the OTC of practical or innovative use to mechanical
engineering in energy industry applications. Taking top honors this year
were the cutting-edge Aluminum Alloy Riser from Noble Technology Services
Division and the Kalsi Thrust Bearing™ from Kalsi Engineering. Winners
were announced at a reception hosted at Houston’s 1930s grand
movie-theater-turned-venue, the Majestic Metro. Contact Manny Mones at
monesm@asme.org.
Stay tuned for radio announcements, provided by ASME Communications, for
general distribution on the airwaves throughout the United States,
featuring the topics of the role of nanotechnology in auto fuel cells and
on careers in biomedical engineering. Articles on these topics will also
appear in small- and medium-market newspapers throughout the country.
Contact: Mel Torre at torrem@asme.org.
Engineering and engineering technology educators are invited to
participate in the next Essential Teaching Seminar, June 1-3, at MIT,
Cambridge, Mass. Registration information is available at
www.asme.org/Education/College/Upcoming_Seminars_June_13.cfm. Contact: Amy
Bentow at bentowa@asme.org.
A free workshop to Inspire Innovation: Engineering in the Classroom! has
been jointly organized by ASCE, ASME and IEEE, during the 2006 Summer
Annual Meeting (June 17-22, San Francisco,
www.asmeconferences.org/sam06/). Funded by the United Engineering
Foundation, the workshop will help educators and engineers enhance their
efforts to bring the excitement of engineering education to local schools
and pre-university educators. Contact: Marina Stenos, stenosm@asme.org.
An Early Career Forum, designed to enhance the careers of engineers who
have been out of school from 0-10 years, will be conducted at the 2006
ASME Congress (Nov 5-10, Chicago). Joseph A. “Bud” Ahearn, vice chairman
of CH2M Hill, will be one of the featured speakers, alongside the career
fair, panel discussion, and other presentations. Contact: Cheryl Hasan at
hasasc@asme.org.
The Early Career Development (ECD) technical track has recently been added
to the diverse profile of technical sessions offered at the ASME 2006
Congress and will showcase practical applications, innovative methodology,
and business solutions for increasing efficiency, building market share,
enhancing product design, and more. Five topics will include engineering
management, sustainability, ethics, innovation agenda and tools for
volunteerism. Contact: Cheryl Hasan at hasasc@asme.org.
Keynoter for the 2006 ASME Congress (Nov 5-10, Chicago) will be Pulitzer
Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Vise, the author of the book
The Google Story, who is known for his journalistic coverage on finance,
business, and government. Visit: www.asmeconferences.org/congress06/.
Inter-Comm is published quarterly for ASME volunteer leaders to increase
their awareness of activities of the Society. Contact: 212-591-8159, or
kaylord@asme.org.
The Board of Governors, at its April 27-28 meeting, received a preliminary
2006-2007 general operating budget and capital budget, approved the
directing of funds from the disbanded Huron Niagra Section to the Ontario
Section, and approved an October 2006 (FY2007) ASME dues increase to $126.
Society Policy P-14.15 will be changed to reflect the new dues amount.
Contact: Mike Weis at Weism@asme.org.
The Board of Governors received A Roadmap for ASME to Become Indispensable
to Early Career Engineers, the final report of the Strategic Initiative
Project Team on Young Engineers, and voted to endorse the project team
report in principle, with the Sector Management Committee to coordinate
implementation and monitor progress and the Sectors and Services to
prioritize and develop project plans, with budgets showing proposed costs
and revenue sources. Contact: Amy Geffen at geffena@asme.org.
ASME has partnered with the Institute for Alternative Futures (IAF) to
explore the future of collaborative learning and technology innovation
(two of six strategic issues that were identified in the ASME 2005
environmental scan). IAF has found that the future of learning and
technology innovation will be built around communities and networks.
Encourage members to take the survey at
www.asme.org/Governance/StrategicManagement/Environmental_Scanning.cfm.
Contact: Allian Pratt at pratta@asme.org.
The University of Missouri has become the first authorized knowledge
provider of the Engineering Management Certification International (EMCI™)
program, a professional multidisciplinary global credentialing program
that recognizes competence in engineering management. ASME, the American
Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and
the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers
collaborate on EMCI in an effort to promote a worldwide standard of
quality for engineering management. Contact: Heather Santa Maria at
santamariah@asme.org.
