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ASME's 122nd president takes office
Reginald I. Vachon began his term as the 122nd president of ASME last month during the Society's Summer Annual Meeting.

• Vachon's presidential speech

ASME unveils Continuity and Change initiative at Summer Annual Meeting
During the Summer Annual Meeting last month in Atlanta, several top-level leadership meetings were held to discuss how ASME's strategies match its performance and whether the Society is adequately directing its resources toward its priorities.

A century of advancement in flight noted on new ASME Web site
The Web site offers access to articles, historical references and how-to sections related to flight.

Advisory board recommends ways ASME can bridge issues of tech transfer and intellectual property
Following each panel presentation on "Technology Mining for Competitive Advantage," the Industry Advisory Board members discussed ASME's role as a liaison between commercial companies looking to solve a problem and universities or federal laboratories that developed technologies that could offer the solution.

Upgrade to steam tables software
The professional software version of ASME Steam Properties for Industrial Use has been updated by the Properties Subcommittee of the ASME Research and Technology Committee on Water and Steam in Thermal Systems.

Landmark oil well blowout preventer recognized
The first ram-type blowout preventer (BOP) allowed the manual closing of a well, saving lives and preventing surface oil accumulation at drilling sites. The first one, now exhibited at Cameron world headquarters in Houston, is to become an ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in a ceremony this month.