2009 ASME Nominating Committee Selections

I just returned home from the 2009 ASME Annual Meeting, and I wanted to post a link to the 2009 ASME Nominating Committee Selections. (Hopefully I'll also have other updates from the 2009 AM in the next few days once I catch up on some sleep.)

http://www.asme.org/Governance/Nominating/Nominating_Committee.cfm

Nominating Committee
The following ASME members have been selected by the
2009 Nominating Committee for the following positions.

President
Robert Simmons
Board of Governors Robert
Sims Edmund Seiders Richard Benson
Vice
President of Career & Professional Advancement Jennifer
Jewers
Vice President of Public Awareness Willard
Nott
Vice President of Standardization and Testing Bruce
Harding
Vice President of Financial Operations Karen
Ohland
Vice President of Affinity Communities Cassandra
Dugal


Thank you to all the candidates.

As indicated in the quoted article above, thank you to all the candidates, and everyone who participated in the process - the candidates, NC, advisors, supporters, and staff!

YEC Meeting in Palm Desert, CA

There will be a Young Engineers Correspondents meeting at the 2009 ASME Annual Meeting in Palm Desert, CA. You can meet and welcome the Incoming Chair (Meredith) and Incoming Vice-Chair (Steve) of the YEC. As always, it should be an enjoyable meeting and allow you the opportunity to network with other Early Career Engineers (0-10 years post college, under 35 yrs old).

Details are as follows:
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Day: Sunday, June 14, 2009
Location: Springs Ballroom - Salon D

This meeting is open to all attendees
** Listed in the program as: Knowledge and Community - Young Engineer Correspondents

A "Greener" Water Bottle

When I was in Washington, DC in April at the Engineering Public Policy Symposium, I noticed something different in the Rayburn House Building. No there hadn't been any major renovations or redecorating done since I'd last been there; instead, the typical plast water bottle had been replaced. By what, you ask? By this: http://www.natureworksllc.com/. It's a biopolymer that's compostable. I thought it was uber-cool, and definitely a step in the right direction. It's (obviously) not as eco-friendly as using a non-disposable water bottle such as those made by Nalgene or Sigg, but as you can see here - http://www.greenerdesign.com/news/2008/10/01/corn-based-water-bottles - the House actually composts them instead of sending them to a landfill, which is kind of neat.