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Powering to victory: Design, safety and performance are put to coast-to-coast test
The 2005 ASME Human Powered Vehicle Challenge took place on the East and the West coasts during the last weekend in April.

Gains in new membership show strong growth for ASME in 2005
New-member numbers are 59 percent higher than those numbers were at this time in 2004, jumping from 3,569 last year to 5,613 as of April 30 this year.

Brussels office opens to raise ASME's profile in Africa, Europe, Middle East
To more directly serve members in ASME's large European market and to maximize attention on its products and services to industry in Europe, the Society is in the process of opening an office in Brussels.

ASME members to gain increased marketability via AMA training
ASME members now have access to all business education products, services and resources offered by the American Management Association through an alliance formed by the two organizations last month.

ASME outreach to China takes shape with forum
As part of its outreach efforts to the engineering community and industry in China, ASME organized the Engineering Management International Forum, which took place at the Tsinghua University's Dong Fang Hi-Tech Plaza Auditorium in April.

Another hero of engineering
The rotary pressure sterilizer, invented by Albert Thompson, made canned food a cheap, safe product.

ASME/FIRST Clarke Scholarships are awarded to nine students
During the finals of this year's FIRST National Championship competition in April in Atlanta, nine students nominated by ASME members were named recipients of this year's ASME/FIRST Clarke scholarships.




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