YOUNG ENGINEERS CORRESPONDENTS

Introducing the all-new leadership of the Young Engineer Correspondents:

2011-06-30T12:12:00.006-05:00

Contact us to get involved in developing the Young Engineers of ASME into the future leaders of the society and industry.

rhea naidoo at rheanaidoo@asme.org

mickey clemon at clemonl2@asme.org

tim ganger at gangert2@asme.org

Exciting new opportunities to be make your mark in ASME!

ASME Early Career Forum 2010: "Technical Leadership in a Virtual World: Effectively Managing a Career in the 21st Century"

2010-10-05T09:12:00.005-05:00

Attend by webinar or in-person

6 Professional Development Hours are Available!

Saturday, October 9, 2010
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (PDT)
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (MDT)
11:00 AM to 7:00 PM (CDT)
12:00 N to 8:00 PM (EDT)

Register NOW! https://www.acteva.com/go/asmescvs

Sponsorship provided by the ASME Old Guard

A Great Opportunity to...
* Get expert advice on the path from engineer to leader
* Learn how the experts anticipate career inflections
* Realize the role of social networking tools in your career
* Discover the secrets of working successfully across boundaries
* Understand structured innovation in a global context and much more...

As the workplace becomes globally and virtually distributed, engineers at all stages of their career are encountering new cultures, environments, and challenges while navigating long-distance collaborations; online networking; and cross-boundary relationship-building. This workshop is focused on helping engineers learn the skills required to succeed in this changing paradigm.

Building on a successful Early Career Forum in 2009, this event will be held in an innovative interactive format that blends prepared lectures and open-ended interviews, providing participants with the opportunity to collectively learn from industry leaders and trend-setters. Invited guests include technical leaders from Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs,
executive coaches, and early career engineers. Example topics of discussion will include perspectives on the journey from engineer to manager to leader; anticipating technology inflections and timing your career moves accordingly; utilizing online tools for networking; working effectively across organizational and geographic boundaries; and strategies for innovation in globally distributed teams.

Attend In-Person
1) at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA;
2) at University of Texas, Austin, TX
3) at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
or Attend Online Globally via Webinar

Who Should Attend:
Early Career Engineers, Entrepreneurs, Technical Supervisors, Faculty, Engineering Students, and Engineering Managers.

While targeted at early career engineers, this event is appropriate for professionals at all stages of their career.

Join In-Person or by Webinar
Register online at: https://www.acteva.com/go/asmescvs

ASME Members: $26
Students, Sponsors and Unemployed: $12
General Registration: $59

For more information and sponsorship opportunities, contact
Registrar: Andrew Lau-Seim (asme.scvs@gmail.com, Ph: +1 510 205 8915)

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Event Program

"From Engineers to Leaders" Steven Cerri, Founder, ST Cerri International

"Timing is Everything: Moving Yourself in a Fast-Paced Marketplace", Dr. Belgacem Haba, CTO, Advance Packaging & Interconnect, Tessera Technologies

"Perspectives from a 40-Year Career: Stories of Success, Failure, and Having Fun", Tom Christian, Principal Scientist, Hewlett Packard Company

"The Art of Networking in a Web 2.0 World: Effectively Using LinkedIn and Twitter", Jenny Kahn PHR

"Thriving Beyond Boundaries: Driving Success with Cross-Functional and Multinational Teams", Linda Popky, President, L2M Associates

"Innovating and Collaborating in Distributed Environments", Scott Burr, Principal Innovation Consultant and Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Hubenthal Burr Associates

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Speaker Background

Scott Burr (Co-founder and Principal Innovation Consultant, Hubenthal Burr Associates)

Scott is a thought-leader for the emerging field of Structured Innovation and is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Prior to HBA, Scott worked at Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a leading full-service satellite manufacturer. During his twenty three years of experience, Scott has held
key positions in various industries such as Quality Manager at Rain Bird Consumer Products, Manager of Manufacturing at US Computer Systems, and Mechanical Engineer in the machine tool industry, including stints in entrepreneurial start-ups and university laboratories. Mr. Burr is the Professional Development Chair for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for Silicon Valley and for the Pacific Northwest Distict. He facilitates and arranges professional development and leadership courses for hundreds of professional engineer attendees. Scott received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and later earned his certification as a Six Sigma Black Belt from the Juran Institute and his Master Black Belt from Breakthrough Management Group, leading quality organizations.

Steven Cerri (Founder, ST Cerri International)

Steven Cerri is a top trainer, facilitator, and coach who has helped thousands of engineers enhance their communication and management skills and make the transition from engineer to leader. A sought after speaker, he offers keynotes, workshops, training and consulting to corporations, associations, and individuals. His clients include Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation, University of California, Solutions-II Inc., Maersk Logistics, ViewSonic Corp., GeoGraphix Inc., as well as executives, and entrepreneurs. Steven began his career as an aeronautical engineer employed at Rockwell International Corporation. He then acquired an M.S. in geophysics and worked as a programmer and researcher for the United States Geological Survey before returning to the flight performance group of Rockwell International. This time at Rockwell, Steven met four engineers and together they started a software development and systems engineering company focused on Department of Defense programs. Steven received an MBA and progressed from program manager to director, to vice president of engineering, chief operations officer and general manager. He then left to join a printer start-up as product manager and director of corporate training, helping the company grow from half a million to over a quarter of a billion dollars in six years. He since founded ST Cerri International, where he provides training in interpersonal people skills to help great engineers become great managers and even greater leaders.

