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FIRST Robotics Pittsburgh Regional Competition No Experience Necessary!! The Pittsburgh Regional Competition is in need of volunteers to participate in competition roles ranging from Pit Administration and Robot Inspection to Crowd Control and Safety Enforcement. You can volunteer for one day or all three! To learn more about this exciting opportunity, see this flyer for the event. FIRST is a competition to build a remote control robot and compete against other teams. The design objective this year is to pick up tetrahedrons and place them on goals as other teams try to do the same. The students really get to see engineering in action, it's a great activity. We are looking for volunteers to help with the regional FIRST competition. The event will be held on, March 10, 11, and 12, 2005. This is the regional event, held at the Petersen Events Center. There are 31 teams in this competition. ASME is a national sponsor of the event, hope you can help. Here is a picture of the Taylor Allderdice robot, for the FIRST competition. [robot] For more information, please contact: Michael Crane, Volunteer Coordinator Mentor at: cranehouse@rcn.com or visit: www.usfirst.org or: www.pghfirst.org .
March 15 Event: "Making Change Work" Practical Tools for Overcoming Human Resistance to Change
Program Description: This session will provide the attendees with immediately applicable tools and practices designed to facilitate organization-wide acceptance of change initiatives. Too often managers (particularly technically-focused managers) spend too much time on the technical details of a large-scale project, and not enough on the common "human" aspects. Unfortunately, this is where most changes fail, at great cost to well-meaning and dedicated individuals responsible for introducing the change. This session will discuss a practical model for engaging support for change and a range of directly-applicable tools, and review some real-world case studies. It is based on a book by the same name written by the presenter and published by Quality Press. This presentation has received international acclaim. Don't miss a hands-on, real-world program with immediate practical applications. Brien Palmer is a Managing Partner of InterLINK Management Consulting
(www.InterLINKBusiness.com).
He has 25 years of experience helping clients achieve significant performance
gains in a variety of business settings, including manufacturing, public
utilities, construction, and the service industries. He is Chair of the
Pittsburgh chapter of the American Society for Quality (www. ASQPGH.org),
and president and co-founder of CoREM, the Council on Realizing Excellence
in Management (www.CoREM.org).
March 23 Event - Mini-Regional Student Conference
Program Description The ASME Region V Regional Student Conference will be held at West Virginia University on March 31-April 2, 2005. In preparation for this, we are giving students from universities in the Pittsburgh Section the opportunity to make presentations at a "mini" RSC. This can include presentations either oral presentations (http://www.asme.org/cma/og/oralprescontest.html) or poster presentations (http://www.asme.org/cma/og/techposter.html). This meeting is a great opportunity for interaction between the senior section and the student sections, as well as a chance for the student presenters to receive feedback to improve their presentations before the competition. Poster presentations will be available for viewing during the social hour and oral presentations will be given during the 7:30 p.m. program. We can also organize a brief tour of the Rapp Center for Technology Development on the Geneva campus for those interested.
Would You Like To Be A Pittsburgh Section Sponsor? If you sponsor ASME Pittsburgh, we will feature your company's products and services in our newsletter and capture the attention of 1500+ members to inform them of your company, or on this site and be on the WWW. For more information click here or contact anyone on the Executive Committee.
March Newsletter Read the latest ASME Pittsburgh Newsletter here (in .pdf - may take a moment to load - please be patient) This month's featured articles include: Download Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to view PDF files.
If we have your e-mail address, you will have an abbreviated newsletter automatically sent to you. If not, then we highly encourage you to submit your e-mail address to receive the newsletter and latest information from us (see the next article below). Additionally, the newsletter is currently published well ahead of the e-mail notice here on this website. All you have to do is browse our website at your convenience and you can find it here anytime. Previous newsletters will still be available via the Archives page. **If you would like to have the newsletter in printed form, you can simply open the above link and use the print option on your browser. ** In addition to the newsletter, this website will continue to have the latest information on monthly events, tours, news, contact information, job postings, resources, archives, and a host of other information to keep you informed.
Regional Student Conference at Geneva College The ASME Pittsburgh Mini - Regional Student Conference will be held at Geneva College on March 22, 2005 in preparation for the Region V Conference. For more information, please see the upcoming announcement on the Upcoming Events page.
