Section News Engineers Week Luncheon. Thursday, February 13, 2014, 11:00 am Doors Open, 11:30 am Lunch and Program

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1 Section News January Engineers Week Luncheon SPEAKER: TOPIC: Robert Green, President, NSPE Engineers and Public Policy: A Necessary Intersection WHERE: BB Club, 721 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS WHEN: Thursday, February 13, 2014, 11:00 am Doors Open, 11:30 am Lunch and Program Tickets are $15 Deadline of purchase tickets: February 7, 2014 Checks payable to: SWE MENU: Plantation Chicken & Sliced Roast Beef, Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes, Key West Green Beans, Rolls, Dessert CONTACTS MVD Pam Vedros FOR TICKETS: MVK Jennifer Chambers ERDC (ITL) & ASME---Dan Eng ERDC Lulu Edwards ASCE & ARP Shelly Brock IEEE Lee Robertson SHPE Mariely Mejias I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E 2 Pathway 2025 for a Better ASME! 2 Nominate an ASME Leader! Turbo Expo Student Poster Session 4 ASME Digital Collection Out of town attendees can call and reserve tickets, with RSVP tickets available at the door. Those requesting reserved tickets will be responsible for the price of the tickets even if they do not attend. Corporate sponsorships of $200 are available. Recognition on program and space for a display booth will be available to corporate sponsors. Contact Michelle Moore at , or samevicksburgpost@gmail.comfor more information.. 5 Member Savvy 7 ASME Energy Forum ASME Section News 1

2 Let s Work Together for a Better ASME! The engineering profession is changing in response to an increasingly globalized and interconnected world. Increased technological opportunities and changing global demographics have transformed not only the way people interact with information, association, and each other, but also what those relationships mean to them. Traditional modes of society operation no longer adequately address these emerging needs and shifting expectations. To remain competitive and relevant, and to preclude becoming obsolete, ASME must change to meet the challenges of this rapidly changing world. ASME s Board of Governors has adopted Pathway 2025, which represents a significant paradigm shift for the organization. Key elements of Pathway 2025 are: A unified Society brand (One ASME) Increased strategic analysis to decide how to best use your limited resources Minimization of risk to the Society To align with Pathway 2025 and thereby support the Society s direction, ASME needs to change. We need to better align the strengths of our volunteers, staff, and other participants to improve existing products and programs, and create new opportunities for engagement with interested people around the world. What does this mean for you? A brand new Sector will be formed, with the goal of providing subject matter and market expertise in developing new products, improving existing content, and looking at new and better ways of delivering content. All Sections are encouraged to increase their engagement on ASME.org, and will be offered new opportunities to engage with programs, products, and services across ASME. Instead of operating in silos, individuals and groups will be at the center of the new organization, and will clearly see how they support One ASME. A flatter structure will provide more direct pathways for engagement, as well as an increased understanding of ASME resources, products, and services. To learn more, join the One ASME Group on ASME.org, or send your questions to oneasme@asme.org. Lead Today!! Shape Tomorrow!! Run for ASME Office! The 2014 Nominating Committee is seeking highly qualified leaders to become ASME Society Officers. Selection for the open positions below will take place at the Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon from June 8 10, President (1) Members-at-Large, Board of Governor (3) Vice President of Education (1) Vice President of Safety Codes and Standards (1) Vice President of Conformity Assessment (1) Vice President of International Gas Turbine Institute (1) Vice President of Programs and Activities (1) Vice President of Technical Communities (1) Contact ASME Staff, RuthAnn Bigley, at bigleyr@asme.org for more information. The Engineering for Change Webinar Series provides the opportunity to learn from and interact with creative thinkers and leaders who are developing new technologies and initiatives that contribute to solving global development and humanitarian engineering problems. This live, interactive, monthly series promotes emerging ideas and connects a community of passionate engineers who want to improve quality of life around the world. Attending is easy and free: register at least one hour before each webinar and you ll receive a participant link prior to the event. Can t attend? View previously recorded webinars online and on E4C s YouTube channel. Visit to learn more and register for the next live event. ASME Section News 2

3 Come to Turbo Expo 2014, in Germany! Now in its 59th year, ASME Turbo Expo is recognized as the must attend event for turbomachinery professionals. The technical conference has a well-earned reputation for bringing together the best and brightest experts from around the world to share the latest in turbine technology, research and development, and application in the following topic areas: gas turbines, steam turbines, wind turbines, fans & blowers, solar brayton & rankine cycle and supercritical CO2. Turbo Expo offers unrivalled networking opportunities with a dedicated and diverse trade show floor. The 3-day exhibition attracts the industry's leading professionals and key decision makers, whose innovation and expertise are helping to shape the future of the turbomachinery industry. Plan now to join 3,000 gas turbine colleagues from around the world at ASME TURBO EXPO, ASME's premier gas turbine technical congress and exposition, set for June 16-20, 2014, in Düsseldorf, at the CCD Congress Center Düsseldorf. Turbo Expo 2014 highlights include: A five-day Technical Congress that sets the world standard for gas turbine technology events A three-day, premium exhibition of gas turbine products and services supported by leading companies in the industry A dynamic keynote session featuring prominent industry leaders A value-packed registration package that includes proceedings, access to all activities and abundant networking opportunities, including receptions and daily lunches In-depth workshops providing fundamental study on career development Why YOU Should Come to Düsseldorf: Networking, Leading R&D, Industry Leaders, Targeted Leads, Fundamental Training, High ROI, Career Development, Practical Application. For more information, visit: New for Turbo Expo 2014: Student Poster Session! The ASME International Gas Turbine Institute is announcing the first ever Student Poster Session to take place at ASME Turbo Expo Undergraduate and graduate/phd students are invited to participate by submitting a poster for display in the ASME Turbo Expo 2014 Exhibit Hall. A 500 check (approx. $822) will be awarded to the best poster in the undergraduate student category and the graduate/phd student category. All posters will be reviewed and approved through an abstract submission process. Poster Abstracts due March 1, 2014 Be sure to mark your calendars for the abstract deadline of March 1, More details regarding the submission requirements will be coming soon. Please monitor the go.asme.org/igti website for upcoming announcements regarding the new Student ASME Section News 3 Poster Session. All students interested must be prepared to submit a short biography and verification of enrollment at their University.