Tom Christian (Principal Research Scientist, HP Labs, Hewlett Packard
Company)

As part of the Sustainable IT Ecosystem Lab at HP Labs, Tom is a key contributor to HP's research around supply-side management for sustainable data centers. Previously, he was the technical lead for the HP Labs virtualization team focused on creation of secure, self-managed virtual servers able to monitor and control delivered quality of service. Tom joined Hewlett-Packard in 1978, bringing ten years of experience in real-time computing from Ball Aerospace and the University of Colorado at Boulder. At Ball Aerospace, he was a member of the team that developed the Orbiting Solar Observatory satellite and later worked on the UV Spectrometer for Skylab. At the University of Colorado, Tom developed hardware and software to enable precision measurement and data recording for experiments in perception, memory and learning for the Department of Psychology. While at HP, Tom has contributed to the development of
networking, language, operating system, artificial intelligence and software engineering products for the HP-250, HP-9845, and HP-9000 series computers. He was the R&D Manager for Software Engineering Systems Division, HP's first software division, and led development of an HP Laboratories prototype software development environment into the successful SoftBench family of products.

Belgacem Haba (Fellow and CTO, Advanced Packaging & Interconnect, Tessera Technologies)

Dr. Belgacem Haba joined Tessera in 1996 and is now a Tessera Fellow and its Chief Technology Officer of Interconnects, Components and Materials. He is responsible for overseeing next-generation research and development activities for Tessera, Inc. Dr. Haba is also a founder of SiliconPipe Inc., a high-speed interconnect start-up Company based in Silicon Valley. Prior to that, he managed the advanced packaging research and development division at Rambus. From 1991 to 1996, he managed advanced research and development projects at the NEC Central Research Laboratories in Japan and, before that, worked for IBM at its T.J. Watson Research Center in New York. During his tenure at NEC and IBM, Dr. Haba's activities included the
applications of lasers in the field of microelectronics. Dr. Haba received his bachelor's degree in solid state physics from the University of Bab-Ezzouar, Algeria in 1980. He holds two master's degrees in applied physics, materials science and engineering from Stanford University,
California, where he also earned a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering in 1988 in the field of thin film solar cells. Dr. Haba holds 110 U.S. patents, and over 180 worldwide patents.

Linda Popky (President, L2M Associates)

Linda Popky is the president of strategic marketing company L2M Associates, a Redwood City-based strategic marketing company that helps organizations improve the effectiveness of their marketing programs, processes, and people. Her clients range from small businesses and
consultants to mid-sized companies and large Fortune 500 enterprises. In 2009, Linda was named one of the top women of influence in Silicon Valley and inducted into the Million Dollar Consultant (r) Hall of Fame. She is the first marketing consultant worldwide certified to offer the Private RosterTM Mentoring Program for consultants and entrepreneurs. Linda is the past president of Women in Consulting (WIC) and the Vice President of Marketing for the Northern California chapter of the Business Marketing Association (BMA), as well as a member of the Society for the Advancement of Consulting (SAC), the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and the Forum for Women Executives and Entrepreneurs. She is a coach and mentor for Clean Tech Open and the Astia women's business accelerator. Linda holds advisory positions and teaches marketing courses at San Francisco State University's College of Extended Learning, and the University of California Santa Cruz Extension in Silicon Valley, and she is an adjunct instructor in West Virginia University's online Master's in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) program. She's the author of workbooks on Marketing Your Career and Promoting Your Non-Profit, the host of the Marketing Thought Leadership podcast series, and the host of the Norcal BMA's Marketing Strategy Roundtables.

Jenny Kahn, PHR (Career Consultant / Sr. Technical Recruiter)

Jenny Kahn, PHR has been a Recruiter over two decades as well as a Career Consultant helping people with their career transitions. She has worked in the fields of Aerospace, Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, and Commercial Real Estate among others. Jenny earned her Professional in Human Resource (PHR) certification in 2000 and is a committee member of
C-Six, Silicon Valley Women in HR, and Phase2careers. She is a featured Recruiter in Marcia Stein's book "Recruiters on Recruiting".

ECE Webcasts/Podcasts

2010-03-08T10:54:00.001-05:00

Anyone listen to or watch engineering podcasts and/or webcasts? What kind of content interests you? What topics do you tune in to, or are you looking for? ASME is going to do a series of webcasts for early career engineers, and wants to know what YOU want. If you have any suggestions, please email earlycareerengineers@asme.org or post a reply to the blog entry.

TI Wants to 'Thank an Engineer'

2009-11-04T16:59:00.001-05:00

What would our lives be like today without the creative contributions of engineers? How would we get along without inventions like notebook computers, remote controls, streaming video and high-speed Internet, to name a few?

TI's "Thank an Engineer" short video series provides several humorous answers to these questions with a funny look at a world without all the innovations engineers have created. In the process, TI salutes the technically gifted men and women who have enhanced the world in so many ways.

You are invited to watch these videos, share them with your friends, family and colleagues. You may view and share videos from www.ti.com/thanks.

Study: No Shortage of U.S. Engineers

2009-11-04T08:39:00.002-05:00

Agree or disagree?

"U.S. colleges and universities are graduating as many scientists and engineers as ever, according to a study released on Oct. 28 by a group of academics. But that finding comes with a big caveat: Many of the highest-performing students are choosing careers in other fields. The study by professors at Rutgers and Georgetown suggests that since the late 1990s, many of the top students have been lured to careers in finance and consulting."

The rest of the article can be found here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33533739/ns/business-businessweekcom/

Email Funny - How to Fail a Test With(out) Dignity

2009-10-13T13:15:00.007-05:00

Like me, I'm sure most people have seen this, but it did make me laugh today, so I thought I'd share.

How to Fail a Test with Dignity

2009-09-21T21:16:00.003-05:00

How cool is science?!? Thanks to a fellow ASME ECE (thanks, Julie!), I read this really interesting article on CNN, and thought I'd share: www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/liquid.glasses.self.refraction/index.html.

Joshua Silver, a University of Oxford physics professor developed self-refraction eyeglasses that can help people in developing nations correct their vision without ever seeing an optometrist.

Per the article, the secret of the self-refractive glasses is their lenses. Inside each lens is a memberane filled with oil - the wearer can then adjust the oil in the lenses to the level needed to best correct their vision using a syringe on the side. Once the lenses have been adjusted, they are sealed and the syringes removed, and voila - glasses without visiting an optometrist (and based on the statistics in the article, this is definitely a good thing - did you know that in Ghana, there is only one optometrist for every 8 million people?!?).