Your E-Mail Address - The Key to ASME International Did you know that your e-mail address is the key to what's happening at ASME? By providing us with your current e-mail address, you can learn about events taking place in your local section, such as professional development courses, industry tours, section meetings, lectures, networking opportunities, and technical conferences. Updating your e-mail address online only takes a few minutes. To access your membership information, go to www.asme.org. Click on the "Members Only" tab to log onto this site. Be sure to have your member number on hand. After logging on to Members Only, select the "Change of Address and Information" link, located on the upper right-hand side of your screen. From this screen, you will be able to update your primary contact information. So don't miss out on all that ASME has to offer! If you have any questions about your membership information, contact InfoCentral at infocentral@asme.org.
Future City Competition Winners Announced: Thanks to all for your support this year in the 2005 Future Cities Competition. It was a huge success. The students worked vigorously to complete their projects, and your supprt enabled us to award these students for their efforts. The winning team for Most Effective Moveable
Part was Smethport Area Jr High. Also visit www.futurecitypittsburgh.org. See the list of winners here. Congratulations to all !! And Now..............A Word
From Our Sponsor!!!!...............
Notices Our website address has changed! It is now http://sections.asme.org/PGH.
Please change your bookmark !!
Upcoming Meetings The next Executive Committee meeting will be on Friday, April 8, 2004 at 7:30 AM at Denny's Restaurant (map), 3980 Wm Penn Hwy, Monroeville,, and is open to anyone interested. If you wish to attend, please contact Doug Koebler at (412) 826-5204 or any member of the Executive Committee. (Meet some of the gang!) See the Calendar page for this year's upcoming programs.
Business Calendar The Pittsburgh Business Calendar publishes a calendar of events for the Pittsburgh business community. Click on the link for the full calendar of events. (http://www.businesscalendar.org/)
The Value of Your Membership Just Increased!! Take advantage of the New Discounted Dues Structure. If you have earned a baccalaureate degree or an advanced degree and have been out of school 4 years or less you can can save up to 60% on Member Dues. Check out the current member dues rates available at http://www.asme.org/member/info.html.
ASME International News The Online Newspaper of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Mechanical Engineering - the magazine of the ASME
**ASME's Mechanical Engineering Magazine periodically contains the new supplement Engineering Management. Current and would-be managers can turn to this supplement to pick up some of those skills needed in today's work environment. Go to the links below: July: http://www.memagazine.org/emjuly04/index.html November: http://www.memagazine.org/emnov04/index.html March : http://www.memagazine.org/emmar05/index.html **Alternative fuels blocked by national policy? Brainteasers ! A monthly mechanical engineering problem to test your knowledge or try your luck. A new problem every month. The possibilities are endless - kinematics, fluid mechanics, physics......! You never know what we'll throw at you next! This month's problem (something different): A bomber is flying at a constant horizontal velocity of 240 miles per
hour at an elevation of 10,000 feet toward a point directly above it's
target. At what angle of sight should the bomb be released to strike the
target ?
Recognizing our Fellow Members The Fellow Grade is the highest elected grade of membership within ASME, the attainment of which recognizes exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. Did you know there are 53 members in our Section who are Fellows? If you know any of them, please congratulate them on their achievement! Adnan Akay, Harvey Allen, Cristina Amon,
Edmund Appleby, John Barsom, Donald Burnham, Jonathan Cagan, Norman Chigier,
Minking Chyu, Ronald Coffield, Maria Comninou, Arthur Croll, Ellison Davison,
James Di Perna, David Dietrich, W. Doty, L. Ike Ezekoye, Martin Falk,
Jerry Griffin, Donald Griffin, Gus Holabeck, Charles Jones, Wilbur Kennicott,
William Lankford, Jack Maurer, Bertram Milleville, Jack Moore, William
O’Donnell, Leighton Orr, Fletcher Osterle, Sam Palusamy, William Purcell,
David Purdy, Arthur Rathbun, Stephen Roth, Wilfred Rouleau, Sunil Saigal,
George Saxon Sr.,Stanley Schaffer, Allen Selz, Patrick Smolinski, Alfred
Snow, Paul Steif, Theodore Stern, Remco Waszink, John Wesner, Jonathan
Wickert, Donald Wiebe, Bernard Winer, Savio Woo, Tse Chien Woo, Shi-Chune
Yao, Campbell Yates.
Voices of Innovation A new daily public radio program, "Voices of Innovation," launched by the American Association of Engineering Societies with generous support from ASME, features some 200 engineers in 2-minute programs that explore and celebrate the world of engineering. The program began airing in April 2002. To be considered for one of the programs, engineers need to submit a story idea form, which is available at www.voicesofinnovation.org.