The ASME Innovative Technologies Institute, LLC (ASME-ITI), has announced
the completion of the first five Sector-Specific Guidance documents (SSGs)
for their risk analysis methodology known as RAMCAP (Risk Analysis and
Management for Critical Asset Protection). RAMCAP is a private-public
partnership that provides a framework for analyzing and managing the risks
associated with terrorist attacks against critical infrastructures. The
five industry sectors completed are nuclear power plants, nuclear spent
fuel storage and transportation, chemical manufacturing, petroleum
refining, and liquefied natural gas facilities. Contact: Reese Meisinger
at meisingerr@asme.org.
The VOLT Academy (Volunteer Orientation for Leadership Training) recently
played a vital role in the March Leadership Training Conference and is
continuing to staff its committees with the expectation of being fully
operational in June. All interested in being involved in helping prepare
for scheduled training events or to continue the development of a
comprehensive ASME leadership development plan, contact Marian Heller,
hellerm@asme.org, or Bill Weiblen, wweiblen@comcast.net.
The ASME Nanotechnology Institute Advisory Board is re-establishing itself
and, according to the new chair, Professor Gang Chen of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, needs volunteers providing greater representation
from Fortune 500 companies. Contact: Raj Manchanda at
manchandar@asme.org.
The Committee on Student Development is seeking input on a proposal to
modify the current student conferences held in the spring. Members can
join the Community of Practice called Student Stakeholders to contribute
ideas. Contact: Tom Perry at perryt@asme.org.
At the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in early May, ASME’s
International Petroleum Technology Institute (IPTI) presented its 23rd
annual Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Award (BMEA) and the Woelfel
Distinguished Innovation Award, which recognize products, devices or
systems displayed at the OTC of practical or innovative use to mechanical
engineering in energy industry applications. Taking top honors this year
were the cutting-edge Aluminum Alloy Riser from Noble Technology Services
Division and the Kalsi Thrust Bearing™ from Kalsi Engineering. Winners
were announced at a reception hosted at Houston’s 1930s grand
movie-theater-turned-venue, the Majestic Metro. Contact Manny Mones at
monesm@asme.org.
Stay tuned for radio announcements, provided by ASME Communications, for
general distribution on the airwaves throughout the United States,
featuring the topics of the role of nanotechnology in auto fuel cells and
on careers in biomedical engineering. Articles on these topics will also
appear in small- and medium-market newspapers throughout the country.
Contact: Mel Torre at torrem@asme.org.
Engineering and engineering technology educators are invited to
participate in the next Essential Teaching Seminar, June 1-3, at MIT,
Cambridge, Mass. Registration information is available at
www.asme.org/Education/College/Upcoming_Seminars_June_13.cfm. Contact: Amy
Bentow at bentowa@asme.org.
A free workshop to Inspire Innovation: Engineering in the Classroom! has
been jointly organized by ASCE, ASME and IEEE, during the 2006 Summer
Annual Meeting (June 17-22, San Francisco,
www.asmeconferences.org/sam06/). Funded by the United Engineering
Foundation, the workshop will help educators and engineers enhance their
efforts to bring the excitement of engineering education to local schools
and pre-university educators. Contact: Marina Stenos, stenosm@asme.org.
An Early Career Forum, designed to enhance the careers of engineers who
have been out of school from 0-10 years, will be conducted at the 2006
ASME Congress (Nov 5-10, Chicago). Joseph A. “Bud” Ahearn, vice chairman
of CH2M Hill, will be one of the featured speakers, alongside the career
fair, panel discussion, and other presentations. Contact: Cheryl Hasan at
hasasc@asme.org.
The Early Career Development (ECD) technical track has recently been added
to the diverse profile of technical sessions offered at the ASME 2006
Congress and will showcase practical applications, innovative methodology,
and business solutions for increasing efficiency, building market share,
enhancing product design, and more. Five topics will include engineering
management, sustainability, ethics, innovation agenda and tools for
volunteerism. Contact: Cheryl Hasan at hasasc@asme.org.
Keynoter for the 2006 ASME Congress (Nov 5-10, Chicago) will be Pulitzer
Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Vise, the author of the book
The Google Story, who is known for his journalistic coverage on finance,
business, and government. Visit: www.asmeconferences.org/congress06/.