Ice Cream and Champagne Social for Early Career Engineers

2009-09-17T22:29:00.002-05:00

When: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 8:30 PM EST
Location: 2009 ASME IMECE in Orlando, FL
Website: http://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress09/Dinners.cfm

Join the ASME Committee on Early Career Development for this special event of fun socializing, ice cream and champagne! Early career engineers and graduate students get a rare opportunity to mingle with ASME leaders and network professionally, as well as find out what their peers in Engineers Without Borders have been up to. If you want to learn more about how ASME is making the world a better place through the efforts of the ASME Foundation and EWB-USA, please join us for this unique one-hour event.

Don't forget your business cards!

2009 Proxy for Election of Society Officers

2009-09-16T22:00:00.000-05:00

Just a reminder that your 2009 Proxy for Election of Society Officers came packaged with your 2009 issue of the ASME Mechanical Engineering magazine. The proxies are due back by 10:00AM on October 23, 2009.

2009 ASME Nominating Committee Selections

2009-06-17T23:01:00.003-05:00

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

2009-06-13T13:51:00.000-05:00

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

2009-06-06T09:29:00.002-05:00

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.

ECE Opportunities

2009-01-06T09:15:00.002-05:00

See below for a recent post on ASME PeerLink's Young Engineer Correspondents site (http://peerlink.asme.org/COP/YECorrespondent/Forum/FullThread.fusion?ThreadID=3285):

ASME offers early career engineers (0-10 years out of college) the opportunity to get involved at the national level. Please take a moment to review the following upcoming opportunities (with mid-January deadlines) for yourself and/or to forward to other colleagues that might be interested. It’s a great way to gain professional development skills and network with other engineers.

* ECLIPSE is seeking interns (2009-2010)http://www.asme.org/Governance/Volunteer/Early_Career_Leadership.cfm Funded travel and leadership lessons from the top.Application deadline: January 11, 2009)

* Young Engineer Correspondents are seeking a Vice-Chair Electhttp://www.asme.org/Communities/EarlyCareer/Young_Engineer_Correspondents.cfm Practice your leadership skills. (Application Deadline: January 12, 2009)

* Leadership Training Conference (LTC) is seeking Early Career Delegateshttp://www.asme.org/Communities/EarlyCareer/Leadership_Training_2.cfm Intensive training opportunity. (Application Deadline: January 16, 2009)

* CL&D’s Committee on Internship Program (manages ECLIPSE) is seeking 2 new members (2009-2010)http://volunteer.asme.org/vobb/VolunteerPositions.cfmBegin a leadership path.(Positions to be filled ASAP)

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T10:49:00.001-05:00

To all of you in the US, Happy Thanksgiving today! And to those of you outside the US, Happy Thursday!

2008 ASME ECLIPSE Interns

2008-11-05T18:33:00.000-05:00

My, oh my, where has the time flown? It’s November, which means the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition has arrived. If you haven’t met them yet, I wanted to introduce you to this year’s bumper crop of ASME ECLIPSE Interns. They are a phenomenal bunch, as always, and come from all over. Shane McGoldrick is the ECLIPSE intern for Strategic Management, and hails from Dunedin, FL. Annmarie Connor is the ECLIPSE intern for the Board of Governors, and is from Orlando, FL. Jenn Dandrea-Spadafora is serving on the Center for Leadership and Diversity Board, and she lives in Seattle, Washington. The Knowledge & Community (K&C) Global Communities ECLIPSE intern is Hieu Nguyen from the Houston, TX metropolis. Garrett Herning is the ECLIPSE intern for the Institutes sector, working on EMCI, and lives in Sussex, WI, right outside Milwaukee. And finally, the sixth member of the 2008 group is Michael Moore, the K&C Programs and Activities ECLIPSE intern.

If you’re interested in serving ASME at the international level, or want to find out what really goes in a specific board or sector, I highly encourage you to apply to be an ECLIPSE intern. This year’s applications are due January 15th, and the application can be found on ASME’s website: (http://www.asme.org/Governance/Volunteer/Early_Career_Leadership.cfm). If you’ve got questions about the program, feel free to contact the co-directors of the ECLIPSE program, Larry Dickinson and Karma Snyder.

L to R: Michael Moore, Shane McGolderick, Annmarie Connor, Jenn Dandrea-Spadafora, Hieu Nguyen, Garrett Herning

EYE in Germany

2008-10-31T22:42:00.003-05:00

Cathedral (or Dom, as the locals call it) in Koln

As I sit on yet another airplane this week, I’ve got a few moments to reflect on last week’s trip to attend the European Young Engineers (EYE) Conference in Dusseldorf, Germany. In ASME’s effort to reach out and collaborate with engineers and engineering societies worldwide, two other ASME-ers, Tom Perry and Eduardo Barrientos, and I crossed the Atlantic to see what our brethren in Europe are doing. There we met an incredible group of people, who were extremely gracious in showing us North and South Americans some German and European hospitality and culture.

The EYE conference is a biannual event, held in May and October, with the conferences held in various member countries. For more information on EYE, see their website: (http://www.e-y-e.eu/). The conference is a two-and-a-half-day event, which began on Friday with tours and a gala, followed with a keynote panel and workshop on Saturday, a dinner cruise on Saturday evening, and the EYE Council meeting and closing session on Sunday. The conference drew attendees from all over Europe, and had the sponsorship support of local and multinational companies.

So what did I take away from this? A reinforcement of how crucial social and networking events are at early career functions and events. How many times does our enjoyment of something stem from the interactions with other people? For me, it is just as important for me to connect with other people in peer and build relationships as it is to learn a new technical skill or improve my business acumen. I also came away somewhat in awe of what a fantastic job EYE does at securing sponsorships and corporate support. The cost of the conference was highly subsidized, and the bang for your buck was phenomenal – I mean really, a dinner cruise on the Rhein River complete with DJ and bar at no added charge? What’s to complain about that – almost nothing (the almost comes from the fact that I heard many of the attendees lamenting that 1 am was too early for the cruise to end). Finally, Eduardo, Tom and I made some incredible new friends, and opened the door for future collaborations between ASME and EYE. Who knows, maybe in the future we’ll see some joint conferences, webcasts, or other events with our peers across the “pond.”

