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ASME Think Tank Summit Video Presentations Now
Online (10/15/07)
The first in a series of three video
presentations taped at the ASME Think Tank Summit, which was held
last June in Toronto, can now be viewed online at https://secure.asme.org/thinktankvideo/template.cfm.
The two-day Think Tank Summit, held during the ASME Summer Annual
Meeting, was comprised of three 90-minute town hall-style discussions.
The new video on ASME.ORG covers the first of these discussions,
titled “Teaching Women Engineering: A Double Standard?”
The session addressed the barriers that women face when pursuing
engineering degrees. The panel discussion was organized as a response
to a report released last year by the National Academies stating
that universities and their engineering departments are often biased
against women, and that they actually discourage young women from
engineering careers.
A video of the second ASME Think Tank Session, “Fruits and
Pitfalls of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM),” plus two concurrent
workshops, will be posted in October. The third video, “Human
Factor Engineering,” with its concurrent workshops, will be
available online in December.
The video presentations are free of charge, but you will be asked
to register.
To watch “Teaching Women Engineering: A Double Standard?”
visit https://secure.asme.org/thinktankvideo/template.cfm.
ASME Turbo Expo 2008 Set for Berlin
ASME Turbo Expo 2008, the global
conference addressing new developments in gas turbine technology,
will be held June 9–13, 2008, at the Estrel Hotel and Convention
Center in Berlin, Germany.
ASME Turbo Expo—Gas Turbine Technical Congress and Exposition
will bring together engineers, research scientists, educators, and
other professionals involved in the design, operation, and maintenance
of gas turbines. Combining a technical program and exhibit, Turbo
Expo 2008 will cover engine design, materials, cogeneration, noise
reduction in turbines, alternative fuels, combustion diagnostics,
and microturbines, among other topics.
In 2008, the Technical Congress of Turbo Expo will be expanded to
five days of technical sessions, tutorials, and panel discussions.
The three-day exposition will showcase the products and services
of engine manufacturers, software developers, research laboratories,
and other firms in the worldwide power industry.
ASME Turbo Expo 2007 in Montreal drew a record attendance of more
than 3,000 participants, and the exhibit was a sellout. The response
to Turbo Expo 2008 also is expected to be strong. Berlin, Germany’s
largest city and the second most populated city in the European
Union, is an influential center of politics, culture, and industry.
The ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) is the primary
sponsor and organizer of Turbo Expo 2008. For information on the
conference, as well as sponsorship opportunities and registration,
call IGTI at (404) 847-0072.
Middle East Mechanical Expo Debuts Next Month
The Middle East Mechanical Expo 2007
Conference (MEMEC), a new technical conference focusing on oil and
gas production, debuts next month. ASME and the Bahrain Society
of Engineers are the organizers of the conference, which will be
held Nov. 4–7 in Bahrain.
The Middle East Mechanical Expo, featuring a technical program and
equipment exhibit, will bring together engineers from the petroleum
markets of the Middle East for a multidisciplinary forum of information
exchange.
The Middle East Mechanical Expo 2007 also includes, among its sponsoring
organizations, Sulzer, GE Oil and Gas, Flowserve, Saudi Aramco,
and other global corporations.
ASME President Sam Y. Zamrik will be one of the keynote presenters
at the conference. Other keynote speakers will be Bahrain Prime
Minister Sheik Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa; Salim S. Al-Aydh,
senior vice president for engineering, operations services, and
project management, Saudi Aramco, KSA; Asaad A. Al-Saad, deputy
managing director, Kuwait National Petroleum Co.; Thomas E. Ferguson,
senior vice president of Flowserve and president of Flowserve Pumps;
and Claudi Santiago, president and chief executive officer of GE
Oil and Gas.
For more information on the Middle East Mechanical Expo, visit the
Web site www.memec-expo.org;
contact Younes H. Makki, conference vice chairman, at 966-3-874-6637;
or e-mail bseng@batelco.com.bh.
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