Friday, May 5
Congratulations to J. Andrew Baker, the 2006 Old Guard Early Career Engineer Essay Competition Winner
J. Andrew Baker, PE has been chosen as the 2006 winner of the Old Guard Early Career Engineer Essay Competition.
This competition, sponsored by The Old Guard Committee, was developed to engage early career engineers in communicating advice and guidance, based on their own personal/professional experiences and their relationship with ASME, to new ME/MET graduates.
Currently, Mr. Baker is a structural engineer with The Boeing Company. He graduated from Oklahoma State University School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He has served ASME in many capacities, including Central Kansas Section Chair, Regional Representative for the Committee on Membership, and his most recent position as the Northern Plains Region Representative.
J. Andrew Baker provides valuable words of advice to our members just starting their engineering careers.
Read J. Andrew Baker's winning essay "Enhancing Your Career - The Value of ASME."
Reference: This announcement was first posted by the asme_career1 Email List, 5/4/2006, ASME.
This competition, sponsored by The Old Guard Committee, was developed to engage early career engineers in communicating advice and guidance, based on their own personal/professional experiences and their relationship with ASME, to new ME/MET graduates.
Currently, Mr. Baker is a structural engineer with The Boeing Company. He graduated from Oklahoma State University School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He has served ASME in many capacities, including Central Kansas Section Chair, Regional Representative for the Committee on Membership, and his most recent position as the Northern Plains Region Representative.
J. Andrew Baker provides valuable words of advice to our members just starting their engineering careers.
Read J. Andrew Baker's winning essay "Enhancing Your Career - The Value of ASME."
Reference: This announcement was first posted by the asme_career1 Email List, 5/4/2006, ASME.
Tuesday, April 18
Attend the YEC Meeting at ASME's Summer Annual Meeting (June 2006)
Come one, come all!
Your presence is requested at a meeting of the Young Engineer Correspondents Affinity Group.
The meeting will be held during ASME's Summer Annual Meeting.
Date: Saturday, June 17th
Time: 6-7pm.
Place: The Hilton San Francisco Hotel June 17-22, 2006.
Check the meeting website for more info: http://www.asmeconferences.org/sam06/
Thanks go to ASME's Knowledge & Community Sector Board for providing a meeting room.
Please note, the YEC Meeting is NOT eligible for volunteer travel reimbursement.
Your presence is requested at a meeting of the Young Engineer Correspondents Affinity Group.
The meeting will be held during ASME's Summer Annual Meeting.
Date: Saturday, June 17th
Time: 6-7pm.
Place: The Hilton San Francisco Hotel June 17-22, 2006.
Check the meeting website for more info: http://www.asmeconferences.org/sam06/
Thanks go to ASME's Knowledge & Community Sector Board for providing a meeting room.
Please note, the YEC Meeting is NOT eligible for volunteer travel reimbursement.
Saturday, April 15
Early Career Forum, Washington, D.C., May 16, 2006
ASME Early Career Forum, Washington, D.C., May 16, 2006 & 4th Annual Engineering R&D Symposium, May 17-18, 2006
Loretta McHugh
Chair, Committee on Early Career Development
http://www.asme.org/Communities/EarlyCareer/
I would like to invite you to attend an Early Career Forum (ECF) entitled “Public Policy and the Future of Engineering” on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 in Washington, DC. We have assembled a strong program and hope that you will be able to join us..
The Early Career Forum will be held during the evening of May 16th at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel at 480 L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, DC. The hotel is near the Mall and the U.S. Capitol, and is accessible by Metro on the Orange/Blue and Green/Yellow lines. There will be a reception from 6-7 pm, followed by a dinner and a panel of speeches. Congressman Dan Lipinski of Illinois, an engineer and member of the House Science Committee (http://www.house.gov/lipinski/), and John Elter of Plug Power, Inc. will each be talking about engineering, the changing nature of the workforce, and the national and international challenges that engineers will play a role in solving.
ASME also serves as the directorate for the 4th Annual Engineering R&D Symposium, which will be convened on May 17-18, 2006. The R&D Symposium will host 18 major engineering societies and key government officials to discuss federal research and development policy. Information about the Symposium, including a preliminary agenda, is available at http://www.engineeringpolicy
Please register for the ECF and R&D Symposium at http://www.acteva.com/go/ECF by April 17th. The Early Career Forum will cost $25 to attend and the cost of the event is being co-sponsored by ASME. There is no cost to attend the R&D Symposium but pre-registration is required (first come-first serve). If you are paying by check, please send the check to ASME, ATTN: R&D ECF, 1828 L St NW, Suite 906, Washington, DC 20036. Feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have about the Early Career Forum or the R&D Symposium.