Jeroen Van Liempd (ASME Brussels Office), Eduardo Barrientos, Jen Jewers, Bertrand Mbiaffie (ASME Brussels Office), and Tom Perry

Eduardo, Jen, and some of our new friends

Proof that Tom hit the dance floor

LTC Recap

2008-03-11T22:08:00.000-05:00

So I got back from the ASME Leadership Training Conference in Atlanta Sunday evening after three hours of sleep on Saturday night, a delayed flight out of Atlanta causing me to miss my original connection flight from Chicago, and then a delayed later flight out of Chicago. But I finally made it home safe and sound. But enough about me.

I had a wonderful time seeing old friends and meeting new friends at the ASME LTC. There were fifteen early career engineers (ECEs) in attendance who submitted essays and were chosen as LTC Early Career Delegates, as well as numerous other ECEs who were representatives from their sections, divisions, etc. Then, there were students from around the globe representing student sections and districts as the Student District Operating Boards had training sessions. All in all, there was quite a contingent of ASME volunteers under the age of 35.

Thanks to the LTC Committee for the fabulous job they did on the conference! If anyone is interested in helping out next year, they are always looking for additional committee members. For more information on volunteering or information on this year's LTC, see the website: http://www.asmeconferences.org/ltc08/

Pics from the LTC:

Jenn Dandrea Spadafora, Ed Buchanan, and Elizabeth Schwartz

Jessica Sanfilippo and Mandy Brogdon

A dinner for SDOB Participants

ASME's New Face of Engineering for 2008

2008-03-10T22:56:00.000-05:00

So I finally met face-to-face Annmarie Connor, the ASME New Face of Engineering for 2008, this past weekend at the ASME Leadership Training Conference in Atlanta, GA. We've been working on a project team together for months now, but hadn't officially met yet. And I must say, she's as awesome in person as she is on the phone and in paper. For those of you who haven't met Annmarie yet, or see the article on her, below is the news release that's currently posted in Late-Breaking News for ASME (http://www.asmenews.org/latebrk/latebrk.html).

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Annmarie Connor has been selected to represent ASME as its New Face of Engineering for 2008. Connor, an ASME member from Orlando, Fla., was one of 14 early career engineers nominated by the various engineering associations for the New Faces of Engineering program, which highlights the interesting and important work of young engineers and the resulting impact on society.

Each year, the National Engineers Week Foundation, a coalition of engineering societies, major corporations and government agencies, asks its members to nominate colleagues 30 years old and younger who have shown outstanding abilities and leadership. The names of the honorees then selected by the foundation are announced during Engineers Week.

As a mechanical design engineer in the Launch Site Design Engineering directorate at United Space Alliance at the Kennedy Space Center, Connor supports design efforts for the Space Shuttle's Orbiter and External Tank Ground Support Equipment. Connor, 28, is also the system design engineer for Orbiter Access and Multi-Use Ground Handling Equipment. In that role, she will lead and organize design projects which include cost estimates, researching and selecting equipment and materials, preparing engineering analyses and drawings, and certifying modifications and new designs. Previously at United Space Alliance, Connor was a reliability engineer responsible for guaranteeing a safer Space Shuttle mission by performing criticality assessments and failure modes and effects analyses to identify risk to personnel, damage to flight hardware, and loss of life for the Space Shuttle program.

For Connor's full New Face of Engineering bio, visit www.eweek.org/site/Engineers/newfaces2008/first_tier_bios.shtml#Connor.

To read about the other New Faces of Engineering for 2008, visit www.eweek.org/site/Engineers/newfaces2008/index.shtml.For more about Engineers Week, visit http://www.eweek.org/.

2008 ASME Annual Meeting

2008-02-19T23:42:00.000-05:00

The 2008 ASME Annual Meeting is this June at the Wonderful World of Disney in Orlando, FL, or more specifically, the Disney Swan and Dolphin Hotel. The fun happens from June 7-11, 2008, and includes some fun activities, including a charity golf tournament on Disney's Palm Golf Course and a charity 5k Run/Walk through the Disney Resort area. For information on the overall conference, check out the website: http://www.asmeconferences.org/annualmeeting08/index.cfm.

I'll post more info later with regard to sessions and events that may be of particular interest to early career engineers.

ASME Cmte on Student Development Volunteer Opp

2008-02-19T23:39:00.000-05:00

Here's a volunteer opportunity from Kalan:

The Committee on Student Development (CSD) is seeking to fill several member-at-large positions. The positions will begin at the 2008 Annual Meeting, June 6-10 in Orlando, FL and continue until the 2009 Annual Meeting. The CSD is under the Center for Professional Development, Practice, and Ethics, and its missions are as follows:
-To promote and enhance the education and professional development of engineering and engineering technology students through advancement of student section programs, activities, and competitions.
-To develop and recommend innovative programs for serving and retaining student members as active and productive members of the Society and the profession.

To apply for one of the open positions, please submit your resume including ASME national and local experience along with a short statement about what you would like to accomplish over the next year as a CSD member. Applications are due March 3rd, and should be emailed to me at guileyk@asme.org. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Kalan Guiley
Chair, ASME Committee on Student Development

More ASME ECE Volunteer Opportunities

2008-01-21T21:39:00.000-05:00

It seems like every month, there are new opportunities for early career engineers to volunteer with ASME, and this month is no exception. Below are some great opportunities for ECEs that may be of interest to you.

ASME ECLIPSE Program
The ASME ECLIPSE program, which stands for Early Career Leadership Intern Program to Serve Engineering, is accepting applications (if selected, you would attend the 2008 Annual Meeting, 2008 IMECE, and 2009 Annual Meeting). This is a fabulous opportunity to see and experience ASME on the national stage. The web should now accept ECLIPSE applications through Sunday, January 27th. These applications are for a one year leadership internship that starts at the 2008 Annual Meeting. Applicants should be ASME members 3-10 years past graduation. More info and an online application can be found at:
http://www.asme.org/Governance/Volunteer/Early_Career_Leadership.cfm (application link in upper left of this webpage).

