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ASME and Professional Societies

The Value of Student Membership

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TODAY’S PRESENTATION TOPICS

Professionalism and Professional Societies

What is ASME? The Benefits of Membership

Technical Non Technical

Why Should You Join?

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WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL?

• A person who applies certain knowledge and skill, usually obtained by college education, for the service of people.

• A person who observes an acceptable code of conduct and uses discretion and judgement in performing their duties.

• A person who has legal status, uses professional titles and associates together in groups with like individuals.

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WHAT IS PROFESSIONALISM?

• Professionalism is an individual state of mind.• While the acquisition of knowledge may make a

person more skilled, knowledge itself does not often promote the desire within oneself to be responsive to the needs of people.

• For the engineer, professionalism implies that he or she will make maximum use of their skill and knowledge and will use their competence to the fullest extent.

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THE ROLE OF THE PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY

Professional Societies play a pivotal role in fostering professionalism.

• Professionals band themselves together to:– Exchange ideas– Improve their knowledge– Learn new skills and techniques– Meet and network with professionals in other fields and

industries– Set forth and adhere to a code of conduct– Promote the profession and attract qualified persons to

enter the profession

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ASME AND THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

• Established in 1880 by a group of engineers intent on developing guidelines and standards that would prevent boiler explosions (Serving the people)

• Headquarters in New York City• Members reside in more than 133 countries around

the world.

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ASME - THE PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY

COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY– 100,000 members, 20,000 student members– 220 sections, 480 + student sections worldwide– Financially and intellectually strong

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE– More than 600 Codes and Standards in use– One of the world’s largest technical publishers– Offers quality technical conferences and professional development

programs ADVOCACYADVOCACY

– A recognized technical reputation around the world– Advises federal and state governments on technology related public policies– Promotes the accomplishments of engineers and the engineering profession

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ASME STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

FOSTERING PROFESSIONALISM AS AN ENGINEERING STUDENT THROUGH STUDENT SECTION ACTIVITIES.

• Learn about the profession from practicing engineers• Visit engineering plants and factories• Gain valuable leadership experience and other skills that will

benefit your career• Develop practical experience through ASME design contests and

engineering competitions• Meet students and engineers from other schools and from around

the nation• Have fun and enjoy social activities

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ASME STUDENT MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS - KNOWLEDGE

DEVELOPING AND ENHANCING YOUR TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• ME MAGAZINE - Read about the the latest breakthroughs in ME Technology

• TECHNICAL DIVISION MEMBERSHIP - Choose one of 38 technical specialties targeted to your specific interests

• PUBLICATIONS - More than 2500 titles• CONTINUING EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT -

More than 200 short courses• MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, AND EXPOSITIONS - More than 30

each year• STUDENT CONTESTS & COMPETITIONS

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MAGAZINES & WEBSITES

ME Magazine - http://www.memagazine.org/ ASME News - http://www.asmenews.org/ Mechanical Advantage - semi-annual newsletter for students

(career info and student activities)http://www.asme.org/mechanicaladvantage/

Student E-Zine – monthly e-magazine with listings of current and new programs, reminders and deadlines.

http://www.asme.org/students/ezine/ ASME Homepage - www.asme.org (provides access to a wide

range of technical information, career advice, products and services, and program information)

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PUBLICATIONS

ASME Press – More than 2500 titles Technical Journals Conference Proceedings and Publications Members Receive Discounts on many Publications

http://www.asme.org/catalog/ YOU GAIN - ASME technical publications enable you to

stay connected to the latest advances in technology, help you learn new methods and skills, making you a more capable engineer and more valuable to potential employers.