Sincerely,Loretta McHugh
Chair, Committee on Early Career Development
http://www.asme.org/Communities
IEEE STUDENT PROFESSIONAL AWARENESS CONFERENCE
And here is a Student/Early Career Event from our friends at IEEE.
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The IEEE Student Branch at Manhattan College and the IEEE New York Section are happy to invite you for an *IEEE SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM*, at the next - STUDENT PROFESSIONAL AWARENESS CONFERENCE
Date: Friday, April 21, 2006
Location: Fishbach Room,
Leo Engineering Building
Manhattan College
3825 Corlear Avenue
Bronx, NY 10463-2348
Program:
3:20 PM Welcome Comments
3:30 PM "An Engineer in Congress" by Dr. Jack Lubowsky, PhD, PE, -Nassau Community College
4:00 PM "Rewards of Engineering Careers" by Dr. Edward Lancevich, PhD, -Northrop Grumman
4:30 PM Symposium Information Session, Refreshments
6:30 PM Dinner, Thomas Hall, Manhattan College
8:30 PM Announcements & Closing
All IEEE students/members are encouraged to attend!
Please Pre-Register by April 14, 2006
Register soon - space is limited!
Registration Contact:
ieee@manhattan.org
Chris Barsi, President
IEEE Student Branch - Manhattan College
(718)-862-6253
Online PDF Flyer:
http://ewh.ieee.org/r1/new_york/pace/NYS-PACE/SPAC-MC-042106.pdf
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The IEEE Student Branch at Manhattan College and the IEEE New York Section are happy to invite you for an *IEEE SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM*, at the next - STUDENT PROFESSIONAL AWARENESS CONFERENCE
Date: Friday, April 21, 2006
Location: Fishbach Room,
Leo Engineering Building
Manhattan College
3825 Corlear Avenue
Bronx, NY 10463-2348
Program:
3:20 PM Welcome Comments
3:30 PM "An Engineer in Congress" by Dr. Jack Lubowsky, PhD, PE, -Nassau Community College
4:00 PM "Rewards of Engineering Careers" by Dr. Edward Lancevich, PhD, -Northrop Grumman
4:30 PM Symposium Information Session, Refreshments
6:30 PM Dinner, Thomas Hall, Manhattan College
8:30 PM Announcements & Closing
All IEEE students/members are encouraged to attend!
Please Pre-Register by April 14, 2006
Register soon - space is limited!
Registration Contact:
ieee@manhattan.org
Chris Barsi, President
IEEE Student Branch - Manhattan College
(718)-862-6253
Online PDF Flyer:
http://ewh.ieee.org/r1/new
ASME Student Scholarship Committee seeking volunteers
I received this email recently. If you are interested, please contact Maisha.
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The ASME Student Scholarship Committee is currently seeking 2 volunteers to assist in the scholarship selections for 2006. Nearly $100,000 in academic scholarships are awarded annually to ASME Student Members worldwide.
The committee will consist of 9 members.
Approximately 45 to 55 scholarships will be awarded, ranging from $1K to $10K. The amount and number vary each year depending on the funds available.
Approximately 320 applications will be reviewed for selection this year. During the week of April 10th, each committee member will receive 1/3 of the applications.
Each application is initially reviewed by 3 members of the committee. Each member ranks the top 25 as they choose. After those results are tabulated, each member receives the 2 groups of 25 they have not seen and ranks the final group of 75 applications.
All of this takes place over about 1.5 months (April - May).
If anyone is interested in serving on this committee or can recommend any possible candidates, please contact me.
Best regards,
Maisha Phillips
Coordinator, Student Development
ASME
Center for Professional Development, Practice & Ethics
Three Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 591-8131
Fax: (212) 591-7143
phillipsm@asme.org
Friday, March 24
Loretta McHugh to join the Strategic Initiatives and New Products (SINP) Committee
Congratulations go to Loretta McHugh. She has been recognized for her extensive efforts to make ASME more relevant for early career engineers. As a just reward,Loretta will be joining the Strategic Initiatives and New Products (SINP) Committee at the June 2006 Summer Annual Meeting (SAM).
