American Society of Mechanical Engineers

All members interested in helping out with section activities are invited to the monthly Executive Board Meeting. They are held the second Tuesday of every month at the Flat Iron Cafe in the Flats at 5:45 pm. Call Ed Lewandowski at (216) 433-5525 for more detail

Last updates were on January 12, 2010

Professional Development Series

Online Networking

What is online networking? Why should I use it? What are some of the issues involved with using online networks and social media?

In this presentation, we’ll cover:

• Reasons for online networking, including job search, employee search,

problem solving, sales/marketing, partnering, and building/renewing

friendships.

• How to build your professional and personal network

• Overview of major social networking sites and features - LinkedIn,

Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Ning, and others

• Keeping updated, such as through RSS feeds and automated services

like Google Alerts

• Issues with online networking like privacy, what information to share,

networking from work, and which networks to join

About the presenter:

Joe Jurczyk has more than 15 years of experience performing instructional design, designing and developing web sites and creating online networks. He is currently an instructional designer for Radcom, a Hudson-based consulting company specializing in training development, documentation, technical communication and human capital services. He is also the founder of the ULTRA e-mail list, an online discussion group with more than 2,000 members that was started in 1994 to discuss the sport of ultramarathoning.

Date: Wednesday, Jan. 13

Schedule:

6:30 p.m. - Buffet Dinner: Roast pork loin, herb roasted chicken,

baked rigatoni, roasted red skin potatoes, broccoli and carrots, rolls,

salad, drinks

7:15 p.m. - Online Networking Presentation

Location: Flat Iron Café, 1114 Center St., Cleveland

Cost: $20, $5 student/unemployed. Pay at the door.

Reservations: please e-mail Ed Lewandowski (Edward.J.Lewandowski@nasa.gov) or call 216.433.5525 by Monday, Jan. 11. Don’t miss this great opportunity!

Our January board meeting will be held at 5:45 just before the dinner. You are welcome to attend the board meeting and find out how you can become more involved in Cleveland Section ASME activities.

To sign up for one of the Professional Development Series Seminars send contact information and payment to:

ASME Cleveland Section, c/o Steve Weiler

P.O. Box 593,

Berea, OH 44017

You can also use the Registration Form:

Monthly from the ASME Membership Director

Tobagganing!

The CSU student section of ASME has invited us to join them tobogganing at the chutes this Thursday. Here are the details:

Join us for our first event of 2010: Tobogganing at the Cleveland Metroparks ice chutes!

If you look this location up on Google maps it will give you an address that is very wrong. Valley Parkway passes UNDER I-71, the chutes are directly west of this underpass. You can access Valley Parkway from Rt. 42 or Rt. 82. See the map in the newsletter.

Date: Thursday, 14 January 2010

Time: 18:30 - 22:00

Location: Valley Parkway between Routes 42 and 82 in Strongsville (a short distance from both I-71 and the Ohio Turnpike)

Adult - $8 for unlimited rides

Bring your friends!