I recently re-joined ASME and felt that this year’s ASME Annual Meeting was a great place to reconnect with the organization. The fact that it wasn’t a technical meeting was appealing, and the plenary and workshop topics were timely. In addition to attending some very stimulating and useful sessions, I was able to network with several members and learn about ASME activities I could get involved with. Next year I’d like to bring some of my colleagues.
Michael Hash, P.E.
Senior Design & Development Engineer
LUTRON Electronics Co., Inc.

If the meeting was simply the ASME governance activities, I would not have attended. Given that I have taught concepts related to the future of mechanical engineering, the general topics were of great interest to me. And, since I will be taking a leave this coming academic year to serve as a Scholar-in-Residence to an organization in the private sector, I felt the knowledge and perspectives I’d gain would be very useful. I was very impressed with both the content and organization of the meeting.
Stephen M. Batill, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
University of Notre Dame

The moderator, panelists, and instructors are all highly competent in their respective fields, and clearly presented both their vision for and concerns about the future. The level of discussion and interaction with the attendees was very good. The seminars boosted my learning and greatly contributed to an overall positive experience.
Chad S. McAlexander, P.E.
Mechanical Engineer
Panoramic Corporation

What clinched my decision to attend the ASME Annual Meeting were the workshops on project management and working with multi-disciplinary teams. These so-called “softer skills” are critical to what we do in our organization. The presenters, some of whom were not engineers, were fantastic and made it fun. I was pleased that one of the plenary sessions, too, focused on the issue of “softer skills” as being critical; the audience participation and interaction here were just phenomenal.
Karma K. Snyder
Mechanical Engineer
John C. Stennis Space Center

We have had difficulty in getting students excited about participating in our local Student Section. The ASME Annual Meeting seemed like a great marketing opportunity for us … that is, several colleagues and I would be able to soak up knowledge, meet interesting professionals and get professional credits, which look good on the resume … and then talk about our experience to get our fellow student interested and active. We really liked it. There were some very interesting sessions and Disney’s Behind-The-Scenes Engineering Tour was an unforgettable experience.
Gregory Adamczyk
Mechanical Engineering Student
Western Michigan University