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Student Section Activities

Student Professional Development Conference (SPDC)

    WHO Should Attend?

    • All ASME Student Members
    • All ASME Student Section Advisors

    Purpose:

    • Provide a forum to train officers and future leaders.
    • Create networking opportunities.
    • Host student competitions.
    • Supply a forum for technology transfer for undergraduate and graduate students.
    • Introduce students to the real ASME (beyond pizza parties and contests to include technical divisions and community relations) and what ASME can do for your career.
    ASME Contests & Competitions at the Spring Professional Development Conference (SPDC)

    Old Guard Oral Presentation Competition
    Limit 2 Entries per Student Section*
    General Rules and Prize Information | Sample Score Sheet

    Old Guard Technical Poster Competition
    Limit 2 Entries per Student Section*
    General Rules and Prize Information | Sample Score Sheet

    Technical Web Page Competition
    No Limit on Number of Entries per Student Section
    General Rules and Prize Information | Sample Score Sheet

    Student Design Contest
    No Limit on Number of Entries per Student Section**
    **Note: A student may be a member of only ONE team.
    General Rules, Problem Statement & Prize Information


     

    Student Leadership-training Seminar
    (SLS)


    WHO Should Attend?

    • All ASME Student Section Officers and Committee Chairs
    • All ASME Student Section Advisors
    • Any ASME Student Member who would like more information on what to expect from their student section or is considering becoming a part of the Student Section Leadership Team in the future.

    What You Gain:

    • Knowledge of ASME's organization and structure so that you can understand the role student sections play in fostering professionalism.
    • Tools and resources that can enhance your efficiency as a student section leader.
    • Leadership and management skills that will better enable you to run your student section and will also carry over as you enter the workplace.
    • A better understanding of ASME's member benefits that focuses on how you can leverage these benefits to aid your career development and also promote membership to other students.
    • An opportunity to meet and network with students from other universities and with ASME district leadership.
      A fun and enjoyable experience that is also educational.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Host to Host
    Information From Previous Conference Hosts

    Is your Student Section Hosting or Planning to Host one of the District D conferences for students? This portion of the District site contains information submitted by previous hosts.

    Click Here for List of Posted Infomation


    Radio Controlled Baja Car Competition
    "The Tradition Continues"
    No Limit on Number of Entries per school
     
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    Rules (April 2007)MS Word FormatPDF Format
    Judging Form IMS Word FormatPDF Format
    Judging Form IIMS Word FormatPDF Format
    Judging Form IIIMS Word FormatPDF Format

    Conducted Annually at the Student Professional Development Conference (SPDC)
    (aka: Regional Student Conference, District Student Conferenc, Spring Student Conference)

    Another Spring Tradition
    Tee Shirt Contest
    "Rah-Rah" College Contest at the ASME Student Conference, one of our favorites!
    Maximum Number of Entries - Two Designs per school

     

     

    Members of a Student Section may only participate in the competitions of one SPDC.
    All Competitors must be dues paid, undergraduate student members of ASME.
    Apply for membership/pay dues: www.asme.org/Membership

     


    Ingersoll-Rand ASME Student Sections Competition

    This contest is jointly sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International (ASME) and the Ingersoll-Rand Corporation.
    The fundamental purpose of the Ingersoll-Rand Contest is to encourage engineering students to be total professionals by participating in technical events that expand on their academic pursuits, by building character toward good citizenship, and by learning more about real world engineering. It recognizes those student sections that show outstanding achievement in the manner by which they conduct their affairs. A comprehensive set of variables is considered when evaluating student section effectiveness. Each variable is weighted, and the strength of a section is determined by the total number of points accumulated. A good section is one that exhibits a wide diversity of activities.
    Rules and Forms

    Submit Reports to:
    Northern Tier (Canada, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington)

    Kalan Guiley
    13548 23rd Ave NE • Seattle, WA 98125
    Email: guileyk@asme.org

    Southern Tier (California, Hawaii, Nevada)
    Dr. Jim Meagher
    Dept. Mech. Eng. • Cal Poly State University • San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
    Email: jmeagher@calpoly.edu

      
    Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPV)

    Human Powered Vehicles are aerodynamic, highly engineered vehicles that may be for use on land, in the water or the air. Some land-based HPV's have achieved speeds of over 60 mph. ASME sponsors the Human Powered Vehicle Competition in hopes of finding a design that can be used for everyday activities ranging from commuting to and from work to going to the grocery store. Senior engineering students can use this competition for their capstone project and with their efforts design and construct a fast, sleek, and safe vehicle capable of road use. The point of the competition is the elegance and ingenuity of the design, including presentation, practicality and safety. All areas of engineering problem-solving are addressed - it's not as simple as it appears to design and build these vehicles. And the competition itself is great fun for the team. Rules and More Information

    Bi-Annual
    Human Powered Submarine Contest
     
    The event organizers are the San Diego Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the San Diego Chapter of the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society, and High Tech High.
    The contest is open to college and high school teams that can meet the minimum design and safety requirements in accordance with the rules of the contest.
    The intent of the contest is to provide an extracurricular activity that will foster a real life engineering opportunity and generate a competitive spirit among young engineers.
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