ASME names new executive director
Virgil R. Carter, FAIA, will succeed David L. Belden, Ph.D., P.E., as executive director and chief operating officer of ASME.

ASME to manage technical content of National Manufacturing Week
For the first time, ASME will organize and manage the entire technical conference of National Manufacturing Week 2003.

Global Training puts world of Codes and Standards in reach of engineers
The launch of 10 courses on ASME Codes in Latin America in the fall is part of an initiative by the Continuing Education Institute to make the code more globally accessible to working engineers by giving them code materials in their local language at a locally affordable price.

If engineers speak, millions will listen on Public Radio stations
Engineers have begun answering the call to contribute to The Voices of Innovation project, which will begin airing two-minute radio spots about the wonders of engineering on Public Radio stations in September.

New members create scholarships
The member effort to sign up new recruits to ASME has led to the creation of nine new student scholarships — an average of one per month of the campaign.

Board of Governors approves position paper on risk analysis

Difficult decisions can be made in a more informed manner through application of risk analysis, according to a new ASME General Position Paper approved by the Board of Governors.

ASME Virtual Campus expands with MIT and University of Washington
Both of the institutions are listed among the top 50 national doctoral universities.

In guiding lawmakers, ASME government coordinators serve public and learn legislative process
The ASME Board on Government Relations is looking for members who are interested in state government to serve as 2002-03 state government coordinators.