The 2006 ASME Summer Annual Meeting is being held in San Francisco at the Hilton San Francisco Hotel June 17-22, 2006.

The Summer Annual Meeting is the turning point of the Society's administrative year. Incoming officers are inaugurated and retiring officers are acknowledged for their past efforts.

Members of the Society convene throughout the week to nominate next year's officers and to discuss the affairs of the Society. There are no technical sessions.

ASME Opening Reception
Sunday, June 18
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Imperial Ballroom A/Ballroom Level
*This cocktail reception has become a popular way to renew friendships and make new ones. All registrants, spouses and guests are invited.

*NEW Inspire Innovation: Engineering in the Classroom!
A FREE workshop jointly organized by ASCE, ASME and IEEE
Tuesday, June 20, 8 a.m. till noon, at the San Francisco Hilton
Funded by the United Engineering Foundation

Join us on Tuesday, June 20, at 8 a.m., and discover how you can enhance your efforts to bring the excitement of engineering education to your local schools and pre-university educators. Come enjoy fun, classroom-tested engineering activities from ASCE, ASME and IEEE. This workshop will also feature hands-on, inquiry-based learning, incorporating national mathematics, technology and science standards and will address issues of gender and diversity in engineering education. You will have the opportunity to learn about complimentary resources, gain insight into outreach programs that will enable you organize public outreach events and train other volunteer engineers. Resources will be provided, including instructional booklets, lesson plans, videos, CDs and DVDs, a self-tutorial PowerPoint training presentation, and much more. Participants will also learn how to identify and work with educational partners including schools, PBS stations, museums and youth groups.

Register Today http://www.ieee.org/web/education/preuniversity/inspire.html. Deadline for registration is June 12. Continental breakfast will be served.