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WINTER 2013 EDITION
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A brief overview of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Expo held in Houston, Texas.
Recent leadership transi‐tions happening within different K&C communi‐ties and operating boards.
New features for ASME.org that will pro‐vide users with improved ways to connect digitally!
ASME members & sec‐tions recognized for out‐standing performance and contribution
Incredible support by ASME staff, members, & volunteers during the challenging times of Su‐perstorm Sandy
IMECE Overview
K&C Leadership Transitions
ASME.org’s New Features
Award Recognitions
Sandy Recovery
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THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPO BRINGS K&C VOLUNTEERS TOGETHER
3900 Attendees | 1726 Published Papers | 37 Exhibitors | 627 Technical Sessions | 150 Meetings
For the largest International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Expo (IMECE) yet, over 3,900 participants flocked to Houston, Texas to enjoy speeches, workshops, technical paper presentations, networking, and more. With offerings focused around the theme of Energy, attendees had the opportunity to experience 16 multidiscipli‐nary tracks and more than 3600 slide and poster presentations. Keynote speaker Thomas Friedman discussed the need for constant innovation in the workforce—a skill mechanical engineers have in spades—and featured speak‐ers Nathan Widenman, Rustom K. Mody, and Michael Coats shared a wide range of expertise with their fellow me‐chanical engineers.
IMECE was also host to over 150 board and committee meetings in which hundreds of ASME volunteers came together to discuss policy, plan for the future, and share best practices from around the globe. Nota‐ble Knowledge & Community (K&C) meetings included the K&C Operating Board, the Global Communities Operating Board, the Technical Communities Operating Board, and the Committee on Information and Com‐munications, which puts together the K&C Leadership News. Many meetings were open to outside mem‐bers, who gained new knowledge of the work these volunteer leaders do on their behalf.
Be sure to mark your calendars for next year’s IMECE, taking place in San Diego, California November 15–21. For more information, visit asmeconferences.org/congress2013 or contact Kyle Leigh Avery at [email protected]. We’ll see you there!
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K&C LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS Announcing new additions and transitions in the K&C volunteer leadership
Former Vice President
Financial Operations Board
Former Chair Committee on
Info & Communications
Former Vice Chair Committee on
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Current Vice President K&C Operating
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Current Vice President
Financial Operations Board
Current Chair Committee on
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Looking forward seeing the great work that Karen, Jared, Tim, & their teams will do in the future! 2
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ASME.ORG NEW COMMUNITY FEATURES
ASME is getting ready to add new features to its website that will provide you with improved and exciting ways to connect with your professional colleagues—digitally!
These new features will provide the social networking capabilities that enable you to be part of a robust virtual global engineering community, allow‐ing you to connect, engage, network, and collaborate with your professional colleagues—and ASME—as never before.
When you register as an ASME.org Participant, you’ll be able to:
Create a personal profile that describes your engineering interests, experience, education, and credentials; Find professional colleagues and make new connections in an online community tailored to the needs and interests of engineers; Network and share information and insights with colleagues; Participate online in your ASME Groups, making collaboration easier and more convenient; Comment on articles and debate current issues; Stay informed about activities and events that engineering professionals in your field are attending; Connect with a broader and more diverse range of engineers from all over the world; and Participate on your own terms—whenever and however much you want.
Now your unit’s page can be more than just a website—it will be an additional program offering for your members that will support increased engage‐ment and provide an option for private communication with your fellow volunteers to collaborate on Society business.
Becoming an ASME.org Participant will be fast and easy—you will even be able to import your LinkedIn or ASME information to seamlessly populate your profile. The website’s user‐friendly interface will ensure that connecting and collaborating with your ASME colleagues will be easier than ever.
The Private Preview of Phase 2 will begin in the upcoming months, and more information will arrive with your invitation to this exclusive sneak peek. Be sure to jump in when the preview begins—the more you participate, the more vibrant and useful the experience will be!
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AWARDS RECOGNITION AT IMECE 2012 Congratulations to Anita Rebarchak!
At ASME’s illustrious Honors Assembly held at the 2012 International Mechanical Engineers Congress & Expo (IMECE), Committee for Information and Communications (CIC) Member‐at‐Large Anita Rebarchak received the Old Guard Young Engineers Award. This honor is aimed at furthering the goal of the Old Guard to help young engineers bridge the gap between col‐lege and professional life. Congratulations to Anita for the recognition of her great work as a mechanical engineer and an ASME volunteer!
