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"Precedents are dangerous things; let the reins of government then be braced and held with a steady hand, and every violation of the Constitution be reprehended: If defective let it be amended, but not suffered to be trampled upon whilst it has an existence." - George Washington Your Company Name Could Be Here!
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March Program - Time To Get Organized
Program Description: Kreamer Connect is a Pittsburgh-based company that works nationally with business and residential clients to become more productive and perform better while simplifying their work and lives Patty Kreamer, CPO® is the President of Kreamer Connect, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based company that works with residential and corporate clients to become more productive and perform better while at the same time simplifying their work and lives. Author. . .Patty's first book "But I Might Need It Someday" helps individuals understand the habits that keep them from organizing their work and lives. Then it shows them how to overcome their natural tendencies and conquer clutter in all its forms once and for all. Her second book "The Power of Simplicity" will compel you to think before you make choices. This insightful gem will change the way you live your life! National Speaker. . .Patty creates custom programs for regional and national corporate and association audiences on topics ranging from organizing workspaces to enhancing productivity to creating simplicity in chaotic lives. Consultant. . .Patty, a Certified Professional Organizer, works with corporate managers to help them identify gaps in productivity, streamline paper and processes, and help groups of people work better together. Organizer. . .Patty helps people say good bye to clutter in their homes and offices. She also helps make moving a breeze for people across the country. Patty is seen regularly in the media as she shares her fun and energetic style with the audiences of publications like The Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh Business Times, and through television shows like LifeQuest, KDKA's Morning Show, and One on One with Lee Adams. Patty is the Founding Past President of the National Association of Professional Organizers - Pittsburgh chapter and Past President of and The National Speakers Association - Pittsburgh chapter. Patty was named Women's Business Network's 2007 Woman of the Year as well as one of Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business and one of Pittsburgh’s Fastrackers in 2005. Patty leads the way in spreading the word about how we can be more productive, perform better and simplify our lives.
Annual Section Vote (Members Only) TIME TO VOTE FOR 2008-2009 SECTION NOMINATIONS The Nominations Committee have presented their candidates for the July 2008 - June 2009 Session. The following individuals have accepted their nominations for the respective offices listed for the next program year. Please exercise your opportunity to vote as a local section member. Akaninyene Akan for Section Chair; Your Name and Member ID are required since voting is limited to ASME members only. Please be sure to vote by February 20, 2008. You can mail or fax the ballot here or in the newsletter, or vote using the online ballot at http://sections.asme.org/PGH/ballot2008.htm Every vote counts so please vote! Election results will be posted in the April Newsletter and on this web page.
February Newsletter Read the latest ASME Pittsburgh Newsletter here (in .pdf - may take a moment to load - please be patient) Featured articles include: Download Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to view PDF files.
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.
Message from the Chair Dear Members, Dear Members, I hope that 2008 is treating each one of you well so far and that you are keeping warm in this cold weather! The month of January brought us two excellent programs. The first being a program at Robert Morris University on their best kept secret…Engineering! The second program was held just a few days ago on Lean Manufacturing. I hope those who attended these programs found them interesting and educational! In February, we will be having a joint student/professional mixer at the University of Pittsburgh. This is the rescheduling of the program that was to be held in November and had to be postponed. The topic for the mixer is today's generation gaps! This is the first time in history that we have four different generations in the workforce! I hope you can join us to find out why some of your coworkers do the things they do at work! This is also a great way for students from Carnegie Mellon, Geneva, Pitt, and any others in the area to interact with professionals. In addition to this program, ASME will be at one of the tables at Engineers Week at the Carnegie Science Center on February 15th and 16th. If you are interested in donating some of your precious free time to help "man" the table, please contact myself or another Executive Committee Member. Looking forward to March and April, we will be having a program with the Kreamer Connection on March 12th. Details may be found later in this newsletter. On April 4-6th, the 2008 ASME Student Professional Development Conference is taking place at Carnegie Mellon and Pitt campuses. Students from all over Region B will be in town for this excellent conference. And lastly, ASME Pittsburgh will recognize our Engineer of the Year, Industry of the Year, and numerous students from local colleges and universities on April 16th at our Annual Awards Banquet. This year, the banquet will be held at the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania on the evening of the 16th. More details will be forthcoming for this event, but I hope you can join us to recognize our local talent at this event. Lastly, if you are interested in becoming more involved with the ASME Pittsburgh Section, please contact any Executive Committee Member or myself. Our next Executive Committee Meeting will be held on Friday, February 8th, at the Denny's in Monroeville beginning at 7:30 a.m. Kind Regards,
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.
