COP site opens communication among members

Emily Smith
ASME NEWS

Since ASME introduced the Communities of Practice communication tool to its membership in July, 143 communities have been created with more than 2,150 users.

In the last three months alone, an average of 300 people per month have signed up to use COP. The group with the greatest number of users is ASME Communities because everyone who registers for COP is automatically enrolled in that community. But 36 other communities have more than 50 members.

Young Engineers Correspondents has 120 members with postings almost daily. Discussion topics cover a wide range from "What skills should an ME grad have?" to "Early-Career Leadership Development Programs."

Other communities on the site include Section Chairs, ASME Working Mothers, Engineering Policy and Aerospace.

For members who haven't yet investigated the COP site, it's a place where you can join communities of your choice, create new ones, and participate in discussions and polls. Posting your own message is also possible as is requesting to be notified when messages are posted on a particular community.

The communities in which ASME members want to participate, and the level of their participation is entirely up to each member.

First-time visitors will need to register and set their preferences for their home page. After a couple of minutes, members will able to participate, or just observe the discussions.

If you haven't done so already, visit cop.asme.org/COP and test the features for yourself.

 

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