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ASME Codes and Standards Contingent Heads to
Argentina (9/17/07)
Representatives from ASME Codes and
Standards will be traveling to Argentina next month to meet with
delegates from industry, academia, standards developing organizations,
and government agencies to discuss participation in ASME code development
activities, ASME certification programs, and the formation of an
International Interest Review Group, among other topics.
The group will visit Centro Argentino de Ingeniería in Buenos
Ares from Oct. 22–26, where they will meet with representatives
from the country's government, industry, and academia regarding
participation in ASME code development activities; the creation
of a Delegate Program and International Interest Review Group (IIRG);
the Committee on ASME C&S in Spanish; ASME ST-LLC opportunities;
proposed ASME Individual Certification activities; and other ASME
Codes and Standards activities in South America.
The ASME Codes and Standards delegation will also participate in
a global training providers meeting with representatives from Latin
America, as well as meet with university leaders to discuss how
Argentinean universities can benefit from ASME activities and incorporate
ASME Code and Standards into the country's engineering programs.
For more on the ASME Codes and Standards visit to Argentina, read
the full story in the October issue of ASME News, to be posted Oct.
1 on www.asmenews.org.
Student Design Contest at Congress Showcases
Environmental Engineering
Eleven student teams from ASME's
various districts will compete at the Student Design Competition,
to be held on Sunday, Nov. 11, during the ASME International Mechanical
Engineering Congress and Exposition in Seattle.
The 2007 Congress will take place from Nov. 11–15 at the Sheraton
Seattle Hotel. The Student Design Competition will be held from
1:30 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 11.
For this year's design competition, which highlights the fact that
engineers play a key role in society at large, the teams each built
and designed a human-powered potable water still for the competition.
The design challenge, titled "Clean Water," offered students
an opportunity to implement learned skills and appreciate the social,
economic and environmental impact of engineering.
The teams taking part in the competition finals at the Congress
— each a design contest winner in its ASME district —
will include teams from the New Jersey Institute of Technology,
Oral Roberts University, Purdue University, University of Florida,
University of Hartford, University of Idaho, University of Michigan,
University of Nevada-Reno, University of South Carolina, University
of Texas-Pan American, and Venezuela's Universidad Simon Bolivar.
Register for the 2007 Congress by Nov. 6 and save up to $100. To
register, visit www.asmeconferences.org/Congress07/ConfRegistration.cfm.
To find out more about the Congress, visit www.asmeconferences.org/Congress07.
ASME Issues Recommendations for Securing America's
Future
ASME is urging policy makers on Capitol
Hill to support a national energy policy that relies on a balanced
mix of energy resources while encouraging the development of renewable
technologies to promote environmental sustainability.
ASME also cites conservation as a key component in a "technologically
based, economically sound national energy policy ensuring a secure,
sustainable and environmentally friendly supply of energy"
in America, said the engineering organization in a position statement.
The position statement, titled "Securing America's Energy Future"
and issued to Congressional leaders and other decision-makers in
government, emphasizes the use of a balanced energy supply to include
nuclear power, coal, and natural gas. The national energy portfolio
also must include the development and use of wind and solar power,
hydroelectricity, and fuels derived from biomass, among other environmentally
friendly renewable sources.
"Securing America's Energy Future" also calls for the
development of the most efficient energy production technologies,
standardized and technically rigorous methods to calculate the contribution
of specific energy sources to the country's energy supply mix, and
tax incentives to developers of renewable energy.
"The current energy climate in the United States is challenging
for America's future," said Sam Y. Zamrik, president of ASME.
"American citizens are increasingly aware of the environmental
and security concerns of the nation's dependence upon foreign sources
of oil and gas."
ASME is dedicated to assisting policy makers in addressing America's
energy and environmental challenges. In addition to position statements,
ASME sponsors Congressional briefings and other events like the
recent Energy Grand Challenge, which focused on creating partnerships
and identifying resources to help in shaping technology, policy,
and market issues.
Renew Your Membership Online Now, Get Three
Chances to Win a Plasma TV
You have just two more weeks to take
advantage of ASME's online renewal bonus! Renew your ASME membership
online by Oct. 1 and receive three chances in the drawing to win
a 42-inch plasma television.
Renewing your membership by phone, mail, or fax by Oct. 1 will get
you one entry in the drawing.
To renew your membership now and enter the prize drawing, visit
www.asme.org/Membership/ReferMember/Renew_Early_
Win_42_Plasma_TV.cfm.
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