Hank Cook Receives Award from Board of Governors
Congratulations to Hank Cook, Chair of ASME’s 2013 Nominating Committee, for receiving Fellows Status from the Board of Governors. Mr. Cook was recog‐nized for his skills as a project manager and plant engineer, as well as his talents as a leader, problem solver, and organizer. As part of his award he received a certificate, badge, pin, and membership card. We’re delighted to see Mr. Cook recognized for his great work with ASME and for the industry.
The First Outstanding Program Award (OPA) Winners Announced
The inaugural Outstanding Program Award (OPA) results are in! Spon‐sored by the K&C Programs and Activities Board, the OPA program rewards Sections for putting on outstanding programs for their mem‐bers and thereby provides examples of best practices for all Sections. Congratulations to the winners! Interested in nominating next year? The competition for Section and Affinity Groups will begin soon for programs conducted July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. For more in‐formation, contact Lynden Davis at [email protected].
Technical Presentations: Santa Clara Valley Section Submitted by Ramdev Kanapady, Section Chair, District D
Facilities or Plant Tour: Northwest Florida Section Submitted by David Lambert, Section Vice Chair, District F
Professional Development: Santa Clara Valley Section Submitted by Ramdev Kanapady, Section Chair, District D
Social Event: Vignan Student Section, India Section Submitted by Mohammad Rahil, District G
Special Event: Italy Section Submitted by Francesco Alicino, Section Chair, District H
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AWARDS RECOGNITION AT IMECE 2012 (Cont’d.)
Students and Researchers Win Big at ASME Society‐Wide Micro and Nanotechnology Poster Forum
The ASME Society‐Wide Micro and Nanotechnology Poster Forum, held at the International Mechanical Engineers Congress & Expo (IMECE) 2012 in Houston, featured more than 200 posters from students and researchers from around the globe. This year, an unprecedented seven ASME Divisions sponsored 10 cash prizes. ASME offers congratulations to the following award winners:
First Prize: John Oxaal Second Prize: Samuel C. Huberman Third Prize: Emre Olceroglu Fluids: Choongbae Park Heat Transfer: Yongjie Hu Electronic and Photonic Packaging (EPPD): Shamik Basu Materials: Ashvin Kumar Narayana Swamy MEMS: Md Alam Applied Mechanics: Josh Burton Bioengineering: Kristen Rhinehardt
In addition to the sponsored prizes, the National Science Foundation provided a travel grant that allowed 40 U.S. students to attend the forum, and the ASME Congress Steering Committee sponsored a reception following the poster session.
You can get involved with next year’s Society‐Wide Micro and Nanotechnology Forum, to be held at IMECE 2013 in San Diego, California—for more infor‐mation, contact Christine Reilley, ASME Program Manager, at [email protected].
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GAIN CRUCIAL SKILLS AT THE 2013 LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE
The eighth annual ASME Leadership Training Conference (LTC) is fast approaching! With the theme of “Spring Training—to Elevate ASME’s Game for World Class Service,” this year’s LTC will be held at the Hilton Ballpark Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri on February 28–March 3, 2013. The conference provides ASME volunteers with lead‐ership training, essential information for key unit and committee members, and networking opportunities with peers.
LTC caters to a wide range of knowledge, with two distinct tracks designed to meet all participants’ training needs. The Select Track caters to incoming or current unit and committee level volunteers, while the Premier Track provides the people and planning skills needed by incoming unit Chairs or Vice‐Chairs as they prepare to lead their unit. Both tracks help at‐tendees become more confident in their leadership roles, gain useful operations tools, and reinforce lessons in realistic ap‐plications and scenarios.
The workshops will be complemented by an Idea Mart exposition featuring ASME products and services—including a both for CIC—and there will be a plenary session on asme.org. Want to share the knowledge you gain with your fellow unit members and debrief your ex‐ecutive committee? All presentations given at the LTC will be available on the LTC web site!
For more information and to see the draft program, visit the LTC website at http://events.asme.org/LTC13/. For additional inquiries, contact Marian Heller at [email protected].
Here’s what last year’s delegates had to say:
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“Best LTC I have attended. Lots of net‐working and excellent sessions on leader‐
ship skills at all levels.”