Westinghouse DVD Available: Westinghouse is a feature-length documentary about the life and times of George Westinghouse, his companies, legacy, personality, partnership with Nikola Telsa and conflict with Thomas Edison. George Westinghouse is considered America's greatest industrialist and the only man who would go up against Thomas Edison, and win. His victory over Edison during the Battle of the Currents set the stage for the entire future of electric power. The Westinghouse air brake is considered one of the most important inventions in history. Automobile shock absorbers, railroad signaling and the modern day weekend all owe their existence to the man who Andrew Carnegie called A genius who can't be downed. Westinghouse may be most famous for the massive companies that he created, but the man called Uncle George was a reserved, creative giant who went out of his way to treat his workforce with dignity and respect. He was an honest millionaire in the days of robber barons, an optimist in the days of skeptics and a generous CEO from whom today's executives can learn. Westinghouse was filmed in cooperation with the George Westinghouse Museum and features rare and never before seen footage, industrial films and photos previously buried deep within the Westinghouse archives. The film includes interviews with the following: Orders for this DVD will be taken by the Pittsburgh Section at a reduced rate - stay tuned for this special offer!!
Notices Mark Your Calendars! Please join us for a weekend filled with LEARNING, FUN, COMPETITION,
and NETWORKING!!! More detailed information will be made available as the date draws nearer. See the Students Page for more information.
Upcoming Meetings The next Executive Committee meeting will be Friday , March 7, 2008 at 7:30 AM at Denny's Restaurant, 3980 Wm Penn Hwy, Monroeville , and is open to anyone interested. If you wish to attend, please contact Heather DeBiase at (412) 374-3975 or any member of the Executive Committee. (Meet some of the gang!) See the Calendar page for the 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/) You can also check out the ESWP techniCALENDAR for upcoming events at: http://www.eswp.com/techniCALENDAR/the_calendar.htm
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 and Periodicals ME Magazine: http://www.memagazine.org/ ASME News: http://www.asmenews.org/
ASME Connections: http://www.asme.org/About/Connections/ ASME Press Releases: http://www.asme.org/NewsPublicPolicy/PressReleases/
Some Technology Humor (true story): A former Canadian defense minister says the answer to concerns about climate change is technology from UFOs. He's demanding that governments worldwide use secret alien technology to replace fossil fuels and save the planet from global warming. Paul Hellyer served in the Canadian cabinet in the sixties. He tells the Ottawa Citizen that governments have alien technology they obtained from the crashes of UFOs. He says those spacecrafts were equipped with advanced fuel sources and propulsion systems that could eliminate the burning of fossil fuel within a generation. Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs! I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rgh it pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs psas it on !! **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 '04: http://www.memagazine.org/emjuly04/index.html November '04: http://www.memagazine.org/emnov04/index.html March '05: http://www.memagazine.org/emmar05/index.html July '05 http://www.memagazine.org/emjuly05/index.html If you missed our April 2004 tour of the Seward Power Plant, you missed a remarkable event. But you can still take the virtual tour here!! www.reliant.com/files/450457_Seward_Tour_and_Dedication.pps Learn to make really cool paper airplanes!! Visit ASME's Airplane Archive at: http://www.asme.org/events/flight/paperarchive.shtml?URL=www.asme.org "Man must rise above the Earth - to the top of the atmosphere and beyond - for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." - Socrates
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.
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.
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* SECTION * March 7, 2008: March 12, 2008: April 4-6, 2008: April 16, 2008:
**For more details on these and additional
upcoming events, visit the Upcoming
Events page** Renew your membership? Add your program ideas for next year? Send them to Heather DeBiase . 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 Heather DeBiase . 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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