Congress in Seattle This Month Will Be Hub of Activity

It's that time of year again: The ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, the premier event for mechanical engineering, takes place this month in Seattle.

This year's Congress — held from Nov. 9–15 at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel — will be filled with lectures, forums, industry tours, banquets, and workshops — as well as the important technical sessions and ASME committee and governance meetings.

To help you keep track of everything that's going on at this year's Congress, the following is a quick rundown of some of the events taking place in Seattle at this year's Congress.

See you in Seattle!

Note: All events will he held at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, unless otherwise noted.

Friday, Nov. 9

• 9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.— Board of Governors Executive Session, Metropolitan A, Third Floor

• 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. — Board of Governors General Session, Metropolitan A, Third Floor

• 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. — Innovation Showcase (I-Show), Grand Ballroom A, Second Floor

• 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. — ASME Business Meeting, Willow B, Second Floor

Saturday, Nov. 10

• 8:00 a.m. - Noon — Inspire Innovation Workshop: Engineering in the Classroom, Ballard, Third Floor

• 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. — VOLT Academy Trainers Event, Seneca, Fourth Floor

• 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. — Invention to Venture (I2V) Workshop, Grand Ballroom A, Second Floor

• 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. — Old Guard Oral Competition, Aspen, Second Floor

• 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. — Archimedes Club Reception (Invitation Required), Aspen, Second Floor

• 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. — Old Guard Reception, Grand Ballroom A, Second Floor

Sunday, Nov. 11

• 8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. — Early Career Forum, Diamond A and B, First Floor

• 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. — Student Sections Advisors Workshop, Ravenna, Third Floor

• 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. — Student Design Competition Check-In and Setup, Metropolitan A and B, Third Floor

• Noon - 1:30 p.m. — Members and Students Luncheon, Grand Hyatt Seattle, Leonesa Ballroom

• 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. — Student Design Competition Finals and Reception, Metropolitan A and B, Third Floor

• 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. — Career Fair, Diamond A and B, First Floor

• 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. — Fellows Recognition Reception (Invitation Required), Queen Anne, Third Floor

• 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. — Keynote Address: Bernard Amadei, founder, Engineers Without Borders-USA, Grand Ballrooms B, C and D, Second Floor

Monday, Nov. 12

• 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. — Author's Breakfast/Briefing, Metropolitan Ballroom, Third Floor

• 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Early Career Development Series, Diamond A and B, First Floor

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. — ASME Exposition, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Rooms 6A and B, Sixth Floor

• Noon - 1:30 p.m. — President's Luncheon, Cirrus Room, 35th Floor

• 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. — Department Heads and Student Section Advisors Luncheon (Invitation Required), Willow B, Second Floor

• 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. — Center for Leadership and Diversity Board Luncheon (Invitation Required), Pike, Fourth Floor

• 12:45 p.m.- 2:00 p.m — Exhibition Grand Opening (Complimentary Lunch Served from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.), Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Rooms 6A and B, Sixth Floor

• 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. — Ralph Coates Roe Lecture and Wine and Cheese Reception, Issaquah A and B, Third Floor, Speaker: Roop L. Mahajan, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Virginia Tech

• 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. — Department Heads Forum, Grand Ballroom A, Second Floor

• 2:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. — Diversity Workshop: "We Are Stronger As A Whole - Diversity Maturity as a Roadmap to Success," Metropolitan A, Third Floor

• 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. — Tips for New and Prospective Department Heads and Chairs, Ravenna, Third Floor

• 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. — Honors Assembly, Grand Ballrooms B, C and D, Second Floor

• 7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. — Honors Reception, Grand Ballroom Prefunction Area, Second Floor

• 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. — Safety Engineering Risk Analysis Division (SERAD) Dinner, Diamond A and B, First Floor

• 7:45 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. — Honors Dinner, Grand Ballroom A, Second Floor

Tuesday, Nov. 13

• 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. — Author's Breakfast/Briefing, Metropolitan Ballroom, Third Floor

• 7:45 a.m. - 12:45 pm. — Tips for Tenure and Promotion: Symposium for New and Prospective Faculty, Willow A, Second Floor

• 10 a.m - 4:00 p.m. — ASME Exposition, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Rooms 6A and B, Sixth Floor

• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. — Dynamic Systems and Control Division Best Student Paper Competition (TBA)

• 1:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. — Dynamic Systems and Control Division Nyquist Lecture, Diamond A and B, First Floor, Speaker: Arthur E. Bryson, Professor Emeritus of Stanford University

• 1:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. — ASME Auxiliary Guest Luncheon, McCormick's Fish House, Speaker: Historian Lorraine C. McConaghy

• 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. — Robert Henry Thurston Lecture, Aspen, Second Floor, Speaker: Wing Kam Liu of Northwestern University

• 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. — Panel on Cyberinfrastructure for Heat Transfer, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Room 618

• 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. — Nadai Medal and Orr Award Lectures, Diamond A and B, First Floor, Nadai Recipient: Huseyin Sehitoglu of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. — Applied Mechanics Division Koiter Lecture, Issaquah A and B, Speaker: C.T. Sun, Neil Armstrong Distinguished Professor, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University

• 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. — Electronics and Photonics Packaging Division (EPPD) K-16 Wine and Cheese Reception, Cedar, Second Floor

• 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. — Materials Division Reception, Cirrus Room, 35th Floor

• 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. — Applied Mechanics Division Honors and Awards Banquet, Willow A and B, Second Floor

• 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. — Fluids Engineering Division Reception, Metropolitan B, Third Floor

• 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. — Heat Transfer Division Awards Banquet, Metropolitan A, Third Floor

• 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. — Dynamic Systems Control Division Awards Banquet, Diamond A and B, First Floor

Wednesday, Nov. 14

• 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. — Author's Breakfast/Briefing, Metropolitan Ballroom, Third Floor

• 10 a.m - 4 p.m. — ASME Exposition, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Rooms 6A and B, Sixth Floor

• 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. — Micro and Nanotechnology Society Wide Forum, Metropolitan Ballrooms A and B, Third Floor

• 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. — Congress Volunteer Recognition and Students Reception, Cirrus Room, 35th Floor

Thursday, Nov. 15

• 7 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. — Author's Breakfast/Briefing, Metropolitan Ballroom, Third Floor

For information on the various industry tours, committee meetings and technical sessions at the Congress, visit www.asmeconferences.org/Congress07.

back to news & features