If there are web upload problems, or if anyone would like to have greater control over the appearance of their application, they can simply mirror the information/sections in the online form, and include the required attachments all in one MS Word or PDF file. Those files/applications should be emailed to: Marina Stenos, stenosm@asme.org, the staff contact point for ECLIPSE.

In addition to Marina, also feel free to contact Larry Dickinson (dickinsonl@asme.org) or Karma Snyder (Karma.K.Snyder@nasa.gov), co-chairs for the Committee on Internship Programs.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE ECE DELEGATES
This year’s ASME Leadership Training Conference (LTC) will be March 6-9 in Atlanta , GA. The LTC aims to supply ASME leaders with a chance to share best practices and form partnerships with other units, and to focus on critical issues important to the Society’s success. Since the LTC’s inception, a number of funded Early Career Delegate positions have been offered each year. This is a great opportunity to learn more of what ASME offers, and a wonderful chance to network with ASME leaders and other ASME early career engineer volunteers. If you’re interested, applications are due January 19th, and more information on the application is here: http://www.asme.org/Communities/EarlyCareer/Leadership_Training.cfm. More information about the LTC is on the LTC website: http://www.asmeconferences.org/ltc08/.

(Note: The deadline has passed, but they will accept applications until all available slots have been filled.)

STUDENT LIAISONS PILOT PROGRAM
The Knowledge & Community and Centers Sectors are looking for candidates to participate in a Student Liaisons pilot program. The purpose of this program is to develop a group of enthusiastic members who are in the early stages of their careers who would be interested in working with student sections within that member’s local geographic area.

The student liaison will visit the student section(s) at least once a year and speak about ASME and their career. Relating how ASME helped prepare them for the transition to the workplace and has aided in their professional development, the student liaison will reinforce ASME as an important career resource following graduation. In addition, the liaison will serve as a connection to ASME and provide the student section members with updates on current student programs and activities by working closely with the local section.

For this program we’re looking for early career engineers working in industry, 2 to 5 years post graduation, living in close proximity to a college or university (60 mile radius), and who are dynamic and exciting speakers to become involved as a Student Liaison for ASME. No ASME volunteer leadership experience is required, however, it would be an asset. Candidates must be current ASME members. Having a demonstrated history of public speaking is also considered as plus.

If you would like to nominate yourself or a candidate, please submit their resume along with answers to the questions below to: Thomas Wendt at wendtt@asme.org. Please put “ASME Student Liaison Application” in the subject line.

Selected candidates will be notified by January 25, and invited to attend a training seminar to be held at the University of Nevada, Reno, on February 22 to 24, 2008. The training seminar will provide all of the essentials they will need as a student liaison to effectively perform their role.

Please provide short answers to the following questions and submit with your resume:

1) Please describe your volunteer, leadership, and communication activities and experience. These can include ASME, other associations, civic and social groups.
2) Are you familiar with any of the universities in your area?
3) Will you be able to take time off from work to visit a university during day? (Some student sections hold their meetings during work hours.)
4) Please describe what you hope to gain by participating in this program.
5) Please describe any additional information that you would like the selection committee to consider while reviewing your application.

2008-01-21T00:01:00.000-05:00

Well, I can't figure out how to delete posts, but I did figure out how to post the slideshow at the top of the page instead of embedded in a post. I've definitely learned something new (or two or three things) today. Hope you all enjoy the slideshow. If you've got pictures from ASME 2007 events or later that you want included, let me know and I'd be happy to add them.

ECEs Networking at IMECE 2007

2007-11-25T20:31:00.000-05:00

Left to Right: Kalan & Jennie Guiley, Mandy Brogdon, Jamie Waters, Jen Jewers, and Aaron Ryan, freezing outside after being evacuated from dinner at the Seattle Space Needle.

Justin and Tara Young (Justin is the VP, ASME Affinity Communities).

Meredith Caldwell and Julie Bachmann, the YEC Vice Chair and Chair, respectively.

Recap from IMECE 2007

2007-11-25T20:05:00.000-05:00

As usual with ASME events, the 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) was a fun and successful conference. This year, the program agenda included many events and programs specifically targeted at early career engineers. ECE events started with the Innovation Showcase (I-Show) on Friday, November 9th. Ten teams participated, and the winning team, Greensulate, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was announced at the I-Show Reception that evening. The Young Engineer Correspondents had their networking meeting that evening as well, followed by dinner and a night on the town in Seattle.

Saturday kicked off with the Invention to Venture workshop, and the Committee on Early Career Development (CECD). If you’re unfamiliar with the I2V (I2V) concept, in brief, it’s an 8-hour mini-MBA boot camp workshop. The CECD (CECD) deals with ECE programming, and their meeting focused on ECE events and services such as early career forums, early career technical conferences, ME Today, and early career development series.

Sunday events included the Early Career Forum and Career Fair (Seattle ECF). The ECF theme was “How to Manage and Advance Your Career,” and included the following sessions:
- Effective Communication in the Workplace,
- What Path is Right For You...Technical or Management?
- Essential Conversations: Using Conversations with Your Manager to Jumpstart Your Career.
Following the ECF was the Career Fair. The Career Fair included companies such as Boeing, Toyota, FM Global, NCEES, Haskell Corporation, Schlumberger, Bechtel, Soloy Aviation Solutions, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Targeted Learning, among many others. Sunday also featured the Members and Students Luncheon, where several student and early career engineers were honored. Two of the honorees include Candice Bauer, the 2007 Old Guard Early Career Engineer Award Recipient, and Dan Hanna, the 2007 Charles T. Main Award Recipient.

