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/