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TECHNICAL DIVISIONS

TECHNICAL DIVISIONS - ASME student members are entitled to select membership in a Technical Division of your own interest. There are 38 to choose from. Participation in a Technical Division allows you to gain insight into a particular area and network with experienced engineers who share your interest. You will receive newsletters and meeting programs as well as information on other activities.

http://www.asme.org/EP/

On the Homepage Main Menu Bar select ‘Technical Divisions’

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES

ASME Holds more than thirty Technical Conferences each year International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition or

IMECE is held in November As a student member, you are entitled to free attendance or reduced

rates at many technical conferences and other society meetings http://www.asme.org/events/

ASME offers more than 200 short course and professional development programs

Student members receive discounts up to $100 http://www.asme.org/education/

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CONGRESS 2005

International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE)

Orlando, FLNOV. 5 – 11, 2005Mark Your Calendar

http://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress05/

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS• Finals of the Student Design Contest • Young Engineers Forum• Student Reception • Finals of the Old Guard Oral Competition • More than 600 Technical Sessions

The Congress is a great opportunity to network with practicing engineers from around the world.

CONGRESS 2005

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You Gain:• Opportunities to meet and network with experts and in your

field• Contacts for future employment opportunities• New technical expertise and skills• Information on current and new technologies

The Result:• You gain a competitive edge and enhance your employment

opportunities

KNOWLEDGE - TECHNICAL DIVISIONS

AND CONFERENCES

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE CURRICULUM (PPC)

• The PPC is an on-line learning resource for engineering students http://www.professionalpractice.asme.org/index.htm

• Modules are available for self study or for use with engineering courses• Topics include:

– An Engineering Career, Legal and Business Issues, Leadership, Team Building and Communications, Project Management, Engineering Design, Sales and Marketing and others

YOU GAIN:• Important knowledge and skills that can better prepare you for your first

job, make you a more valuable employee and help you advance your career

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STUDENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING SEMINARS (SLTS)

A training session for student officers and leaders• Learn more about ASME benefits and programs• Learn about student section operations• Learn leadership and other non-technical skills that

will enable you to run your sections more effectively and assist in your career development

• Discussion groups and “lessons learned” forums• Meet and network with students from other

universities

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STUDENT CONFERENCES

• An annual event where ASME student members from colleges and universities get together to participate in ASME student competitions.

• (All students will be sent an announcement in late 2005)• Look for details on the Knowledge and Community

website at: http://www.asme.org/governance/knowledgecommunity/

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STUDENT COMPETITIONS ORAL PRESENTATION COMPETITION• Designed to emphasize the value of an ability to deliver oral presentations. Presentations are

judged in four categories; Content, Organization, Delivery and Effectiveness, and Discussion. • http://www.asme.org/cma/og/oralprescontest.html

TECHNICAL POSTER COMPETITION• Designed to emphasize the ability to deliver visual presentations. Posters are judged on two areas;

Visual Presentation and Technical Content.• http://www.asme.org/cma/og/techposter.htmlTECHNICAL WEB POSTER COMPTETITON• Intended to encourage the delivery of visual presentations using web page technology. • http://www.asme.org/students/competitions/technicalweb.html

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STUDENT COMPETITIONS

STUDENT DESIGN CONTEST 2006Sip-and-Puff" Controlled Fishing Rod for Quadriplegics

Specifically, you are requested to design and demonstrate a well-tested, cost-effective, and reliable prototype apparatus which would allow a paraplegic to cast a fishing lure accurately, to retrieve the lure, to make additional casts without assistance, and to reel in and lift a heavier weight simulating a fish on at least one cast.

http://www.asme.org/students/Competitions/designcontest/2006/Design_Problem_Description.html

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DEVELOPING PRACTICAL EXPEREINCE

These competitions are designed to help students develop the skills and abilities they will need in the work place.

They are also an opportunity for students to win cash prizes. Conference winners win a trip to the Congress to compete in the Old Guard Oral Competition and Student Design Contest.

All students who compete in the Old Guard competitions will receive a waiver on their first year’s dues when they upgrade to Member.

The competitions are fun!!!

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ASME STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

BENEFITS - COMMUNITYASME Student Membership provides you with access to other student members in more than 480 student sections and members in more than 220 sections:

• Student Section Activities• Networking• E-Mentoring • Communities of Practice• Student Awards

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• Providing programs and activities for the students at your school (Technical meeting, professional development, tours)

• Providing programs and activities for the community and profession (Engineers without Boarders, Habitat for Humanity, etc.)

