Five Engineers Week Web seminars scheduled for this month
A number of activities, including the new "Connecting Educators to Engineering" program for middle school staff, will comprise this month's Engineers Week.

Gender equity workshop will be one of EWeek activities
The free workshop will take place at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., Saturday, Feb. 18, which is also Discover Engineering Family Day at the museum.

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ASME partners with two groups in China on new training program
ASME will partner with two Beijing-based groups on a new management-training program for engineers.

Nominations needed for nine Society officers
ASME's Nominating Committee will recommend nine of the Society's finest this year for leadership positions.

Summer and fall 2006 loan applications due April 15
The application for 2006 summer and fall semester ASME student loans will be available on the ASME.ORG Web site beginning Feb. 15.

Applications being accepted for Rail Division scholarship
In memory of Terrey Hawthorne, the ASME Rail Transportation Division is offering one $2,000 undergraduate scholarship award for the 2006-07 academic year.

New titles from ASME Publications
"Structural Shear Joints: Analyses, Properties and Design for Repeat Loading Turbines" and "Technical Writing A-Z" are two of the books now available.