As a member of the Committee, she will be bringing the perspective of the early career engineer to the SINP. Loretta's input will likely be based on her broad knowledge of ASME's current programs and activities targeting early career engineers from her experiences as the Chair of the Committee on Early Career Development (CECD) under the Center for Professional Development, Practice, and Ethics (CPDPE).
Loretta can be reached at HawkesL@asme.org.
Way to go!
As a member of the Committee, she will be bringing the perspective of the early career engineer to the SINP. Loretta's input will likely be based on her broad knowledge of ASME's current programs and activities targeting early career engineers from her experiences as the Chair of the Committee on Early Career Development (CECD) under the Center for Professional Development, Practice, and Ethics (CPDPE).
Loretta can be reached at HawkesL@asme.org.
Way to go!
Thursday, March 23
LTC Survey Posted
If you participated in the Leadership Training Conference held this past month, it would be awesome if you can fill out the online survey form.
Here is the link:
http://www.asme.org/Governance/Volunteer/VOLTAcademy/Assessment_Evaluation.cfm .
Here is the link:
http://www.asme.org/Governance
Photos Posted from LTC 2006
Photos have been posted for the Leadership Training Conference held March, 2006.
You can (and download) them them at www.pv.jenkevproductions.com.
Follow the red bar towards the bottom of the screen. Once you have navigated to the photo gallery page, simply log in via the link on the top right. The username is “asme” and the password is “asme.”
You can (and download) them them at www.pv.jenkevproductions.com.
Follow the red bar towards the bottom of the screen. Once you have navigated to the photo gallery page, simply log in via the link on the top right. The username is “asme” and the password is “asme.”
Friday, March 17
PBS Seeks Engineer Co-Host for "Design Squad" Engineering Reality TV
Anyone want to be a TV personality? IEEE has put this TV show together.
Maybe ASME should do the same thing...or partner with them on a multi-discipline project.
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WGBH Boston is seeking two co-hosts for "Design Squad," the working
title for a new PBS engineering reality TV program aimed at 9- to
12-year-olds, which will begin shooting this summer in Boston. During
the program, two teams of real-life high-school youngsters (not actors)
compete using their problem-solving skills to design, construct and test
functional, whimsical machines. The engineer co-host must have an
engineering degree or basic engineering education; a "natural and
spontaneous nature"; and be comfortable in a learning/teaching
environment with teens, as well as in front of a camera. For more
information on applying, go to http://boldfish.ieee.org:80/u/2303/8179 .
For a peek at a pilot of "Design Squad," see
http://boldfish.ieee.org:80/u/2304/8179 .
Maybe ASME should do the same thing...or partner with them on a multi-discipline project.
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WGBH Boston is seeking two co-hosts for "Design Squad," the working
title for a new PBS engineering reality TV program aimed at 9- to
12-year-olds, which will begin shooting this summer in Boston. During
the program, two teams of real-life high-school youngsters (not actors)
compete using their problem-solving skills to design, construct and test
functional, whimsical machines. The engineer co-host must have an
engineering degree or basic engineering education; a "natural and
spontaneous nature"; and be comfortable in a learning/teaching
environment with teens, as well as in front of a camera. For more
information on applying, go to http://boldfish.ieee.org:80/u
For a peek at a pilot of "Design Squad," see
http://boldfish.ieee.org:80/u
Monday, March 13
Young Engineers Forum - Philadelphia 2006
I am excited to announce the Philadelphia Young Engineers Forum!
Check out the flyer:
The Details:
Saturday, April 8th, 2006
9AM – 3:00PM: Sign-In & YEF Program
3PM – 5:00PM: Break & Networking Reception
5PM – 7:30PM: +Apprentice Challenge Dinner+
Speakers:
George Binns (Keynote) – Amtrak
Jill Anderson – ConED, NY
Miguel Cortez – Johnson & Johnson
+ The Apprentice Challenge is an engineering design competition involving business concepts inspired by the show “The Apprentice.” During the YEF morning Sign-In, volunteer teams of 4-5 will receive a current, real-life problem to solve. The task is to offer a solution, market it, and sell it. During dinner, the teams will present their findings to judges who will determine the winners. The winning team will receive CA$H and/or PRIZES! +
Visit for More Info: www.mem.drexel.edu/asme/YEF.htm
RSVP Online: www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=104258
Questions? We have Answers! (& Sponsorship Opportunities!)
