The Online Newspaper of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Vol.20 No.12/December 2001

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Engineers will lead charge in the battle of technology vs. terrorism; speakers outline points of attack

In the wake of Sept. 11, ASME held a special plenary session during the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. "Technology vs. Terrorism: Designing Against the Threat of Assault" took place on Sunday Nov. 11 — two months to the day after the terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon.

During the two-hour session, "Technology vs. Terrorism — Designing Against the Threat of Assault," eight expert speakers talked about the kinds of technology that are needed to ensure aviation safety and to combat bioterrorism. More than 800 people attended. Read more.

Grants to fund education and leadership efforts
The ASME Foundation Board of Directors distributed $200,000 in grants to ASME units at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Read more.

Nuclear engineering update offered at April's ICONE 10
The premier conference for the nuclear engineering community, the 10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE 10), is fast approaching. Read more.
Avoid dues delinquency
To keep your copies of Mechanical Engineering and ASME NEWS coming, and to maintain all your other ASME member benefits, your payment must be received by Jan. 31. Call (800) 843-2763 or (973) 882-1167, or visit www.asme.org/memb/. 		ETCE 2002 looks at developing technology and industry projects
The future of oil, gas and petrochemical technology will be the focus of ASME's Engineering Technology Conference on Energy (ETCE) 2002, to be held Feb. 4-5, 2002, in Houston. ETCE 2002, which is hosted by ASME International's Petroleum Division, will feature four topical symposia, covering the areas of pipeline, drilling, production and energy resources technology. Read more.
Congress '01 coverage next month

ASME's Inter-national Mechanical Engineering Con-gress and Exposition took place last month in New York. For full coverage of all the events at the Congress, see next month's issue of ASME NEWS.

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