• Encouraging the next generation to enter the profession (K –12 School visits, FIRST)

• Social Activities (Sporting, after hours, picnics, fundraising, membership development) These activities help students learn about the profession, develop skills, serve the profession and the community and ultimately advance the mission of the Society.

STUDENT SECTION ACTIVITIES

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NETWORKING

The Society offers many opportunities and venues to meet other students, practicing engineers and industry leaders for the purpose of learning about the profession, exchanging ideas and technical information:

• Student Training Seminars and Conferences • Local Section Programs • Technical Conferences and the IMECE• Professional Development Courses

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E-MENTORING

Match Yourself with a Practicing Engineer and:• Learn about career choices • Find out about job duties, responsibilities, and

what a typical day is like • Ask questions about job advancement and

career path issues• For information and to match yourself with a

mentor go to http://www.asme.org/mentoring/

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STAYING CONNECTED ASME E-MAIL ALIAS

• As an ASME member, you can sign up for an e-mail alias that remains with you as long as you are a member.

• If your work or personal e-mail changes, your friends and colleagues never need to be contacted. Doej@asme.org

• Select “membership” on menu bar of homepage and then “e-mail alias”

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COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE

• Your new ASME address to communicate, get information, meet others, and participate at your own pace– Post your own messages – Suggest a new community– Participate in discussions and polls– Request to be notified when messages are posted on the

community– Customize your page for your unit to include your

communities, your own links and calendar and ASME event calendar

https://cop.asme.org/COP

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• reporting• meetings• tours• social events• news articles

• membership development• service activities• Regional Student Conference

Activities• professional development• upgrading activities

The contest’s purpose is to encourage engineering students to participate in technical events that expand on their academic pursuits, build character towards good citizenship, and lean more about real engineering work.Student organizations are graded for the quality of their activities in:

Contest runs from March 2005 through February 2006Prize money and plaques are awarded to the

highest scoring student sectionshttp://www.asme.org/students/ingersoll-rand/

INGERSOLL-RAND STUDENT

SECTIONS COMPETITION

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STUDENT AWARDS

CHARLES T. MAIN AWARD Recognizes a student member whose leadership and service qualities have

contributed for more than one year to the program and operations of a Student Section of the Society. Student Section nominations are due on March 1st. (see Student Section Handbook ML-1)

1st prize is $3000, a Gold medal and travel to the Congress.

ASME OUTSTANDING STUDENT MEMBER AWARD Each Student Section has the ability to recognize the Student Member who

made the greatest contribution to the Student Section during the year. Nomination is made by Student Section Advisor and are due in February. Winners receive a certificate that is presented at the student conference (see ML-1)

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LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND NETWORKING

BY PARTICIPATING IN ASME ACTIVITIES YOU:• Gain skills and practical experience not taught in

classrooms (leadership, organizational, financial).• Learn about industries and different technical

disciplines from practicing engineers.• Meet and correspond with engineers from around the

US and internationally.

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ASME STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

BENEFITS – CAREER & NON-TECHNICAL

• ASME Student Center• Student Internships• Washington Internships• ASME Career Center

– My Job Coach– Career Life Guide

• Financial Assistance (Scholarships and Loans)• Insurance & Financial Programs

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WWW.ASME.ORG/STUDENTS The ASME Student Center is an online network of resources that can provide access and information on all of your student benefits:

• Student Membership• Student Section Information• Career Resources• Loans, Scholarships and Competitions• Education• Publications/Information• Young Engineers Activities

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STUDENT INTERNSHIPS

Looking for an internship or co-op position to learn about an industry and to gain some engineering experience?

ASME has created "THE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PAGE”

This page list companies that offer internships or co-ops for students with direct links to each company website.

http://www.asme.org/students/internships.html

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Unique opportunity to third year engineering students as a summer intern in Washington, DC.

Learn how government officials make decisions on complex technological issues and how engineers can contribute to legislative and regulatory public policy decisions.

Students will receive lodging and travel expenses and an $2100 stipend.

