Industry and government examine making buildings safer during infrastructure protection workshop
The Critical Infrastructure Protection Priorities Workshop, which took place at the White House Conference Center, was sponsored by ASME, the Civil Engineering Research Foundation, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

IGTI's success an example for others
The redeployment of IGTI strategies throughout the Society is part of a council-wide reassessment of business practices that has been underway in the Council of Engineering for almost a year.

Energy Track promises wealth of information for professionals
Organizers have assembled an impressive lineup of experts in such timely energy-related topics as global climate change; a national energy strategy; the future of coal, nuclear, oil, gas and renewable energy; energy efficiency; energy infrastructure security and unconventional power technologies.

ASME hosts World Tribology event
The 2005 conference will be the third time that the World Tribology Conference, which occurs every four years, has been scheduled.

Survey reveals that earning power of mechanical engineers varies
A recently released salary survey, now available through ASME Press, offers an updated picture of the income earning power held by U.S. mechanical engineers.

Participation in salary survey provides prizes for eight ASME members
The names of the prize winners were selected in a random drawing of approximately 9,000 members who were eligible to win.

Former ASME President Drucker dies
Daniel C. Drucker, Ph.D., who served as ASME president during 1973-74, died in September 2001 in Florida, where he lived.

First director of Codes and Standards Technology Institute is selected
John Koehr was hired in September as the first director of ASME's recently formed Codes and Standards Technology Institute.

Pang to receive Board on Minorities and Women Award
The award, which will be presented to Pang this month during the Congress in New Orleans, recognizes an outstanding member of the Society who has worked to advance the mission of the board — to make ASME a welcome home for all and to encourage the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the Society.

Five new state coordinators are selected
ASME's State Government Coordinator program enables Society members to contribute their professional experience and expertise to the public policy process on a part-time basis.

STEM bill can go to legislators
The ASME Council on Education recently endorsed a model science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) state bill, which members can take to their state legislators and request that they introduce it.