Role of the ASME Europe Office Building the District H Community

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Role of the ASME Europe OfficeBuilding the
District H Community

• Jeroen van Liempd - Director of European
  Operations
• Françoise Rajewski Industry and Community
  Liaison
• Michela Melis Conference and Events Manager

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The ASME Europe Officeand its role

• Better understand, interpret and respond to needs
  of EMEA members and EMEA engineers
• Enhance services to members and customers
• Reach out to the engineering community at large
  (business, academia, government)
• Reach out to and attract young engineers
• Unite multiple engineering disciplines provision
  of relevant education/services
• Keep members abreast of EU regulatory and
  technological developments
• Facilitate exchange of information and knowledge
  between ASME and sister organisations

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Activities of the Europe officeApril 2005 -
Present

1. Strategic analysis of the engineering community
   needs, challenges, value ASME
2. Built relationships with sister societies
3. Assistance to HQ in delivering ASME events in
   Europe Fuel Cell Rome, Turbo Expo Barcelona,
   Bioprocessing Basel
4. Together with HQ developed strategy to deliver
   Engineering Certification in Europe (and other
   services)
5. Created a quarterly ASME Europe Newsletter
6. Developed a Business Plan for the ASME European
   Forum on Sustainable Engineering
7. Etc.

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ASME Europe Office Priorities2006 - 2007

• Development and implementation of ASME European
  Forum on Sustainable Engineering
• Organisation structure and communication plan to
  leverage ASME sections and volunteers in EMEA
• Launch Engineering Management Certification in
  EMEA
• Become an information source on EU policies,
  regulations and developments

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ASME Europe Office Priorities2006 - 2007

• The European Forum on Sustainable Engineering
• Three day interactive forum-structured
  educational programme
• Exhibition
• Student competition
• Networking platform
• ? Around the themes Environment, Energy and
  Competitiveness
• ? Bridge three key audiences Corporate,
  Academia, policy Makers

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ASME Europe Office Priorities2006 - 2007

• Organisation structure and communication plan to
  leverage ASME sections and volunteers in EMEA
• Aim To increase the level of community in
  Europe, greater involvement country sections and
  volunteers
• Putting in place communication structures and
  tools

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Organisation structure and communication plan for
EMEA sections and volunteers

1. ASME Europe Office to promote existing sections
   to EMEA members
2. ASME Europe Office to assist in establishment of
   new sections and student sections communication
   plan, rules/procedures, website etc.
3. ASME Europe Office to assist section leaders with
   organisation of yearly meeting best practice
   sharing, new initiatives etc.
4. ASME Europe Office to assist sections with
   initiatives and events communication,
   sponsorships etc.
5. Hold a first section meeting during the European
   Forum on Sustainable Engineering, 19 - 21 March
   2007

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Organisation structure and communication plan for
EMEA sections and volunteers

• What should ASME Europe be offering to the
  sections?
• How can we help with developing
  initiatives/events?
• How should the leadership of District H be set
  up?
• What should be our relation with national sister
  societies?
• How should we promote ASME and sections towards
  students?

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Organisation structure and communication plan for
EMEA sections and volunteers

• We look forward to your ideas and feedback
• ..and to meeting you at the European Forum!
• THANK YOU