Monday was the Early Career Development Series (ECP). The ECDS was a five-session technical track featuring topics of interest to ECEs. The 2007 ECDS sessions were:
- Aerospace Design
- Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- The Federal R&D Budget and How it Affects the Engineering Profession
- Patents and Technology Licensing
- Utilization of Biomass Resources and Biofuel Technology

If you missed IMECE, many of the presentations will be posted on the affiliated website linked above.

And for your future planning, similar ECE programming will occur at the 2008 ASME Annual Meeting (2008 AM) in Orlando, FL from June 7-11, 2008, and at the 2008 ASME IMECE (2008 IMECE) in Boston, MA from November 2-6, 2008.

Codes and Standards Volunteer Opportunity

2007-07-19T17:53:00.000-05:00

This just came in my inbox today, and I thought I'd pass along the information in case someone is interested:

Codes & Standards is reaching out to engage volunteers that have not traditionally been involved in their activities.

Request: Would appreciate suggested names (volunteer and staff) for potential C&S project team members by July 20, 2007. Names, email address, and phone numbers only - no need for contact.

Background: C&S Board of Directors commenced a strategic outlook and planning process in January of this calendar year. Progressed from there to formation of eight strategy teams and a Committee on Strategic Planning and Performance (CSPP). The strategy teams presented their preliminary recommended actions to the C&S Board of Directors at SAM; and they were generally accepted. The strategy team leaders and CSPP met yesterday - July 9th - and moved to the next phase: honing and sorting of the recommendations, formation of four project teams, and sunset of strategy teams.

The four project teams are: 1- New Product Development; 2-Conformity Assessment; 3- Volunteers and Contractors; and 4-Process Improvements. The recommended actions that each project team will be asked to take on are contained as the first attachment in the attached notes of yesterday's meeting. Please do take a read when you have the opportunity before July 20; my apologies for throwing this at you cold like this. Thought I would send some background material now and follow-up with some discussion in Halifax or after our return.

It would be great to supplement the project teams (and possibly sub-tier task teams as the project teams move forward) with knowledgeable folks that have not worked within C&S. Some cited possibilities included IPTI, greater global participation, PVP, Power, early career engineers/Eclipse intern, et al.

Business will be conducted electronically; should an in-person meeting become necessary, C&S will handle related travel expenses.

If you are interested, please let me know. The intent of C&S is to email all potential members (from multiple sources), advise them they have been recommended as potential C&S project team members, request that they complete a simple form (also contained in the attached notes - email if you'd like a copy) and go from there.

Sorry for the short turnaround on this - I just got the info today - but if you're interested, please send me an email with your name, email address, and phone number and I'll pass them along.

Looking to Volunteer?

2007-07-18T22:05:00.000-05:00

Are you looking for ways to volunteer in ASME? If you haven't heard, the ASME Volunteer Opportunities Bulletin Board, or VOBB for short, is up and running here: http://volunteer.asme.org/vobb/Volunteer.cfm. Check it out, and you just might find something that fits your interests.

On the flip side, if you're looking for volunteers, here's the link to post your job description to the VOBB for ASME members to view: http://volunteer.asme.org/vobb/Post_Volunteer_Opportunity.cfm.

5th Annual Engineering R&D Symposium

2007-05-17T19:11:00.000-05:00

ASME members Monica Moman-Saunders, Howard Berkof, Jen Jewers and Kalan Guiley smile for the camera after getting a tour of the Capitol Building after the 5th Annual Engineering R&D Symposium on May 7, 2007. Members from 20 engineering organizations assembled at the Rayburn House Building to learn about current and future federal funding for research and developmemnt, and its impact on engineering research. The evening before the Symposium, engineers gathered at the National Academy of Engineering to celebrate achievers across the engineering field. For more information on the Symposium, see http://www.engineeringpolicy.org/RD_Symposium.cfm.

And in proof that you never know when or where you'll meet up with a fellow early career engineer, Howard, Kalan and I met up with Justin Young for dinner after the R&D Symposium. Justin was in D.C. for an ASME water conference the next day, and we all managed to get together to catch up.

Volunteer Opportunity: VOBB Coordination

2007-04-25T22:37:00.000-05:00

The ASME Volunteer Orientation Leadership and Training (VOLT) Academy is looking for two early career engineers interested in joining a team to coordinate the development of the Volunteer Opportunity Bulletin Board (VOBB). The time commitment is a few hours a week. The VOBB is a job board that hosts all committee position openings for ASME members to apply. You can check the website at www.volunteer.asme.org. Please let Ramin (raminws43@hotmail.com) know if you're interested in the position.

Volunteer Opportunity: ECE Surveys

2007-04-25T22:34:00.000-05:00

The Services Sector of ASME has requested our help in completing one of their duties from the Early Career Initiative Report. They are looking for YECs who are willing to make at least five phone calls to other Early Career Engineers in your area and your industry. A script for the call and the survey questions will be provided by Services (see the YEC COP http://cop.asme.org/COP/YECorrespondent/ for draft versions in the community's resources). Services will also provide a list of ECEs to call, and they ask that calls be made between 6:00 and 9:30 in the evening.

Aside from helping ASME improve its offerings to early career engineers, what's in it for you? Well, you will be put in touch with engineers working in the same industry and live in your area, allowing you to make connections with these other engineers and develop your network. You will also have the opportunity to learn from other engineers, finding out about their interests and gaining different perspectives for the profession. If you are willing to support this effort by making at least five calls, please send Kalan a message, or email him at guileyk@asme.org. Please include the industry you work in, and where you live. If interested, please respond by May 15th. Thanks!!

Early Career Delegates to the 2007 Leadership Training Conference

2006-12-04T14:02:00.000-05:00

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.

New Section Resources Site

2006-06-23T14:24:00.000-05:00

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

2006-06-23T14:21:00.000-05:00

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.

ECEs Nominated as ASME VPs

2006-06-21T19:35:00.000-05:00

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

Raytheon Head Plagiarizes ASME Publication

2006-06-20T01:59:00.000-05:00

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!

Be part of ASME's Public Policy Agenda for 2007-2008

2006-06-02T18:51:00.000-05:00

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!

