Applications Being Accepted for '08–09 Federal Government Fellowships
ASME is now accepting applications for two different Federal Government Fellowship opportunities: the ASME Congressional Fellowship and the Department of Commerce Fellowship.

ASME Launches ASME Digital Library on the AIP Scitation Hosting Service
ASME and the Scitation division of the American Institute of Physics will launch a comprehensive new ASME Digital Library this month.

ASME President Concerned About Omnibus Appropriations Bill
ASME President Sam Y. Zamrik said that the fiscal year 2008 Omnibus Appropriation Bill, recently passed by both the House and Senate and signed by President George W. Bush, does not adhere to the promises made by Congress nor what the administration laid out in the America COMPETES Act.

Open-Source Design Team Named
On the heels of the 2007 ASME Student Design Competition held at the Congress in November, the Society has named a five-person team to work on an open-source project.

ASME Foundation Approves Nearly $250,000 in Grants
Many Society members may not know that a significant function of the ASME Foundation is its grants program, which provides funding for grant proposals in three areas: technical literacy, career planning and skills development, and technologically sound public policy stewardship.

Deadline Nears for ASME's Early Career Leadership Intern Program
ASME members who would like to gain experience at the leadership level of ASME have until Jan. 15 to apply for the Early Career Leadership Intern Program to Serve Engineering (ECLIPSE).

Dates and Locations in Place for 2008 HPV Challenges
The dates and locations for three ASME 2008 Human Powered Vehicle Challenges (HPVC) have been set. The two U.S. Challenges will take place in Nevada and Wisconsin this April, while a third competition is slated for Venezuela in September.