Application Deadline is in December For more information --- http://www.wise-intern.org/

WISE WASHINGTON INTERNSHIPS

FOR STUDENTS OF ENGINEERING

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ASME’s Career Center offers student members the tools and resources to search out employment opportunities

and to maximize career options:• Online Job’s Database• Resume Referral Service• Career Fairs• Global Career Resources• Online Career Q & A• Salary Information• Industry Research• Job Outlook • Occupational Outlook Handbook 

ASME CAREER RESOURCES

http://www.asme.org/jobs/

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MY JOB COACH

With “My Job Coach” you can: Ask Career Questions Find a Personal Coach Uncover Behavioral Strengths Critique your Resume http://www.asme.org/jobs/jobcoach/index.html

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RECENT GRADUATE• Information on ASME• Career Discussions• Networking

BUILDING A CAREER• Professional Licensure• Professional Development• Management vs. Technical

MANAGING LIFE• Insurance• Relocation• Balancing Professional & Personal

MANAGING MONEY• Budgeting • Investing

ASME CAREER LIFE GUIDEhttp://www.asme.org/youngengineers/careerlifeguide/

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

• Society and Local Scholarship Programs• ASME Auxiliary Scholarships and Loans• Technical Division Scholarships• Graduate Teaching Fellowships and Loans• More than $500,000 awarded annually• Scholarships range from $1000 to $6000• Loan Rates are 1% below the GSLhttp://www.asme.org/education/enged/aid/index.htm

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INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS

• Term Life Insurance• Comprehensive Major Medical• Small Business Group Insurance• MBNA Credit & Savings Options• Norwest Home Mortgage• Mutual Funds through Putnam• Car Rental and Other Discounts• http://www.asme.org/students/benefits/

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THE TOP SIX REASONS GIVEN

FOR NOT JOINING ASME• No one ever asked me or tried to recruit me. • Don’t know enough about ASME to make a

decision.• Membership dues are too high.• No benefits or value for the money it cost.• Another professional society is more suited to

my technical interests. • Too many demands on time to get any benefit.

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THE GOAL -WHAT CAN YOU DO TO STAND

OUT IN THE CROWD?

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THE CHALLENGE OF TODAY’S ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT

Advancing Technology and Change

Multidisciplinary Engineering Culture

Increasing Demands on Your Time

Competitive Job Market

YOUR CAREER

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• Convenient continuing education throughout your career

• Technology updates and transfer• Career guidance and assistance• Improved leadership and non-technical skills• Better understanding of ethics and your professional

responsibility• Better mentoring and networking opportunities• Financial and life-style resources

WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO MEET THE CHALLENGE?

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ASME FOR A LIFETIME

ASME MEMBERSHIP HELPS YOU STAND OUT IN THE CROWD. SOAR ABOVE THE COMPETITION BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF ASME BENEFITS. YOU WILL NOT ONLY ENHANCE YOUR CAREER BUT YOU WILL SERVE TO ADVANCE THE SOCIETY AND THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION.

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HOW TO JOIN

• Any student enrolled in any curriculum leading to a degree in engineering at a regionally accredited school is eligible to join. You don’t have to a Mechanical Engineering Student.

• Dues, $25 per year (10/1 thru 9/30)• Get an application from your Student Section Advisor or

your ME dept. office• Go online to www.asme.org/students or call 800-843-2763

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Knowledge and Community Center HomepageKnowledge and Community Center Homepagehttp://www.asme.org/governance/knowledgecommunity/http://www.asme.org/governance/knowledgecommunity/

ASME Student Center ASME Student Center http://www.asme.org/students/http://www.asme.org/students/

Local Leadership Tool BoxLocal Leadership Tool Boxhttp://www.asme.org/leadershiptoolbox/http://www.asme.org/leadershiptoolbox/

ASME Information CentralASME Information CentralInfocentral@asme.orgInfocentral@asme.org1-800-THE-ASME1-800-THE-ASME

Unit Supportunitsupport@asme.org(212) 591-7445(212) 591-7445

CONTACT & RESOURCE INFORMATION

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