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ASME creates new dues structure for members living in developing nations
This new, tiered dues structure will be effective next month, when the dues bill for 2004-05 will be mailed out. The tiered structure will apply to all grades of membership.

• related story: ASME builds global connections
ASME President Reginald I. Vachon and Executive Director Virgil Carter traveled to Asia late in March to meet with members of ASME Sections and Student Sections, sister societies and universities.

Continuity & Change initiative moves forward with task force appointees
The primary role of the Project Management Task Force is to review and approve proposals for project teams; facilitate and coordinate support and input from a wide variety of project teams, operating in parallel; and provide the necessary coordination and interface of project teams with the ASME Board of Governors for timely information and necessary decisions.

ASME Foundation loses a benefactor, but future generations will thrive
Leighton Orr's interest in the properties of fractured glass earned him national renown among engineering professionals.

World problems solved by teamwork
Giving people in developing countries access to the basics, like drinkable water and electricity, is the mission of Engineers Without Borders.

NSF winners for 2004-05 include student members
Graduate Research Fellowships are granted annually to outstanding graduate students in several areas of study, including the biological, behavioral, engineering, mathematical, physical and social sciences.

Communities of Practice links those with similar interests in engineering
Communities of Practice is a new Web tool ASME is offering members to communicate with others who have similar engineering interests and concerns.

Jordans become the latest members of the Society's Archimedes Club
With education being a central topic in his career, Duane Jordan and his wife, Pat, decided to strengthen the future of engineering by making a Planned Gift to the ASME Foundation.

Winners identified in East and West Coast competitions of ASME's annual Human Powered Vehicle Challenge
HPVC is an annual event that showcases the design, aerodynamics, speed and agility of vehicles that operate purely on the pedal power of human beings.

Armen to Congress: Support DOD science, engineering and technology programs
ASME President-Elect Harry Armen testified before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee last month, urging support for increased funding for US Department of Defense science, engineering and technology (SET) programs.

Future engineers get boost from ASME members
High school students who won a $5,000 scholarship and will likely go on to become mechanical engineers got a boost toward their careers from the seven ASME members who nominated them for the honor.

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