“LTC is a must for everyone active in ASME.”
“The different ideas that were shared by other units on what they were doing has helped us to get people involved in our
section.”
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Gain Technical Knowledge from Home: ASME’s Free Emerging Technologies Webinars
ASME’s Emerging Technologies is constantly finding ways to bring new products and learning opportunities to members. Mark your calendar for
these upcoming Emerging Technologies webinars:
March 5, 2013: Looking for Better Energy Storage: Think Thermal Presenter: Dr. Ravi Prasher, DOE/ARPA‐e
Register Now: http://www.asme.org/products/courses/looking‐for‐better‐energy‐storage‐‐think‐thermal‐w
April 2, 2013: Quantifying Power Plant Water Use Presenters: John Rogers, M.S., Union of Concerned Scientists and Tim Diehl, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey
Register Now: http://www.asme.org/products/courses/quantifying‐power‐plant‐water‐use All webinars are scheduled for 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern for approximately one hour.
ASME NEW YORK HAS MOVED!
This January, ASME’s New York headquarters moved across the street, from 3 Park Avenue to 2 Park Avenue.
With more square footage than the previous floors and open‐space plan designed specifically for ASME’s needs, this new space is a great resource as ASME continues to grow and innovate. For more information about the move, contact Kyle Leigh Avery at 212.591.7561 or [email protected].
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ASME New York and New Jersey Rally after Superstorm Sandy
On October 29, the East Coast was rocked by Superstorm Sandy, a natural disaster that ultimately left 7.5 million people without power, and tens of thousands without homes. The storm shut the ASME New York and New Jersey offices for a week until power could be restored.
ASME staff and leadership have provided incredible support to those in need during this challenging time. With the support and collaboration of ASME, the staff raised an astounding $78,000 in vacation day donations, cash, and checks to support their colleagues who were impacted by Sandy. The staff in turn rose to the challenge to create another great IMECE for 2012 with limited time and resources.
ASME also had the benefit of the support of members and volunteers who have given their time and funds to support the organization and help ASME through adversity. As volunteer Dan Nathan‐Roberts said in his note to ASME staff, “We, the entire ASME family, are thinking about you and wishing you the strength to move forward.”
As we look ahead to the future of the Society, it’s inspiring to see that no matter the roadblocks set in front of us, we always face them together as one ASME.
Planning for NEMB 2014 Is Underway!
Thanks to the great response and participation for this year’s Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB), planning for NEMB 2014 has already begun!
Next year’s event will take place in the spring on the West Coast. Details are still forthcoming, so be on the lookout for addition‐
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Strategic Budgeting for Improved Services
At this year’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Expo (IMECE), the Board of Governors approved a new plan for group
budgeting that will help ASME look ahead and achieve goals more strategically. With the support of ASME staff, volunteer leaders will as‐
sess and communicate their unit’s expertise, capabilities, and needs. The Board of Gov‐
ernors and Committee on Finance and Investment (COFI) will then utilize that infor‐
mation to set a strategic direction, with clear targets and long‐term objectives.
In the forthcoming months, ASME groups will take a five‐year outlook, and then begin
development of a three‐year balanced budget, which will be eventually approved by the
ASME Board of Governors. This planning takes into account not just the current opera‐
tions and plans, but looks ahead to address strategic objectives, international expan‐
sion, new products and missions, and legislative and economic concerns.
For more information, contact Jared Oehring at [email protected].
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ASME leadership took a moment from their busy IMECE schedules to smile for
the camera. From left to right: President‐Elect Madiha Kotb, President Marc Goldsmith, Past President Victoria Rockwell, Executive
Director Thomas G. Loughlin.
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CIC TEAM
Your K&C Leadership News is brought to you by The Committee on Information & Communications
Tim Ganger (Chairperson) [email protected]
Farhan Younas Mughal (Newsletter Editor) [email protected]
Kyle Leigh Avery (Staff Support) [email protected]
Jared Oehring (Past Chairperson) [email protected]
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Marianne Chan, Past Chairperson Jennifer Cooper, Member at Large Dianela Dubuc, Member at Large Yash Gupta, Member at Large
Twishansh Mehta, Member at Large Pierre Mikhael, Member at Large Anita Rebarchak, Member at Large