E-Mentoring Program to Expand to Young Engineers The success of last year's program and the enthusiastic response of members wanting to become mentors has fueled the expansion of the e-Mentoring program. This program for student members is expanding to include mentoring services for engineers who have recently (5 years or less) graduated from engineering school. Young engineers can now benefit from the career advice of more seasoned engineers in their particular field of interest. Recent graduates may get even more benefit from a mentoring relationship, since they have some experience and may have more specific career questions. How does the program work? Students and young engineers (mentees) seeking a mentor choose from a database of names, which gives information about the mentor's background, experience and engineering specialty. Mentees are then asked to fill out an online application indicating their top three choices for mentors. The mentor requests are evaluated by ASME and matched on a first come, first served basis. Only members are eligible to participate in this program as a mentor or mentee. Anyone wishing to find a mentor or to volunteer to become a mentor for a student or young engineer member should visit the website at www.asme.org/ementoring. Volunteers can choose to mentor a student, a young engineer or both. Questions about the program should be addressed to Deidra Hackley, at hackleyd@asme.org.
Member Get a Member 2004-2005 Member-Get-A-Member Campaign - Invest in the Future of Mechanical Engineering! Recommend a paid new member during the 2004-2005 Member-Get-A-Member (MGAM) campaign and ASME will contribute 50% of their first year dues to scholarships for student members. Personally inviting a friend or colleague is straightforward and simple. At the same time, you will receive a Recognition for Volunteerism certificate of appreciation for 2 or more paid new members signifying your support of the mechanical engineering profession and its future. It's easy to recommend membership to your colleagues! New members will experience the benefits of ASME membership - technology transfer, access to a network of engineering experts, assistance with career advancement, leadership opportunities, and much more. For complete program details including a downloadable membership application, log onto http://www.asme.org/membershipdrive Your continued support of the Member-Get-A-Member Campaign is important to its success and we appreciate your time and dedication.
Nominations Needed for Young Engineers Award ASME International wants to give $5,000 plus a prepaid life membership to a young ASME member that has done an outstanding job in their profession, community, and the work of ASME. If you know someone who deserves to win this award, please nominate a young engineer for the Old Guard Young Engineers Award today! For more information, visit http://www.asme.org/cma/og/youngengineer.html .
Professional Development Professional Education Courses: Two new products are at the ASME PE and FE Exam Review
Center. New FE Workbook and CD-Rom and the PE Exam Review on DVD ASME Online Short Courses: New titles include Project Management and Advanced GD&T. Prefer training on CD-Rom? Go to http://www.asme.org/education/disted/computer.htm. New ASME Corporate Online Training Library: Meet all your mechanical engineering training needs in one economical package tailored to your company. Go to http://www.asme.org/education/disted/library.htm. Please continue responding to the online survey at http://www.asme.org/sections/pgh/pdsurvey.html. Future topics will be selected based on member input.
Public Affairs What's going on in Washington D.C.? Visit Government Relations , a weekly review of the latest legislative,regulatory, pollicies, and issues from Washington.
Updates Section E-mail List Moved The Section E-mail list has been moved from Listbot to YahooGroups. The Listbot service is no longer available. If you'd like to receive timely news from ASME International, job opportunities, events, etc., consider joining the Section e-mail list (simply send an e-mail to asmepghnews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Instructions are also on http://www.asme.org/sections/pgh/joinlist.html)?
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Renew your membership? Add your program ideas for next year? Send them to Doug Koebler. Consider getting involved with any of our activities? There are many ways, such as Industry Relations, Engineer's Week, Science Fair, Awards Banquet, web site, discussion list. Contact Doug Koebler . Consider signing up to be an e-Mentor? Make sure that your contact information is up to date? We will increasingly use electronic means to contact our members so please be sure your e-mail and fax numbers are accurate. Set up your e-mail alias? You can have a yourname@asme.org address that you can conveniently manage yourself. People will always be able to locate you, regardless of your work situation. Download
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Show your interest in a Professional Development course by taking the survey? Think about articles, tips, brain teasers, news, how-to's, etc. you can contribute to our newsletter? Consider joining the Section e-mail list? Consider getting involved with the Executive Committee? You can get involved in any capacity. If you can contribute only one hour a week, we would be grateful for your time. Contact anyone in the committee.
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