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!
Friday, March 24
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.
***
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.
***
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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