ASME's May 2005 Inter-Comm Ezine

2006-06-02T18:48:00.000-05:00

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/.

Congratulations to J. Andrew Baker, the 2006 Old Guard Early Career Engineer Essay Competition Winner

2006-05-05T09:55:00.000-05:00

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.

Attend the YEC Meeting at ASME's Summer Annual Meeting (June 2006)

2006-04-18T21:17:00.000-05:00

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

2006-04-15T23:46:00.000-05:00

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

2006-04-15T23:31:00.000-05:00

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

2006-04-15T23:25:00.000-05:00

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/

Loretta McHugh to join the Strategic Initiatives and New Products (SINP) Committee

2006-03-24T01:40:00.000-05:00

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!

LTC Survey Posted

2006-03-23T09:30:00.000-05:00

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.

Photos Posted from LTC 2006

2006-03-23T09:26:00.000-05:00

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.”

PBS Seeks Engineer Co-Host for "Design Squad" Engineering Reality TV

2006-03-17T10:55:00.000-05:00

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.

Young Engineers Forum - Philadelphia 2006

2006-03-13T10:13:00.000-05:00

I am excited to announce the Philadelphia Young Engineers Forum!
Saturday, April 8th, 2006 at Drexel University

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

Call for Members to participate in the ASME Government Relations Task Force

2006-03-12T14:36:00.000-05:00

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/

YEC COP Has 247 Members

2006-03-12T14:30:00.000-05:00

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.

VP, Affinity Communities nomination

2006-03-12T14:03:00.000-05:00

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

Early Career Development Track Planned for IMECE '06

2006-03-12T13:58:00.000-05:00

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

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

The Track Planning Committee is being chaired by Jen Jewers, a Young Engineer Correspondent (Email mail her).

Catching up...

2006-03-12T13:36:00.000-05:00

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:

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.

Loretta's Mainah Glossary Blog

2005-10-12T16:51:00.000-05:00

YEC - Loretta McHugh just started her first blog. It's got nothing to do with ASME, but its fun.

Here's the description: A new and hopefully more interactive home of the Wicked Good Guide to Mainah English.

Check it out at: mainahglossary.blogspot.com!

Young Engineer Stakeholder's Workshop Complete

2005-10-11T13:10:00.000-05:00

I just spent the last day and a half participating in the Young Engineer Stakeholder's Workshop in Alexandria, Virginia. As stated by Patti Jo Snyder, Project Manager, ASME Strategic Initiatives, "The purpose of this workshop was to hear from you - the customer - in assessing the value of current YE-related activities as well as to learn your thoughts on new, innovative programming."

Current members of the Young Engineer Correspondents in attendance included Loretta McHugh, Aaron Ryan, and Kalan Guilley. There was also a number of young engineers there as well as a number of staff members from all over the Society. The workshop was facilitated by Marsha Rhea from the Institute of Alternative Futures.

When I received the invitation to attend, I was unsure of the topics to be discussed as well as the context of those discussions. After sitting through the workshop, I must say that I am quite pleased with the outcome of the workshop.

I would like to provide the following key themes from the 1st Day of the Workshop.
Those included:
- That career advancement and community can build allegiance among Young Engineer's to ASME.
- Technical information has utility value (Nobody wants to turn out the lights)
- YE's would like to see greater personalization/customization of ASME's email communications and websites
- Corporations are important influencers of YE's
- Smooth, quick navigation of websites and services is critical

The full report will include a list of first step recommendations as well as strategies to try to answer the question of how to make ASME more relevant to Early Career Engineers. There is a lot more work to do, but this workshop was a great first step toward trying to provide for this groups needs. I will post a link to the report as soon as it is released.

I would like to thank everyone who participated as well as Patti Jo and the team for inviting a few YEC's to paricipate.

From ASME President Gene Feigel

2005-08-27T19:08:00.000-05:00

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I added this for anyone that didn't get the email - JRY
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Dear ASME Member,

ASME has a new focus. As many of you may already know, in recent years ASME has experienced stagnant sales of its products and services, a reduction of its financial reserves, decreasing participation by members and others in its programs and activities, declining corporate support and declining membership, particularly among engineers under age 40. These trends, which could no longer be ignored, led to the recent reorganization of ASME. The changes, approved by the Board of Governors in June, will improve ASME's viability and allow it to concentrate on its core assets: providing knowledge, community and advocacy to mechanical engineers.

Moving forward, leadership in all Sectors is in place and is working out the last organizational decisions that will enable us to direct our resources to the challenges ahead. With ASME's strategic focus on key market areas - young engineers, industrial companies, government entities - along with the determination to address the global practice of engineering and to generate new sources of revenue to support ASME's mission, I am confident that we have positioned the Society for long-term success.

I encourage your continued participation in ASME's mission through the channels familiar to you and through new opportunities such as our Communities of Practice. We will keep you informed, through ASME.org and through our publications, on how we are meeting the challenges we face. Thank you for your continued support in making ASME a premier organization for all engineers.

Sincerely,
Gene Feigel
ASME President 2005-2006

Another ASME related blog

2005-08-25T20:51:00.000-05:00

I just setup another ASME related blog. This one is for the Volunteer Orientation Leadership and Training Academy, VOLT Academy for short. Click here to check it out. The blog is there so the VOLT Academy Planning Committee can keep everyone up-to-date on what’s going on. It allows anyone to post and comment on other posts.

I think blogs can be effectively utilized to disseminate large amounts of ASME goings on that right now get put in a folder somewhere and then summarized when it’s time to publish a newsletter or write an article for ASME News.

Maybe there’s a better way…a blog!

What's it mean to be a YEC in ASME?

2005-08-23T23:26:00.000-05:00

YEC - Young Engineer Correspondent
ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
YEC + ASME = see below

1. Educate and enable young engineers to hold young engineer events.

2. Educate and enable young engineers to organize groups of young engineers at the local level.

3. Ensure that 1 & 2 increase the number of ASME related opportunities for young engineers at the local level, increase the number of young engineers in ASME, and increase the penetration of ASME within their workplace.

