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For
more information on the ASME Global Summit:
Allian Pratt
ASME Washington Center
1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 906
Washington, DC 20036
pratta@asme.org
For Washington,
D.C. area information,
please visit www.washington.org.
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| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 |
| 5:30 pm |
Opening Reception |
| 6:30 pm |
Welcome – Winfred Phillips, Chair, Summit Steering Committee |
| 6:35 pm |
Charge to the Summit - Sam Y. Zamrik, ASME President |
| 6:40 pm |
Introduction of Keynote Speaker – Virgil R. Carter, Executive
Director, ASME |
| 6:45 pm |
Keynote Speaker — Global Perspective
on the Future of Mechanical Engineering
ROHIT TALWAR, Chief
Executive, Global Futures and Foresight, London, England
• Presentation (PDF-
5.7MB) |
| 7:30 pm |
Global Summit Dinner
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Thursday, April 17, 2008 |
| 7:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am |
Summit Orientation & Mechanical
Engineering 2028 Scan Research
Win
Phillips, Chair, Summit Steering Committee and Marsha Rhea, Institute
for Alternative Futures
• Presentation (PDF-
1MB) |
| 8:30 am |
Panel Session I: Grand Challenges and Great Contributions for Mechanical
Engineering
Moderator: Terry E. Shoup, ASME Past President
The speakers in this panel session explored the challenges and
contributions that will shape the role and identity of mechanical
engineers over the next 20 years. |
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CHARLES M. VEST, President, National Academy
of Engineering, Washington, DC
• Presentation (PDF-
149KB)
G K PILLAI, Chairman cum Managing Director,
Heavy Engineering Corporation, Ranchi, India
• Presentation (PDF-
137KB)
MASAKI SHIRATORI, President,
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tokyo, Japan
• Presentation (PDF-
1.8MB)
MARIA JESUS
PRIETO-LAFFARGUE, President-elect, World Federation
of Engineering Organisations, Madrid, Spain
• Presentation (PDF-
25KB)
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| 10:00 am |
Panel Session I: Questions & Answers |
| 10:30 am |
Break |
| 10:45 am |
Breakout Session I |
| 12:00 noon |
Lunch |
| 1:00 pm |
Panel Session II: Future World of Engineering--Critical Knowledge
and Competencies
Moderator: Fabrizio Micari, President, Italian Association
of Manufacturing Technology
In the next 20 years, mechanical engineering is certain to experience
continuing and surprising changes. The speakers on this panel focused
on what the mechanical engineer of 2028 will need to know
and do. |
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PROF. LU YONGXIANG, President, China Academy of
Sciences and President, Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, Beijing,
China
• Presentation (PDF-
2.6MB)
DEBORAH L. GRUBBE,
Vice President - Group Safety & Industrial Hygiene,
BP International, London, England
• Presentation (PDF-
424KB)
MIGUEL ANGEL YADAROLA,
President, The Pan American Academy of Engineering, Cordoba,
Argentina
• Presentation (PDF-
127KB)
JAMES J. DUDERSTADT,
President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and
Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Presentation (PDF-
2MB) |
| 2:30 pm |
Panel Session II: Questions & Answers |
| 3:00 pm |
Break |
| 3:15 pm |
Breakout Session II |
| 4:30 pm |
Session I and II Breakout Session
Leaders Reports |
| 5:15 pm |
Open Floor Discussion, Questions & Comments |
| 5:45– 6:30 pm |
Networking Reception |
Friday, April 18, 2008 |
| 7:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am |
Introduction of Speaker – Thomas M. Barlow, President-elect,
ASME |
| 8:03 am |
Imagining the Future: The World of Engineering Work
MARK A. BURGESS, Chief Engineer, Phantom Works, The Boeing Company, Seattle,
Washington
• Presentation (PDF-
1.8MB) |
| 8:45 am |
First Impression: Shared Vision for Mechanical Engineering
Win Phillips and Marsha Rhea
- What are the essential elements of a global
vision for mechanical engineering?
- What are the critical uncertainties
that must be monitored and influenced to achieve a preferred
future?
- What
are the critical choices facing mechanical engineering between
now and 2028?
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| 9:15 am |
Break |
| 9:30 am |
Breakout Session III: Shared Vision for Mechanical Engineering |
| 11:00 am |
Clarification & Consensus—Breakout
Session Leaders Report In |
| 11:30 am |
Future of Mechanical Engineering 2028 Next Steps
- Reports and Communication,
Win Phillips
- Extending the Learning within ASME, Win Phillips
- Inviting the Profession
into the Vision, Sam Y. Zamrik
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| 12:00 noon |
Adjourn |
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