The Online Newspaper of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Vol. 27 No. 1/January 2008




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Submit Your Federal Fellow Application
ASME is now accepting applications for two different Federal Government Fellowship opportunities: the ASME Congressional Fellowship and the Department of Commerce Fellowship. One of the deadlines is April 1. Read more.

Dates and Locations in Place for 2008 HPV Challenges
Two will take place in Nevada and Wisconsin this April, while a third competition is slated for Venezuela in September. Read more.

• From the President Column
• Obituaries
• Micro and Nano Conference Set for Hong Kong
Open-Source Design Team Named
The team's objective is to provide potable water in the developing world and to disaster areas. The group will collaborate on a virtual design for several months and then build a prototype at Western Kentucky University, the host school, in June. Read more.

Spending Bill Concerns ASME President
The fiscal year 2008 Omnibus Appropriation Bill does not adhere to the promises made by Congress and the administration, Sam Zamrik said. Read more.

New Codes, Pubs, Events and Programs:
• NEW A17 FOR ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS CD ROM
• ASME PRESS NEW RELEASES
• ASME 2007-2008 SHORT COURSE CALENDAR
• SEE MORE OF WHAT'S NEW AT ASME

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