4. Provide a consistent feedback mechanism from young engineers to ASME leadership to include new and innovative ideas for young engineer centric events, successful young engineer focused activities and campaigns, and support needs from ASME staff and leaders.
Use the YEC Online Reporting Tool.

5. Identify a pipeline of young engineers to fill volunteer positions while encouraging ASME to expand young engineer leadership opportunities.

Any question - email me at youngj921@asme.org

Planned Design and Analysis Track at IMECE 2005

2005-08-21T20:55:00.000-05:00

Wow! Here's some exciting news for any YE's attending Congress in November. Mr. Jack Whitehead is organizing a Design and Analysis track. In a nutshell, it's going to be five sessions of actual design, analysis, and modelling lessons learned. This is just the kind of information any young design engineer should be looking for.

For the Technical Program Overview Click Here! Check back often for updates as Jack is working on the speakers.

The details aren't worked out yet, but if you'll be at Congress, and you're a design engineer, don't miss this track!

The Young Engineer Forum at IMECE 2005

2005-08-21T20:38:00.000-05:00

OK. This is blatant ASME propaganda, but it's YE related and I'm all for advertising it. The announcement was borrowed from the ASME Section News (September 2005). I'll give it back, I promise!

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SAVE THE DATE!
ASME’s 25th Young Engineer’s Forum

Tips for Career Success: Refine your skills and present yourself professionally

Nov. 6, 2005
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin hotels, Orlando, FL
7 am – 5 pm
Registration: $45 in advance, $50 onsite

At the 2005 Young Engineer’s Forum you can:

· Find out what you didn’t learn in engineering school – and what to do about it now
· Get tips on how to ace an interview
· Talk to executives about the future of their industries
· Realize your dream of starting your own business venture
· Learn to communicate better with management
· Discover your inner ‘networker’
· Spruce up your resume

And much more…

For a complete program, including registration information, visit www.asme.org/yef
********************************************************************

Pic from Lights of Liberty Tour

2005-08-21T20:23:00.000-05:00

Another building on the tour. Not real trees!

Pic from Lights of Liberty Tour

2005-08-21T20:22:00.000-05:00

You can get more info on the tour at http://anniversary.asme.org/2005landmarks3.shtml. This photo was taken during the tour. This is not a done up building with billowy drapes. It is acutally a slide projection on one of the historic buildings around the Liberty Bell area. Very cool!

Lights of Liberty Tour

2005-08-21T20:15:00.000-05:00

Boy can Howard Berkof plan some after hours activities. While at the Summer Annual Meeting, Howard hooked up a group of us on the Lights of Liberty Tour. The tour was really interesting. Basically, it is an audio tour of the historic Liberty Bell area in Philadelphia. Check out the other two photos, taken during the tour.

Ben Franklin

2005-08-21T20:07:00.000-05:00

Here's a picture of Big Ben Franklin from inside the Franklin Institute.

2005-08-21T20:04:00.000-05:00

A number of us attended the dedication of the Sellers' Screw Thread Standard at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The dedication was held during the ASME Summer Annual Meeting.
Check out this link to learn more http://anniversary.asme.org/2005landmarks3.shtml

Looking forward to SAM

2005-06-01T09:15:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to let everyone know I will be looking forward to meeting them at the Summer Annual Meeting. I'll post pics in a few weeks.

ASME Young Engineer Correspondents in Action

2005-05-11T22:42:00.000-05:00

BTW, we're headed into the Summer Annual Meeting. I've got a room at the Holiday Inn Express just so I can get free hispeed internet. I'll try to keep the blog up to date on what's going on.

ASME Young Engineer Correspondents in Action

2005-05-11T22:41:00.000-05:00

I just added the "Young Engineers - Leading The Way" Logo to the YEC COP description displayed on a users Personal Page. I think it looks pretty cool. And I was the first one to add a photo in this way. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

Talked to the Silver State Exec Comm

2005-05-01T13:41:00.000-05:00

I gave a brief presentation on the COP site and the YEC group to the Silver State (Nevada) Executive Committee today. They were excited about the COP site. But, I'm not sure how receptive to the YEC group they were. In retrospect, it probably seemed like an abstract volunteer opportunity.

Maybe we shouldn't be trying to sell the YEC Group to local leaders, but to individual volunteers. These volunteers should then be selling the YE centric best practices and volunteering at the local level.

Thoughts?

These things take time

2005-04-13T13:32:00.000-05:00

It just needs a few days to reach critical mass. Maybe we should post it in the next FasTrack for YE's.
Roberta

The blog is 1-day old!

2005-04-12T22:42:00.000-05:00

It's been one day since I created this blog. I hope someone posts something soon. otherwise it's just gonna look like i'm a total geek and the only person bored enough to post anything. :)

On the YEC COP:
KC had some great input on the COP today regarding the activity report and Mike Woodsmansee's comments on how to improve ASME's young engineer retention.

Regarding the YEC Activity Report, is anyone using it? If you are, let me know what you like or hate in it at the link.

BTW, we hit 161 members on the YEC COP today. sweeeet!

See ya - J

my thoughts

2005-04-11T23:17:00.000-05:00

Well, here it is, the brand spankin new asme young engineer correspondents blog, aptly named "in action." hopefully you will find this a useful place to post pics and thoughts relating to the yec group. if you have any comments, email me at youngj921@asme.org.

cheers,
justin young (mechead)

2005-04-11T20:54:00.000-05:00

Checkout the YEC Community of Practice website. cop.asme.org/yecorrespondent

2005-04-11T20:44:00.000-05:00

Young Engineer Corresondent's receive thanks from Region X VP Doug Brown at the Great International Southwest Region X RAC/RSC/GSTC for their presentation on ASME and the transition from Student to Practicing Engineer. The conference was held in Lubbock, TX in April of 2005. Fun and good times were had by all!
Posted by J. Young

2005-04-11T20:38:00.000-05:00

Young Engineer Correspondents at the ASME Technology Executive's Conference in Pittsburgh (March 2005).
Posted by J. Young