ASME NEWS Online -- May 2008

The Online Newspaper of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Vol.27 No.5/May 2008

Charity Events at the 2009 Annual Meeting
Take part in the 5K walk/run or the golf outing at the ASME Annual Meeting and have some fun for a great cause. Read more.

President's Award Honors D.C. Leaders
ASME President Sam Y. Zamrik and ASME immediate Past President Terry E. Shoup recently honored members of the U.S. Congress for their contributions to engineering by presenting them with the prestigious ASME President's Award. Read more.

• ASME, Coast Guard Sponsor New Workshop
• FIRST Students Awarded

'Overdrive' in Atlanta

For this year's robotics challenge, "FIRST Overdrive," the student teams built robots that had to move inflated balls around a track, and then pass them either over or under a six-foot, six-inch overpass. Read more.

Summit Forecasts Future for MEs
About 120 people from 18 countries gathered in Washington, DC, last month to discuss a vision of the mechanical engineering profession over the next 20 years. Read more.

New Codes, Pubs, Events and Programs:
• NEW A17 FOR ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS CD ROM
• ASME PRESS NEW RELEASES
• SEE MORE OF WHAT'S NEW AT ASME

Turbo Expo '08
The 2008 Turbo Expo will run from June 9–13 at the Estrel Berlin Hotel and Convention Center. Read more.