Fourteen schools vie for top design prize at Congress
This year, the student teams were assigned the challenge of designing and building a prototype of a fishing rod and reel that a quadriplegic could operate.

ASME publishes new standard on qualifying pipeline personnel
The new standard identifies requirements for establishing the qualifications of pipeline personnel who carry out various critical jobs and is intended to minimize pipeline failures caused by human error.

ASME co-sponsors National Academies' "Convocation"; videocast now available
On Sept. 28, the National Academies' "Convocation on Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing Regions, States, and Cities" in Washington, D.C., brought together more than 600 government, industry, research, and education leaders from all 50 states to discuss ways in which to advance U.S. competitiveness.

Revised Boiler Code companion guide now available
Nearly 80 pressure vessel and piping experts collaborated on the newly revised "Companion Guide to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Second Edition."

New Archimedes Club members to be welcomed at the Congress
Formed in 2003, the Archimedes Club honors individuals who have made a planned gift to the ASME Foundation. To date, more than 50 gifts have been committed to the Foundation.

ECTC helps early career engineers gain experience, learn about ASME resources
Last month, the Early Career Technical Conference (ECTC) gave more than 20 young engineers from the southern United States a forum in which to present finished or in-progress technical papers and, in turn, augment their technical résumés.

NAE holds workshop on offshoring
Last month, the National Academy of Engineering held a workshop, "The Offshoring of Engineering: Facts, Myths, Unknowns, and Implications," which was part of a larger NAE study on offshoring and its implications on the engineering profession currently underway.

ASME signs global training agreements with two international firms
ASME has entered into business partnerships with two international companies, Alliance Safety Management Services Sdn Bhd in Malaysia and Abar Solutions Petroleum Consultancy Ltd. in Kuwait.

Notice for ASME members with MBNA/Bank of America CD and money market accounts
During the weekend of Sept. 23, ASME member certificate of deposit and money market accounts were transitioned from MBNA to Bank of America.