ASME NEWS Online -- November 2001

The Online Newspaper of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Vol.20 No.11/November 2001

ADVANCED
SEARCH

In aftermath of terrorist attacks,
a time of reckoning for America

Two months after terrorists hijacked four planes, crashed them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania, the struggle to make any sense of a day in which more than 5,000 people died continues. Nearly 30 ASME members worked in the WTC. Read more.

Panelists discuss Technology vs. Terrorism
In the wake of Sept. 11, ASME held a special plenary session during the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. "Technology vs. Terrorism: Designing Against the Threat of Assault" took place on Sunday Nov. 11 — two months to the day after the terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon. Read more.

Workshop on aeronautics R&T slated
The Aerospace Division scheduled this workshop to bring together members of the scientific and engineering community to review the current near-term and future needs of the nation's aeronautics research and technology enterprise in a host of areas including aviation safety. The implications of the terrorist attacks will be discussed. Read more.

Registration for the Congress at highest level in recent years
Approximately one month before the Congress's opening, paid registration for this year is ahead of last year's Congress in Orlando by about 20 percent. This year's paid registration is also outpacing registration for the 1999 Congress in Nashville, Tenn., by approximately 45 percent. Read more.

CEI to present three tutorials during Congress
ASME's Continuing Education Institute will offer three nanotechnology tutorials Nov. 13 and 14 during Congress. They will serve as a highlight to the Congress' nano-technology track. Read more.

Virtual Campus registrations due
Registration for spring classes and applications for degree programs are due for the ASME Virtual Campus. The Virtual Campus offers three programs through ASME's academic partners. Read more.