4 ASME Mentoring Program Get valuable career advice from a mechanical engineering professional! The ASME Digital Collection, now hosted on the state-of-the-art Silverchair SCM6 online platform, reflects ASME s tradition of engineering excellence. It is an authoritative, subscription based online reference resource that spans the entire knowledge spectrum of interest to the mechanical engineer and related technical research communities. ASME s Journals, Conference Publications, and ebooks provide quality, peer-reviewed engineering information. Users of The ASME Digital Collection will benefit from: New Taxonomy Full Text and Taxonomic Search New Topical Collections Improved Usability, Information Discovery and Ease of Reading Enhanced Content Display and Tools Personalization Capabilities Mobile Optimization for All Web-Enabled Phones and Tablets Visit the ASME Digital Collection for all of your mechanical engineering research needs. The ASME Mentoring Program is designed to provide rewarding experiences that both mentor and mentee can learn and grow from. This is a unique opportunity for you to get career-guiding advice from an engineering professional with broader experience or more advanced skills. Benefit and learn from their real-life expertise, while sharing your own valuable insight and perspective! Participating in the program is easy with our Web-based platform, made available through a partnership with WisdomShare. Our targeted matching system will pair you with someone who can provide anything from general advice and a fresh point-of-view, to help identifying the right training or niche in mechanical engineering, or even assistance with finding a non-traditional career path. The valuable insight you can gain by participating in the ASME Mentoring Program can have a positive impact on your career for years to come! If you are ready for a most rewarding experience, please go to: to become an ASME Mentor or Mentee. Liberty Mutual offers discounts for auto and home insurance to ASME Members Attention Members: Now you can get a special discounted rate on Auto and Home Insurance from a trusted Fortune 100 company. Find out more about this special member benefit from Liberty Mutual. Call or visit Please identify yourself as a member of ASME, group # Discounts and savings are available where state laws and regulations allow, and may vary by state. To the extent permitted by law, applicants are individually underwritten; not all applicants may qualify. In addition local Liberty Mutual representatives are also available to partner with ASME sections/chapters to present the benefit program at section/chapter meetings, to offer programming such as defensive driving or to sponsor local events. If you would like to be connected with your local Liberty Mutual representative, please contact Susanne Prosser at or ProsserS@asme.org at any time. ASME Section News 4

5 Benefit Spotlight: DEMAND Magazine Completes a Banner Year for New Benefits! Dear Members, Happy New Year! As I look forward to the coming year, I can t help but reflect on how 2013 was a banner year for new ASME Member benefits, culminating in the launch of ASME s new DEMAND magazine! But first, here are just a few of the highlights of an exceptional year: In January, Mechanical Engineering, ASME s award winning flagship monthly magazine was completely re-designed and refocused with more interesting technical content, new authors and perspectives, enhanced interactivity and much more. This exciting redesign has positioned ME as an essential resource for the next generation of mechanical engineers. In February, we brought you ASME SmartBrief, a free daily e-newsletter delivering the latest engineering news stories in an easy-to-read digest format. Response to ASME SmartBrief has been overwhelmingly positive, with more than 26,000 members subscribing to this invaluable news resource so far, with more signing-up every day. In May, we launched Phase 2 of ASME.org, offering state-of-the-art social networking features designed to help you connect, collaborate and share knowledge with other engineering professionals around the globe. And today, ASME has another exciting new benefit that I m very excited to share with you Introducing DEMAND, ASME Global Development Review, created and published in collaboration with Mechanical Engineering magazine with reporting from Engineering for Change (EngineeringForChange.org). From the Publisher: DEMAND brings readers a unique mix of case studies, stories and original reports from contributing authors that are leaders in their fields, adept at combining engineering rigor and practical experience. The premier issue tackles thematic areas in global development such as energy, health and sanitation and includes applications from product design and technical performance to distribution and evaluation modeling. This is a unique publication. We are shooting for the best of both worlds: DEMAND has a peer review component as well as a general-interest editor s touch. We hope that the content is inviting to readers who are involved in the developing world space and also to those who are interested in the topics. John Falcioni, DEMAND's Editorial Director and Editor in Chief of Mechanical Engineering Magazine. I am an ASME member and just read the 1st issue of DEMAND. Nicely done! The articles are clearly and relatively engagingly written and have enough meat to be thought provoking. Drew Kissinger, ASME Member since 2000 In addition to the print edition that was shipped to you along with ME magazine, DEMAND is available for download as a free application for Android tablets and the ipad. The app expands on the print version with additional content and sharp, interactive graphics. We also invite you to visit DEMAND online at and join the conversation on the topics you read about in the issue. Warmest regards, Mike Michael Kreisberg Director, ASME Membership Development ASME Section News 5

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