ASME and Professional Societies The Value of Student Membership

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ASME and Professional SocietiesThe Value of
Student Membership
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TODAYS 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

• COMMUNITY
• 100,000 members, 20,000 student members
• 220 sections, 480 student sections worldwide
• Financially and intellectually strong
• KNOWLEDGE
• More than 600 Codes and Standards in use
• One of the worlds largest technical publishers
• Offers quality technical conferences and
  professional development programs
• ADVOCACY
• 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, FL NOV. 5 11,
2005 Mark Your Calendar http//www.asmeconference
s.org/Congress05/

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CONGRESS 2005

• 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.

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KNOWLEDGE - TECHNICAL DIVISIONS AND CONFERENCES

• 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

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE CURRICULUM (PPC)

• The PPC is an on-line learning resource for
  engineering students http//www.professionalpracti
  ce.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/knowledgecommunit
  y/

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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.html
• TECHNICAL WEB POSTER COMPTETITON
• Intended to encourage the delivery of visual
  presentations using web page technology.
• http//www.asme.org/students/competitions/technica
  lweb.html

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STUDENT COMPETITIONS

• STUDENT DESIGN CONTEST 2006
• Sip-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/designco
  ntest/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
  years dues when they upgrade to Member.
• The competitions are fun!!!

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ASME STUDENT MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS - COMMUNITY

• ASME 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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STUDENT SECTION ACTIVITIES

• 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.

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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_at_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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The contests 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
INGERSOLL-RAND STUDENT SECTIONS COMPETITION

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

• membership development
• service activities
• Regional Student Conference Activities
• professional development
• upgrading activities

Contest runs from March 2005 through February
2006 Prize money and plaques are awarded to the
highest scoring student sections
http//www.asme.org/students/ingersoll-rand/
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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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WISE WASHINGTON INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS OF
ENGINEERING

• 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.or
  g/

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ASME CAREER RESOURCES

• ASMEs Career Center offers student members the
• tools and resources to search out employment
  opportunities and to maximize career options
• Online Jobs Database
• Resume Referral Service
• Career Fairs
• Global Career Resources
• Online Career Q A
• Salary Information
• Industry Research
• Job Outlook
• Occupational Outlook Handbook 

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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ASME CAREER LIFE GUIDE
http//www.asme.org/youngengineers/careerlifeguide
/

• 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

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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 GSL
• http//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.
• Dont 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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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP

• Membership Dues Member Value

ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE!
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THE GOAL -WHAT CAN YOU DO TO STAND OUT IN THE
CROWD?
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THE CHALLENGE OF TODAYS ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT
Advancing Technology and Change
Competitive Job Market
YOUR CAREER
Multidisciplinary Engineering Culture
Increasing Demands on Your Time
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WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO MEET THE CHALLENGE?

• 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

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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 dont
  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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CONTACT RESOURCE INFORMATION

• Knowledge and Community Center Homepage
• http//www.asme.org/governance/knowledgecommunity/
  
• ASME Student Center
• http//www.asme.org/students/
• Local Leadership Tool Box
• http//www.asme.org/leadershiptoolbox/
• ASME Information Central
• Infocentral_at_asme.org
• 1-800-THE-ASME
• Unit Support
• unitsupport_at_asme.org
• [phone]

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