Contact: Angel Feng YAF22@drexel.edu – 610.716.7086
Check out the flyer:
The Details:Saturday, April 8th, 2006
9AM – 3:00PM: Sign-In & YEF Program
3PM – 5:00PM: Break & Networking Reception
5PM – 7:30PM: +Apprentice Challenge Dinner+
Speakers:
George Binns (Keynote) – Amtrak
Jill Anderson – ConED, NY
Miguel Cortez – Johnson & Johnson
+ The Apprentice Challenge is an engineering design competition involving business concepts inspired by the show “The Apprentice.” During the YEF morning Sign-In, volunteer teams of 4-5 will receive a current, real-life problem to solve. The task is to offer a solution, market it, and sell it. During dinner, the teams will present their findings to judges who will determine the winners. The winning team will receive CA$H and/or PRIZES! +
Visit for More Info: www.mem.drexel.edu/asme/YEF.htm
RSVP Online: www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=104258
Questions? We have Answers! (& Sponsorship Opportunities!)
Contact: Angel Feng YAF22@drexel.edu – 610.716.7086
Sunday, March 12
Call for Members to participate in the ASME Government Relations Task Force
Hi all,
As the newest government relations representative here in
the Washington Office, I want to give all of you my warmest
salutation! Currently, I am in charge of policy matters
related to aerospace and aeronautics issues,
bioengineering, and defense science and technology
research.
As you may know, ASME has a task force that brings in its
members to participate in forming ASME's positions on key
issue areas. As of now, I work extensively with ASME's
Aerospace, Bioengineering, and DoD task forces. I would
invite all of you to participate and become involved in
these task forces. The majority of the work is done by
email, which will allow you to stay up to date with our
task force activities even if you cannot actively
participate.
If you have any interest, please contact me at the
information below!
Sincerely,
Josh
Josh Craft
Government Relations Representative - ASME
1828 L Street, Suite 906
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/785-7483
Fax: 202/429-9417
CraftJ@asme.org
http://www.asme.org/NewsPublicPolicy/GovRelations/
As the newest government relations representative here in
the Washington Office, I want to give all of you my warmest
salutation! Currently, I am in charge of policy matters
related to aerospace and aeronautics issues,
bioengineering, and defense science and technology
research.
As you may know, ASME has a task force that brings in its
members to participate in forming ASME's positions on key
issue areas. As of now, I work extensively with ASME's
Aerospace, Bioengineering, and DoD task forces. I would
invite all of you to participate and become involved in
these task forces. The majority of the work is done by
email, which will allow you to stay up to date with our
task force activities even if you cannot actively
participate.
If you have any interest, please contact me at the
information below!
Sincerely,
Josh
Josh Craft
Government Relations Representative - ASME
1828 L Street, Suite 906
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/785-7483
Fax: 202/429-9417
CraftJ@asme.org
http://www.asme.org/NewsPublic
YEC COP Has 247 Members
Thank you to everyone who has joined the YEC and participated in the discussions. YEC COP membership is officially 247 members as of today! Awesome!
If you haven't checked out the COP site, or haven't been there is a while...click here.
If you haven't checked out the COP site, or haven't been there is a while...click here.
VP, Affinity Communities nomination
As some of you know, the Young Engineer Correspondents is one of the largest, most active affinity communities within ASME. For this reason, I was asked to sit on the Affinity Communities Board when it formed almost two years ago. It is now time to elect a new Vice President of this board. I have been asked to run - and have accepted. What this means is I must sit in front of the ASME Nominating Committee at the Summer Annual Meeting in June, find two people to say nice things about me, and try to convince a room full of people that I am qualified to fill this position. It is NOT a slam dunk however. The powers that be MUST find another candidate in accordance with ASME bylaws.
