ASME and EWB-USA Collaborate
on Resources for the Developing World
ASME and Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB-USA) have entered into an enhanced strategic partnership that will leverage each organization’s strengths and enable future joint initiatives and objectives.
Through the alliance, ASME will be established as a EWB-USA Principal Partner. This designation will enable the Society to help EWB-USA continue to address the needs of the developing world and provide EWB-USA access to skills of the mechanical engineers that comprise the Society’s membership.
ASME’s collaboration with EWB-USA began in 2003 when the Society served on the EWB-USA board of directors as the first engineering society to provide dedicated resources to support EWB-USA’s mission. Today both organizations share similar strategic interests, including the development of the engineering workforce, making an impact on global needs and contributing to renewable energy initiatives. [Read more]
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+ ASME Premieres Global Engineering Management Conference in Dallas
ASME has developed a new event, the Global Engineering Management Conference, which will explore the challenges that the global work environment is exerting upon engineering managers. The conference is scheduled from Apr. 11-14, 2010, at the Fairmont Dallas.
The meeting will address a broad range of business and technology issues that engineering managers confront in the global marketplace, including intellectual property management, safety and environmental compliance, inclusiveness and diversity, and team-based work structures. [Read more]
Autodesk Inventor Takes You Beyond 3D to Digital Prototyping with DWG Interoperability. Harness the Full Potential of Your Entire Design Team with Both 2D & 3D. Read more.
+ Verification and Validation Standard Released
ASME recently issued a new standard, ASME V&V 20-2009, Standard for Verification and Validation in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, that addresses the verification and validation (V&V) procedures that can be applied to engineering and scientific modeling problems. These problems can range in complexity from simple lumped masses, to 1-D steady laminar flows, to 3-D unsteady turbulent chemically reacting flows.
The new standard begins with an introduction to the concepts of validation and verification, the definition of error and uncertainty, and the overall validation methodology. [Read more]
Give Your Metal Components a Longer Life The technology behind Swagelok® SAT12® services is a patented method of heat treating austenitic stainless steels. This surface-hardening process enables ordinary stainless steel to adopt certain performance characteristics of expensive alloys. Benefits: increased surface hardness with ductility and improved resistance to corrosion in certain media, fatigue, and wear. www.swagelok.com/sat12life
+ ECLIPSE Deadline Extended
ASME’s Center for Leadership and Diversity is still accepting applications for the 2010-2011 cycle of the Early Career Leadership Intern Program to Serve Engineering (ECLIPSE). The program, established in 2006, aims to engage, identify and begin to develop potential leaders for ASME by placing early career engineers in highly visible and productive roles within the ASME organization. [Read more]
University of Wisconsin-MadisonExcel as a technical leader with the Master of Engineering in Professional Practice (MEPP) degree. MEPP is a highly collaborative, Internet-based program. Learn with world-class faculty and experienced peers, all while you work full time and travel. Learn more about MEPP today.
+ New Books on Project Management, Intelligent Engineering Systems, and Welding
ASME has just released three new titles that examine agile project management, intelligent engineering systems, and welding and welding inspection.
The new books — “Fundamentals of Agile Project Management,” “Intelligent Engineering Systems Through Artificial Neural Networks, Volume 19,” and “Quick Guide to Welding and Welding Inspection” — are now available from ASME Press, and can be ordered through the Publications Catalog on the ASME Web site. [Read more]
Student teams are invited to apply for a spot at the 2010 ASME Innovation Showcase (IShow), to be held June 5 during the ASME Annual Meeting at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh. March 5 is the application deadline to participate in the competition, which provides teams of undergraduate and graduate students with the opportunity to present their innovative product ideas to a panel of experts for chance to win seed money to bring their inventions to market. [Read more]
Upcoming ASME Events:
ASME First Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB2010)
Feb. 7-10, 2010
JW Marriott Houston
Houston, Texas
International Colloquium on Environmentally Preferred Advanced Power Generation (ICEPAG 2010)
Feb. 9-11, 2010
The Westin South Coast Plaza
Costa Mesa, Calif.
ASME 2010 Leadership Training Conference (LTC)
March 11-14, 2010
Hyatt Regency DFW
Dallas, Texas
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