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.

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

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.org/RD_Symposium.cfm. You are welcome to attend any or all components of the R&D Symposium. If you plan to attend the Symposium and would be interested in meeting with your Members of Congress during the afternoon of May 18th, ASME staff will be glad to schedule appointments on your behalf.

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/EarlyCareer/

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

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

http://www.asme.org/students/