A little background: Over the last two years, Mr. Dyer Harris, the current VP, has done an excellent job of establishing what exactly an Affinity is and educating ASME's leadership as to an Affinity Communities place with the ASME structure. Affinity Communities can be described as a group of two or more members that want to meet for a common purpose. This meeting can take place in person or online through email, the Communities of Practice website, or some other tool. They may meet because of a common technical interest, because of their company, to network, or anything in between. Encouraging affinity communities both inside and outside of existing ASME member units seems to be a relatively new idea. The old paradigm was to divide members up by geographic area into Sections and technical interest into Divisions. While this model worked very well forty years ago when society in general encouraged more professional membership and there seemed to be fewer distractions, it is a model that does not fit every need in today's fractured, time-pressured environment. In recognition of this fact, ASME wisely decided to create the Affinity Group member unit. The past model is known, the future is to be written. But one thing is certain, ASME is trying to design itself to allow for the development of new member units in any way the membership sees fit to create.
It is a huge honor to be asked to run. Keep your fingers crossed. And if I am not selected, I can continue to lead this outstanding group of early career leaders known as the Young Engineer Correspondents Affinity Group for a little longer.
-Justin Young
A little background: Over the last two years, Mr. Dyer Harris, the current VP, has done an excellent job of establishing what exactly an Affinity is and educating ASME's leadership as to an Affinity Communities place with the ASME structure. Affinity Communities can be described as a group of two or more members that want to meet for a common purpose. This meeting can take place in person or online through email, the Communities of Practice website, or some other tool. They may meet because of a common technical interest, because of their company, to network, or anything in between. Encouraging affinity communities both inside and outside of existing ASME member units seems to be a relatively new idea. The old paradigm was to divide members up by geographic area into Sections and technical interest into Divisions. While this model worked very well forty years ago when society in general encouraged more professional membership and there seemed to be fewer distractions, it is a model that does not fit every need in today's fractured, time-pressured environment. In recognition of this fact, ASME wisely decided to create the Affinity Group member unit. The past model is known, the future is to be written. But one thing is certain, ASME is trying to design itself to allow for the development of new member units in any way the membership sees fit to create.
It is a huge honor to be asked to run. Keep your fingers crossed. And if I am not selected, I can continue to lead this outstanding group of early career leaders known as the Young Engineer Correspondents Affinity Group for a little longer.
-Justin Young
Early Career Development Track Planned for IMECE '06
Here is the info posted on asme.org as of today (More info):
"Track will focus on hot topics of interest to Chicago area industries and universities. Plans are to package technical panel sessions with a mini-career fair and area industry tours. Themes to be defined based on Chicago area investigations."
Agenda as of Mar 12, 2006
"Track will focus on hot topics of interest to Chicago area industries and universities. Plans are to package technical panel sessions with a mini-career fair and area industry tours. Themes to be defined based on Chicago area investigations."
Agenda as of Mar 12, 2006
- ECD-1 Innovation
Description not available at this time - ECD-2 Nano-technology
Description not available at this time - ECD-3 Management
Young Managers Speak on Ethics. - ECD-4 Ethics and the Early Career Engineer
Description not available at this time - ECD-5 Energy & Sustainability
Description not available at this time
Catching up...
My apologies for not posting. It is not for lack of activity among the many Young Engineer Correspondents.
Here is a recap of days past:
Here is a recap of days past:
- Early Career Committee meets at IMECE '05 (Minutes)
- Committee on Early Career Development meet at IMECE '05 (Minutes)
- Early career focused "Design & Analysis" Track held at IMECE '05 (More info).
- ASME rolled out a new asme.org website. Yeah! A new search tool is due by
- ASME announces the ECLIPSE Internship (More info)
ECLIPSE - Early Career Leadership Intern Program to Serve Engineering - ASME Leadership Training Conference (LTC) held in Houston, Texas (LTC Website)
Check out the website for presentations and posters. - The YEC won Best Poster at the LTC poster competition. (Click here for the poster)
- The following individuals attended the LTC as Early Career Delegates. They were invited to attend the conference after submitting a paper titled "Why I Want To Be An ASME Leader." If you are interested in reading these, email me at youngj921@asme.org.
Early Career Delegates: - Matt Toppin
- Julie Bachman
- Lawrence Chan
- Jen Jewers
- Adrianne Prysock
- J.D. Weinnig
- Idir Azouz
- Thomas Damiani
- Video Interviews of fifteen Early Career Members (Many Young Engineer Correspondents) were conducted while at the LTC. Look for the video by the Summer Annual Meeting in June. It will be posted on asme.org.
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